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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 900 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	car tire advice 02/22/11 at 08:56:24 I have a very slow leak in one of my tires on my car . It's a michelin with good rubber . There is no nail hole and it's never been plugged . I think its a pinhole or something like that ,about 5 lbs every two weeks . Would you reccomend using fix a flat on this ,or just keep filling it? Thanks!!
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28376 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: car tire advice Reply #1 - 02/22/11 at 09:04:08 Probably leaking out of the bead... A lot of tire places will fix flats and leaks for free. Even if you have to pay, it's not much more than a can of Fix-a-flat... Go back to where you bought the tire. Fix-a-flat is for emergencies, to get you home, not a cure. And it just makes a giant mess in the tire...
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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: car tire advice Reply #2 - 02/22/11 at 09:20:42 I agree, go to a shop. My last tire repair was 4.50, well worth it.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: car tire advice Reply #3 - 02/22/11 at 09:33:32 Could be the valve leaking too,Spray some wd40 on the valve before you put air in it next time you put air in.
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: car tire advice Reply #4 - 02/22/11 at 09:36:47 Needs a bubbles check - rim/bead likely or the dang valve stem/core - a real shop can check it out quick for you - not so sure about some of these nation chain stores however.
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Re: car tire advice
Reply #5 - 02/22/11 at 10:47:41

Our local tire shop won't guarantee a patch fix if Fix-A-Flat has ever been used in the tire. So if you think you might eventually take it to a shop, you might not want to use that nasty stuff. Or check with your local shop first.

I found a small leak once by over-filling the tire and squirting it with a spray mist bottle. Finally found the little tiny hole. Plugged it.

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Re: car tire advice
Reply #6 - 02/22/11 at 11:15:51

Yep, spray it with soapy water & watch for the bubbles. Had a customer that had been to the tire shop 3 times for a slow leak thet couldn't find. Took about a minute to find & mark so SHE could show them the leak. She wanted to know why they didn't use soapy water?

I told her she needed to ask them, my daddy showed me when I was 7 to find the leaks in my bike tubes...But he was a VERY smart man!! Cool

And +1 on NO fix-a-flat!!! That shhstuff is super NASTY!!!!

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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 900 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: car tire advice Reply #7 - 02/22/11 at 11:45:20 I'll try the soap bubbles, and wd40 in the valve.
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 900 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: car tire advice Reply #8 - 02/22/11 at 14:40:15 If you're going to overinflate a tire to test it ,how many lbs of air should you put in ? Thanks.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Online Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28768 L.A. California Gender:	Re: car tire advice Reply #9 - 02/22/11 at 14:46:25 rl153 wrote on 02/22/11 at 14:40:15: If you're going to overinflate a tire to test it ,how many lbs of air should you put in ? Thanks. How far back are you going to stand?
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28376 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: car tire advice Reply #10 - 02/22/11 at 14:53:37 Read on the tire,.. inflate to max recommended... ...
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rl153 Serious Thumper Offline S40 Just right! Posts: 900 Bloomfield,CT Gender:	Re: car tire advice Reply #11 - 02/22/11 at 15:19:21 it says max 35 lbs. I guess thats it.It's a good thing I asked
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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: car tire advice Reply #12 - 02/22/11 at 15:34:01 Yea, don't blow it up! Just enough to make sure the leak is actually leaking!
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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: car tire advice Reply #13 - 02/22/11 at 15:52:17 Could be a thin piece of wire from a cable stuck in the tire. i had something like that in a tire and it would loose about 5 lbs/week. Couldn't see it but a leak test in the water bin at the tire store spotted it. Try to find a local tire store to fix it, all the big chains will do is tell you that you need to replace it.
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Re: car tire advice
Reply #14 - 02/22/11 at 18:21:52

You can spit on a finger & hold it over th valve stem, tilt it slightly & a bubble will form on one side. If the valve is leaking, youll see it almost immediately.
A spray bottle, almost filled w/ water, THEN add the soap, spray the bead on both sides, No Bubbles? Spray the tread. Still no bubbles? Hold your eyes open & spray th soapy solution in until youre crying.. Why? YOu may ask..
No reason, Im just mean like that... Wink

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