Tires with fluid

550Doug · Jul 1, 2008

I have calcium chloride in my rear tubless tires and want to remove it. What's the easiest way??
I figure I could put a hose on the valve stem and start by dripping it out, but do I have to periodically add air? Can I get most of the fluid out this way and then break the bead? Or do I need to break the bead on the top half?
I plan on cleaning up the rims, paint them, and wash out the old tires and then re-install them.

Thanks

showcrop · Jul 1, 2008

That's a new one! I bet no one has ever seen calcium in tubeless tires, it must have been put in last week. For me the easiest way to get it in or out is with the adaptor that nnalert and others sell that goes onto a garden hose and your valve stem and lets it burp. It's good stuff for killing crab grass

Don-Wi · Jul 1, 2008

It's been done more than once. As ong as the fluid covers the rim, it shouldn't rust because there is any air (oxygen) to make it rust (iron oxide).

Donovan from Wisconsin

Anonymous-0 · Jul 1, 2008

if you drain it out and wash and paint the rims they will still rust out in a year or two seen more then one guy do it and all bought new rims. just leave it in

Anonymous-0 · Jul 1, 2008

you better get out more most little compacts are tubeless with CC in the tires

Iowa_tire_guy · Jul 1, 2008

I have seen tubeless tires filled with calcium for 8 years with no sign of rust, just have to do like Don said and cover the rim. And if the calcium has never touched the rims they will be fine just to clean up and paint. If they are rusty then sandblast them first. And you won't know until you get the tires off. As for getting the fluid out have the tractor on a jack that is mostly extended to get it off the ground. Have a 1/2 inch hose a few feet long ready and take out the inner valve stem and put the hose over the stem. Air will be coming out now. Roll the tire over until the stem as at the bottom allowing the fluid to come out. You may want a hose clamp on the end now to hold it and the fluid will be coming out with some force at first. Take the jack out from under the tractor and let it go. When done you won't have but a couple of gallons of fluid left.

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