pweezy42 Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 both front tires keep going flat i fill them up and sant find any leaks. i can ride all day but bye mornin they r flat. WTF any suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR2Freak Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 both front tires keep going flat i fill them up and sant find any leaks. i can ride all day but bye mornin they r flat. WTF any suggestions Hell those tires didnt go flat, Your back tires there just swelled right up on ya!....LOL... if you cant find any leaks... then heck i have no clue... have u checked the valve stem?.. it might be leaking through the core around the cap..??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopczynski Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 fill a garbage can with water and submerge the tire in it. Look for air bubbles. It probably needs the beads broke down and cleaned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pweezy42 Posted October 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Hell those tires didnt go flat, Your back tires there just swelled right up on ya!....LOL... if you cant find any leaks... then heck i have no clue... have u checked the valve stem?.. it might be leaking through the core around the cap..??? not yet 2mrw when i go 2 the garage i will have to .i heard that gfreen slime stuff works good anybody use that stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopczynski Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 I dont put it in tires, makes a mess when you got to de-bead them or swap them. The tire and rim should seal up on its own, if it doesn't you should not mask the leak with green slime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pweezy42 Posted October 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 I dont put it in tires, makes a mess when you got to de-bead them or swap them. The tire and rim should seal up on its own, if it doesn't you should not mask the leak with green slime. i will have to try the garbage can method, like i said the air will last for 12 hrs but in the mornin they r almost flat did the soapy water test but nothin that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooker82 Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Plus how would the slime get to the beed? That stuff is only made ot fix holes in the tire tread part. It doenst do squat for side wall punctures or beed issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coupelx Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 (edited) slime works for the bead but your have to start out with a clean bead on the first place. i run it in my front tires as i always had problems with sand getting in the beads from turning sharp and slow in thick sand. i dont have near the problems i did. it does take a bit of creativity to keep from making a mess when i do have to clean out the beads. Edited October 13, 2007 by Coupelx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR2Freak Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 My idea still stands... if you have checked the beads and nothing seems to be leaking... check into the valve stem/core ... it could possibly be leaking from there if everything else checks out.. then again.. tires can do some weird things...no clue.. fill us in when ya find the culprut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawiking Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 i always take a bottle of water and put some dish soap in and shake it up then pour on the tire and look for bubbles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueshee Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Do the garbage can thing or use your bathtub. It could possibly be leaking at the rim where it is welded together. I have one that is leaking from the weld that I need to fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pweezy42 Posted October 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 well after a long wet ride i found the culprit on one tire 3 pin size holes in diff. locations left tire is still a mystery :shrug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trail rider Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 well after a long wet ride i found the culprit on one tire 3 pin size holes in diff. locations left tire is still a mystery :shrug: yea, even if you do the soapy water test, it is still possible for holes to be undetected. Same way with car tires, a tiny pinhole with pressure behind it won't cause the soap to bubble up, but it will push it out of the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1.6i Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 remove tires from wheels and clean those beads like Snopczynski said! :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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