Chris Bb Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Have an alloy wheel fitted with a BFG A/T which will not hold air for a week. No obvious puncture & tyre shop say it's a compatability fault with the wheel/tyre. Question: can the tyre be fitted with an inner tube to cure the problem? Or is there another cure, short of buying a new tyre, which will solve the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 compatability problem ? in all my years never heard that one before :unsure: Can be several reasons, corrosion/pitting on the alloy wheel where the tyre bead sits ? This can be cleaned and the tyre reseated using a bead sealing agent (a type of liquid rubber solution) Alloy wheel has become porous, (treat as above but unlikely to be permanent) Leaking air around the valve ? (Treat as first one and intall new valve, either pull through or bolt in valve) Depending on aspect ratio of the tyre a correctly sized tube may be available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 I have had BFG ATs on my Jeep cherokee that has alloy wheels and never had a problem they have been on for six years now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Give the rim a wire brush if there is any corrosion around where the bead seals as has been said. Regards, Gixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 I had the same with my Frontera, sometimes you can get dirt and crud sitting between the tyre and the alloy wheel and so not making a tight seal, your only choice is either removing the offending tyres and cleaning/grinding to clean all the muck etc off or buying a can of tyre seal gunk and fill the tyre with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Clean any muck off the bead but do not polish it as your better off with a little roughness to get a good seal. take it to someone that knows what their doing, if need be they can put a liquid rubber type paint on the bead just before fitting the tyre. I over polished a set for rims on a little Cleo and couldn't get an airtight fit so had to scab it up again.lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygreengrass Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Had the same problem with 2 of mine took it to my local garage,they took the tyres off cleaned the rim and re fitted them OK since 1 year plus or you could have a tube fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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