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Post by Marc on Feb 14, 2007 14:43:43 GMT -6
From time to time in my 2001, the DIC indicates low tire pressure. I then check the pressures, and the left rear turns out to be about 10 lbs lower than the rest of the tires. I have checked the tire valve & stem. No leaks there. I got the tire off the car & poured water over the tread, sidewalls & the part of the tire that contacts the rim. No bubbling. So could this be tire & wheel porosity?
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Post by austinator on Feb 14, 2007 16:10:58 GMT -6
I would try squirting windex all the way around the bead(where the rim and tire meet). Wait until it settles down and then see if it's bubbling at all(I just went through this for my right rear). Also fill it up before doing this to at least 30psi...maybe even up to 40. The windex makes it a lot easier to notice a leak, but I couldn't tell anything on mine until it was back to normal pressure. As a side note, be careful putting it back on as I just had a lug stud break off(manually and still turning gently with one hand) and really enjoyed replacing it.
Anyways, Hope this helps, Austin
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Post by Aurora40 on Feb 14, 2007 16:45:07 GMT -6
I would bet it's more likely it just needs to be remounted.
Austin, if your wheel stud broke from hand-tightening a lug nut, be glad you found out that way rather than by seeing the wheel roll past you on the highway!
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Post by austinator on Feb 14, 2007 17:19:20 GMT -6
Yeah i guess it could have been worse...total pain to replace though. Anyways, sorry for jacking your thread Marc
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Post by Marc on Feb 14, 2007 19:15:16 GMT -6
Austinator & Aurora40.....I'll try what you suggest. Thanks. And Austinator.....don't worry about that. I see it happen all the time here.
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Post by scottydl on Feb 15, 2007 8:30:46 GMT -6
A good tire shop can find the smallest object that could cause a small leak... I've had shops show me tiny shards of metal pulled out of my tire that I never would have found myself. Tire repairs/remounts usually cost in the $10-20 range, maybe even less.
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Post by Marc on Feb 15, 2007 9:19:15 GMT -6
Scottydl.....I'll see about that.
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Post by guy48065 on Mar 7, 2007 12:00:09 GMT -6
I took my '02 to the tire store this morning to have them find the source of a leak. There was nothing stuck in the tire and no patches or plugs. I couldn't see, hear or feel an air leak but it would lose 4psi in 12 hours. Anyway they called to tell me the chrome is flaking on the INside of the bead so they are grinding off the chrome & resealing it.
Sounds possible--but is this common??
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Post by Marc on Mar 7, 2007 14:51:45 GMT -6
It is possible. I remember that someone here sometime ago mentioned flaking chrome on their wheels. EDIT: See reply #24 in this thread about flaking chrome on wheels.
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Post by guy48065 on Mar 8, 2007 10:56:51 GMT -6
Thanks for the link! For me it's so far so good. Can't tell they were worked on and they're holding air. My only worry is that if they did sand the chrome (on the inside) will it hasten the demise of my wheels? For once in my life I actually LIKE the factory wheels and want to keep them.
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