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I took my mom to the store yesterday (shes disabled and wheelchair bound) The 2001 Impala is her car.
Took her to the store helped her shop took her home. As i was bringing in the groceries for her i noticed something just didn’t look rigt on the Passenger side front tyre. I thought nothing of it and brought in the groceries. I go to check the tyre and FLAT as can be not even registering on the tyre pressure checker. So i aired it up to 35psi.
We didn’t feel like we had a flat and the car seemed to be fine. It does have leaky tyres and i DIDNOT check the pressures before we left (like i always do). Perhaps the tyre just had low enough air that it just “went” flat?
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Maybe the tire was rotated in just the right spot so help the leak along.
In any case, it is an easy fix to just have that tire replaced.
Bad tires do all kinds of dumb things.
[quote=”Summer_Night” post=117313]Maybe the tire was rotated in just the right spot so help the leak along.
In any case, it is an easy fix to just have that tire replaced.
Bad tires do all kinds of dumb things.[/quote]
the tyres arent bad at all they were brand new in 2008 when we bought the car and weve only driven it 6k miles since we bought it and only have done one oil change on it. The problems are the alloy rims. The shop i took the car to for the problem not only said that that 3 of ther 4 rims are SO bad at the bead that bead sealer had to be used… I am assuming the sealer failed as the 3 tyres still leak. I did pump the last flat tyre (completely flat in less than 24 hrs from 45pis) with a 16oz can of Fix-A-Flat. That tyre hasnt gone flat since however i am out of Fix-a-Flat so i cant do the other 2….
Tires that old even if not driven a lot tend to dry out and micrcrack, I would have all 4 replaced ASAP . Here in NY we have to replace our equipment trailer tires about every two years because if you get caught at a DOT check with even the slightest dry crack they write you a ticket that carries a painful fine. Sealing to those aluminum rims might be a tall order for most shops and with the slime in there they are not going to be happy, I would break them down myself and clean, sand and polish them before I took them in or just sell them as is on Craigslist and buy a premounted and balanced package, in some cases the rim cost only adds $150 to the total price as long as you keep it basic.
they dont seem to be dry rotted at all still have the pokey things new tyres have on them. I dont have the funds to get new tyres or rims i dont even have to funds to fix them (hence the Fix-a-Flat being pumped into them) my car still has a 14 year old FACTORY tyre on it. (the other 3 had to be replaced due to holes) and the factory tyre still on the car has no dry rotting and holds air fine (even has a few of the pokey things new tyres have on them) still left.
OP, your tires are not old and don’t replace them. Like you said, it’s rims. I had multiple leakers on all cars we had with alloys. The only one that does NOT leak at all, is wife’s RX300 rims. Have 09 Ridgeline – same story, leaks. 07 Camry – leaks.
Only way to fix this is to have tires dismounted, rims PERFECTLY cleaned at the sealing edge, including wire brush, heavily sealed with sealant and tires re mounted.
Sealant should ALWAYS be used on any rim, steelie or alloy.
And Fixflat should NEVER be used. Thing is, now you have a tire that can not be balanced, as you have free floating mass inside the tire. Fixflat never really hardens and floats inside the tire, causing balancing issues. Also, it’s known to eat rubber from the inside. Fixfalt should be used only for dire emergency, then as soon as tire is repaired, it needs to be cleaned completely from the inside. I don’t think they tell you this in commercials.[quote=”ukrkoz” post=117344]
Only way to fix this is to have tires dismounted, rims PERFECTLY cleaned at the sealing edge, including wire brush, heavily sealed with sealant and tires re mounted.
Sealant should ALWAYS be used on any rim, steelie or alloy.[/quote]
Some say you do some say you dont i have been told you never use bead sealer so say to always….[quote=”ukrkoz” post=117344]
And Fixflat should NEVER be used. Thing is, now you have a tire that can not be balanced, as you have free floating mass inside the tire. Fixflat never really hardens and floats inside the tire, causing balancing issues. Also, it’s known to eat rubber from the inside. Fixfalt should be used only for dire emergency, then as soon as tire is repaired, it needs to be cleaned completely from the inside. I don’t think they tell you this in commercials.[/quote]
heard this too. unfortunatelly when you are unemployed and unable to get a job and dont even drive 50 miles in a month on this car its not really anything that worries me ive already had the rims cleaned guy said they were so bad bead sealer was needed the repair didnt last and the tyres leaked a few months later.
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