flat tire By terrilee (Read 635 times)

[terrilee]

ok well i have a flat rear tire.im going to push it to the garage right down the street
monday am.

i can not see where there is any problem,
so im gonna fill it up and see.

Didnt i read, somewhere,
that if the bead is broken,
to put like a rope or tie down strap
down the center to force the beads to form?

and use , water or such around the rim/tire also?

also, if i cant find a leak, but it loses air, slowly,
whats a good brand of "fix a flat" type stuff
to use on a scoot, that i can get locally.
new date -- so maybe only 20 days.
cant use shipping, unless i can get in a day


ANY THOUGHTS GENTS.

o btw 8 feb is the new date---im kinna sure
so it will only have to last till then
i will have to get new tires when i come back
but i already knew that, was just hoping.

[kz1000st]

The first thing I would do is put soapy water on the valve and see if it's open slightly. I use myself but we're in mixed company. The best way to find a leak is to fill the tire-ok, overfill the tire, and listen for air escaping. If you don't hear anything then spray soapy water all over it and look for bubbles.

[JR]

If the tire has broke loose from the rim Terrilee and if it's on the back it's not as easy to do as the front but can be done. Got to ask the question, do you have any kind of air compressor or a tank that holds a good volume of air? If so then the best thing you can first do is to warm the tire, if you can't bring it inside to do then a good hair dryer or even a hand help propane torch will do.

Get your air source ready and putting liquid soap on the broke bead/s will help it grip the rim or go on better, the solid type murphy oil soap works great, can easily wipe the excess off and will not hurt the tire or rim. Another thing I do with those dang wagon or wheelbarrow tires is I go to Wally world and get a bottle of the green slime tire sealant.

Now I don't put any sealer in my tires, I hate what it does to the rim and the crap is horrible to clean up when you put new tires on but what I do with the green slime is to just rub it on around the tire bead. With the tire good and warm it will expand back to the rim easier and what you can do is take you hand and just turn the tire and hit the bottom tread and lots of times the sudden hit or slap will make the tire reseal to the rim just enough to let you hit it with air and then it'll pop right back on the rim. The slime helps make sure the bead seals well, is easy to wipe off and isn't a horrible mess when you get ready to put new tires on.

The strap or rope around the tire will work also but again if you can get the tire real warm it'll respond a lot easier.

Like KZ said fill it up and hit it with soapy water, windex window cleaner works well to see if it leaks.

JR

[terrilee]

;D
thanks everyone

[justbuggin2]

what ever you do dont used any fix a flat stuff in the tire as it will damage the wheel

[fflintstone]

I think some of that fix a flat stuff is explosive too if you hit it with a spark or some kind of electric tool...just saying..