Yay for slime

SVcummins · Jul 12, 2019

Dads truck had an outside dual on an aluminum rim
that constantly had a slow leak it?s been apart a
dozen times but no one could ever find a leak so a
couple weeks I put a 16 oz bottle of slime in it and
now no more leaks

onefarmer · Jul 12, 2019

I used it on the left rear of my F250 with the same issue. Hasn't leaked again and it's been two or more years now.. I needed a few more days on a skidsteer tire. Pumped in a bunch. Lasted until the sidewall blew from the oil rotting it.

Steve H (MI) · Jul 12, 2019

Is your speedometer stuck on 57mph or did you take a pic of slime flying down the road? YTDOT might have something to say about distracted driving.
Steve

jeffcat · Jul 12, 2019

Only trouble is Slime breaks down after awhile. This is what a lawn tractor front tire looks like with congealed slime in the tire. Washed everything up and put a tube in my tire.

jeffcat · Jul 12, 2019

See if this loads.

OliverGuy · Jul 12, 2019

Oh we use that a lot at work. Lots of mower tires to keep aired up.

Russ from MN · Jul 12, 2019

I have had good luck with it in bicycle and 4-wheeler tires, but I understand it's hard to keep a high speed tire balanced, but 57 mph isn't fast enough to be a problem!

mozark · Jul 12, 2019

Slime will eat the weld metal up where the two halves of the wheel are welded together.

I searched for years for the leak in a tire on an an aluminum wheel, I finally found aluminum oxidation between the wheel and the valve stem to be the problem, seeps air ever so slightly until it gets real bad. Remove the old stem, clean the hole out to bare metal and coat the rubber of the new stem with some silicone grease to help keep the oxidation down. Worked for me. Anyone who has rebuilt disc brakes that have aluminum calipers or pistons will be familiar with the white aluminum oxidation problem. In Europe they use red rubber grease to coat new piston seals to keep the corrosion down. You could probably use the red rubber grease on the valve stem instead of the silicone grease if you wanted.

Robert Major · Jul 13, 2019

Hi From my understanding that stuffs alright as long as you don't need new tires, or sell the vehicle before it eats the rims.
One of the guys I follow on YouTube was using it, he showed us the mess it makes of the rim, and the mess you have to clean up if it's in the tires when you work on them. He said lots of tire shops hate working on stuff thats had it in to.

Quite a few big farm and construction equipment youtubers including him have had trial samples of Tireject, that is apparently real good and doesn't eat rims, plus it cleans up easy with a regular water hose after. the only issue seems it's a little more expensive, but it works real good from what guys have shown that tried it.
Regards Robert

SVcummins · Jul 13, 2019

😂😂😂

Traditional Farmer · Jul 13, 2019

Yea it'll eat up the rim plus my tire guy charges a minimum of $10 extra if any of that type stuff had been used when he changes tires.Best just get the tire fixed.

dzc3 · Jul 13, 2019

Carquest sold a sealant that was chalk colored, worked very well and didn't eat the rims. Not sure if its still available.

JMS/.MN · Jul 13, 2019

Why not just put a tube in it?

showcrop · Jul 13, 2019

(quoted from post at 09:31:16 07/13/19) Why not just put a tube in it?

Very bad idea JMS!!! In fact no tire store would do it for you for an on the road tire.

Bill in IL · Jul 13, 2019

Never had a vehicle with al rims that at least one did not leak after a tire change.

I have had some luck with bead sealer but you have to break down the tire to use it.

SVcummins · Jul 13, 2019

Asked the tire store about that and they said no way we will not tube a car or truck tire

SVcummins · Jul 13, 2019

I can?t find anybody who is smart enough to fix it

SVcummins · Jul 13, 2019

It?s stuck at 57

ss55 · Jul 14, 2019

Be prepared for Slime to dry out, start leaking air, and plugging valve stems after about three years. If the vehicle is driven a lot, the tire tread may be worn out before that happens.

SVcummins · Jul 14, 2019

This tire Only has about 6 months life left if that

Yay for slime

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