Slow leak from rim at tire bead ?
 

I have a slow leak(1lb a day) Its comming from rim at tire bead.
There is a small scuff near it .
I thought maybee from off roading in Ga the tire slipped on the rim,but seems unlikely because I didnt air down and I dont see marks on tire from the wheel wieght.
Any Ideas on how to seal it short of tire removal.(cant use fix a flat because of the sensors:(


My rails are in and Im going have them replaced along with the jack on august 4th(waiting till august so I can get it inspected at the same time)
I could have the dealer take care of it then but I have no time to bring it there before then.

Maybee put in about 100lbs of air hit some speed bumps/curbs ect then airback down?:eek:

Any Ideas would be helpfull:D :cool:

Re: Slow leak from rim at tire bead ?
 

JB liquid weld.

Re: Slow leak from rim at tire bead ?
 

I just talked to my brother he said to take tire off rim and inspect clean and remount.

He had an idea of airing down to 15 psi drive a bit then try it at 35psi.


JB liquid weld :eek: :rolleyes: :D :D :D

Re: Slow leak from rim at tire bead ?
 

I had a very small rock crammed into the bead that I could barely see. I aired down the tire til it was almost flat and used a small, flathead screwdriver and pryed it out. Then I aired the tire back up. Haven't had any problems since. I would suggest you do the same and at least inspect incase you have the same problem.

Re: Slow leak from rim at tire bead ?
 

Easy enough to try. Ill do it tommorow thanks:D :cool:

Re: Slow leak from rim at tire bead ?
 

Mike E very good idea :D

I didnt see a rock or pebble so I improvised and let the air down to 5 psi,then sprayed with wd-40,then ran a old credit card in and along area of bead leaking and there was alot of grit dirt red georgia clay.I notched the corners of a credit card like a hook and ran it through several times and removed some red mud(I think 10 years from now I will still find red mud somewhere:eek: .I then drove down my driveway(200 feet) and back up with 5 psi in tires,aired up to 35 psi and checked for leak.It seems the bead is sealed and no leak:D

Hopefully the TPS light wont go on in a few days,If it does I will have the dealer remount the tire on aug 4th.

Mike Thanks for your imput

This forums great In about 1 hour I got some very usable advice,My wife was suprised that I had an answer in a hour she thinks im addicted to this forum:rolleyes: My brother also thinks I know way to much about the H3:cool:

Re: Slow leak from rim at tire bead ?
 

glad to hear the planets are re-aligned and all is well :D :D

Re: Slow leak from rim at tire bead ?
 

:D :cool:

Re: Slow leak from rim at tire bead ?
 

Cool! Glad it seemed to work!! I learned that trick from my H1 friends in my local club. These aluminum rims flex more than a steel rim and allow rocks/crud to wedge themselves in that bead area when you offroad. Not much you can do about it.