outllaw Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 anyone have the leaky aluminum rim issue. what is your cures . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 I had that problem with my Jimmy. the only solution that worked and temporarily at that, was having the tires re-seated on the rims. Aluminum expands and contracts much more than steel, with temp changes, at least that's what I was told. It was a pain in the bottom, but mostly happened during the fall, winter and spring, when there were fairly drastic temp changes. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Yup, re-seat the tires about the only thing you can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 It's the corrosion between the rim and tire. Most tire shops can't be bothered to clean them properly before they seat a new set of tires..... unlike Bernie G here that cleans them as smooth as he can and then paints the seal area and puts the tire in place while the paint's still tacky! Or at least Nick is doing that now in the shop... in his father's foot steps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 My tire guy here uses a black goo on the seats before inflating and seating the beads. Haven't had a rim leak since I started using their services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Are you sure it is the rim leaking? I took my 2009 Chevy express van into walmart for an oil change in 2011. When they checked the tire pressure one of the valve stems fell apart when they touched it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ironmaker Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Aluminum wheels, I've been battling them for many years, actually 44 years. As Irishfeild mentioned they expand and contract. They need to be cleaned well at the seats when changing tires or when they will leak. I've had rims leak in the middle of summer because of the heat. The crap I've seen on the seats is amazing. A good whack in a pothole or curb can make a rim so out of round it may never seat well again no matter how clean or sealed they are. The absolute solution to the alloy rim problem is to get steel rims. I will no longer buy a ride with alloy wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Aluminum wheels, I've been battling them for many years, actually 44 years. As Irishfeild mentioned they expand and contract. They need to be cleaned well at the seats when changing tires or when they will leak. I've had rims leak in the middle of summer because of the heat. The crap I've seen on the seats is amazing. A good whack in a pothole or curb can make a rim so out of round it may never seat well again no matter how clean or sealed they are. The absolute solution to the alloy rim problem is to get steel rims. I will no longer buy a ride with alloy wheels. Then you won't be buying 99.99% of the cars on the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bare foot wader Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 have had 4 sets of aluminum rims on my last 3 trucks, never had an issue with leaking rims, maybe I got lucky with good tire shops only ever bent one rim, and it was bad, my fault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAW Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) My old Escape was horrible. I had them re-sealed two times. They would start leaking again within 3 months of the re-seal. Had to fill them up once every 3 or 4 weeks. Nothing would fix the issue. Crappy tires on crappy rims. There's no solution. Buy a new car. Edited April 30, 2015 by N.A.W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ironmaker Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 BillM, I only own 2 vehicles and apparently they fall into the .1% of all cars on the road because both have steel rims. Nissan Altima and Chevy truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister G Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 BillM, I only own 2 vehicles and apparently they fall into the .1% of all cars on the road because both have steel rims. Nissan Altima and Chevy truck. Many many vehicles are available with steel rims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outllaw Posted May 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 thanks guys I prefer steel rims but aluminym rims came with my 4by4. ready to pull my hair out. yes its a cold weather issue. . im ready to try goop or whatever they call it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbuck Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Nothing you can do but have them pulled off and the bead seating surface ground until it is nice and clean and then have bead sealer applied all the way around, if the leaks are bad, my tire guy recommends tub/tile silicone on the seat and then mount the tire. Messy but effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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