Tires slowly leaking

I had them put on by a very reputable old school tire shop in my small town. I replaced the tubes. Tubes and tires came from Lucas.

I might try a little slime in them to see if it seals the tubes
 
barkleydave said:
I had them put on by a very reputable old school tire shop in my small town. I replaced the tubes. Tubes and tires came from Lucas.

I might try a little slime in them to see if it seals the tubes
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That is what I used...the Green Slime...4 years ago and no problems.

The problem will be, however, when I remove the tires and tubes...bet that S%#@ will get all over H*&&!

Pluck
 
I wouldn't use slime ,,, just buy quality tubes....
Slime will throw the rotating balance into orbit..the stuff is good for RTV'S and such
 
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Hi Barkleydave; Installed new Firestone's last year with new tubes, Have the same problem. Have new powder coated wheels, don't want take tires off again.
 
I heard that some of the Chineese tubes are like French women
- awww forget about it!
 
We call them valve stems too - like Katy.
As for the origin of those crappy tubes that were around a while ago, they came from everybody (and every country) who supplied at the time. The worst I found were made in the EEC (Denmark, from memory). While I haven't seen any Chinese tubes, there is no reason they couldn't be as good as the very best. Any manufacturer will produce to the specs set by the customer. We were all short changed by vendors setting the bar too low to save a few $ and we all got rubbish. It was only when Brattons got smart and went back to good tubes, therefore taking a large share of the market that forced the others to follow that things improved. I think nearly all of the tubes available now are OK. Your problem surprises me. If they were mine and the coolant trick works, I'd go that way.
 
A couple years ago a friend gave me 5 brand new metal stem tubes. The stem is vulcanized in the tube like a motor cycle tube. I can use my metal covers again. I ran a set of Universal brand rubber stems for 7 years with virtually no leak down. The metal stems I referred to will leak 5 lbs once a month. Spare included. Every time I drive the car I have to fill them up. A real hassle and I don't want to take my covers off that much eventually wearing out the threads. I am thinking of getting the tubes with the real style stem already installed. I can do it but it's worth the extra cost to have someone who does it more often do it for me. I have too many plates spinning at the present time. Any words of wisdom?? Marc
 
Have an old vintage tractor with very old tires where the large rear tire went completely flat very slowly ....... every week.

Dreaded fixing a large tractor rear tire flat; however, poured in a bottle of Green Slime like that mentioned hereinabove ..... absolutely no leaks after a year ..... worked for me ..... also ....... my 2 year old Model A tubes are from Bratton's ..... no leaks.

Just hope this helps.
 
I have not found any good pneumatic tyres and tubes since Dunlop left Scotland.:D

Look it up in your Funk and Wagnall's.
 
ian Simpson said:
I have not found any good pneumatic tyres and tubes since Dunlop left Scotland.:D

Look it up in your Funk and Wagnall's.
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You do know that the Dunlop Clan merged with the McIntyre Clan many years ago. In fact, the Dunlops have been McIntyres for years!!:D:D:D:D
OK, OK, I'll stop now!
 
Okay, I'm interested in the anti-freeze trick. How much do you put into the tire/tube and how do you get it in through the valve stem? I have a couple of Harbor Freight tires/tubes on a hand truck that leak, so I'm interested.
 
My Intnl "H" 38" tire needed changing so I went to a local dealer for changing, not wanting to take the job myself. Charge $50! Next time I did it myself, It was one the easiest tire I ever changed! The problems come in when the tires are filled with calcium. Calcium makes them heavy but you can have trouble with moving them around. I didn't replace the calcium. It's very corrosive to the rims.
Terry




H. L. Chauvin said:
Have an old vintage tractor with very old tires where the large rear tire went completely flat very slowly ....... every week.

Dreaded fixing a large tractor rear tire flat; however, poured in a bottle of Green Slime like that mentioned hereinabove ..... absolutely no leaks after a year ..... worked for me ..... also ....... my 2 year old Model A tubes are from Bratton's ..... no leaks.

Just hope this helps.
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I really do not want to break them off and replace tubes. I was thinking maybe a small amount of Slime not enough to constantly slush around but enough to cover the seams? Should not require much on these narrow tires.
 
It's a very simple job to swap out a tube... Damaging the rim paint is not an issue if care is taken.. Only one bead needs to be lifted
 
Terry said:
My Intnl "H" 38" tire needed changing so I went to a local dealer for changing, not wanting to take the job myself. Charge $50! Next time I did it myself, It was one the easiest tire I ever changed! The problems come in when the tires are filled with calcium. Calcium makes them heavy but you can have trouble with moving them around. I didn't replace the calcium. It's very corrosive to the rims.
Terry
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I believe it's against federal law to use calcium now, just like putting antifreeze in tires.
 
noboD said:
I believe it's against federal law to use calcium now, just like putting antifreeze in tires.
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:confused: Are you serious? I hadn't heard this before, but due to rust I'd never want calcium chloride in my tractor tires, but would use antifreeze if it was cheap enough.
 
Phil Brown said:
If you got tires or tubes that leak a small amount of air over some time try putting a few oz. of radiator coolant in them. Stops the leaks that just permeate through the porous rubber without damage to the rubber. Sounds kinda odd but it works been, using the trick for years with the paddle tires on our sand cars and tubeless slicks on the drag cars.
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Not doubting you but it does sound kind of strange. Especially since 'some' on this site that are against using anti-freeze in the radiator swear that anti-freeze will FIND leaks in the cooling system. :p:p

On an other note, my dad used to put a little milk in his tubes to stop small leaks. I suppose when the milk curdles it seal?? I have never tried that one either. :rolleyes:

 
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