I have a tire (36"Swamper) on my rig that I can't get to stop leaking. It leaks around the bead, I've had it remounted and cleaned several times, but it still leaks. Do you guys have any tricks to stop it? I was thinking about maybe breaking it down and applying rubber cement around the bead and remounting it. What do you think?
Tire problem
- Thread starter Coreshot
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I don't know, fix-a-flat, slime and those type of products generally work well around the circumference of the tire because centrifugal force carries it to the leak, but will it work on the bead where it's up on the side?
cannoncrawler
TWERNT THE MORMONS!!!!!!
- Location
- Idaho
cut out an inch of the bead all the way around, and mount on the next bigger rim size....
(I got nothin)
(I got nothin)
:greg:
There is some kind of glue people have used for that purpose, it makes it really really hard to remove the tire when you want to, but it keeps it in place and prevents leaking in the meantime. I don't remember exactly what it is now, but it seems like some sort of roofing adhesive or something?? 
gijohn40
too poor to wheel... :(
- Location
- Layton, Utah
Most tire shops have a glue that they apply to the bead and the rim just before they inflate the tire and it really works... you would have to ask them to put it on for you cause they hate tires that have this on.....
yellowbronco
Cuts Through Grease !!!
- Location
- Moab
Also, silicone can do a good job of sealing around the bead. I have found that tire sealer works well with tires that see street pressure all the time, but silicone has a little more give when you start airing down and folding your tire around the rim and whatnot.
Also, silicone can do a good job of sealing around the bead. I have found that tire sealer works well with tires that see street pressure all the time, but silicone has a little more give when you start airing down and folding your tire around the rim and whatnot.
So do you just apply silicone around the bead while it's mounted, or do you break the tire down so you can get more in the bead?
4554x4
always modifing something
- Location
- Sandy Utah
use wheel bearing grease. works good.
BroncoMama
Rock Diva
- Location
- Just south of craziness
I'm curious....would this swamper happen to be an Irok???
yellowbronco
Cuts Through Grease !!!
- Location
- Moab
I always break it down and run a good bead on both sides and then air it back up and re-seat the bead and call it good.
BroncoMama
Rock Diva
- Location
- Just south of craziness
Well, that's just a kick in the pants right there.
In my book SX's live and breathe awesomeness.
Houndoc
Registered User
- Location
- Grantsville
what about the wheel? Back in the tire shop days, we would find that rims with rust would often leak around the bead. Sanding to smooth out the edges solves the problem.
Yup, the tire shop glue or grease.