*The old geezer at a tire shop here in town fixes bead leaks on lawn
equipment very simply and he did one for me a year ago . . He breaks it down
and gives the wheel a cursory sanding to remove loose flakes of rust and
rubber. Then he makes sure the tire bead isn't split or peeling and then he
squirts a sloppy amount of WD40 on both surfaces, mounts the tire, squirts
it again, and inflates it to about twice regular pressure. I haven't added
air in a year. I figure the solvents in WD 40 soften the rubber enough to
let it conform to the rim irregularities or something . . . I wouldn't do it
to a road tire but . . . . *
On 9/4/07, Chip Mautz <clmautz@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I used fix-a-flat, worked great, hold air all season. When it wears out,
> I filled it again... Mind you this was in a wheelbarrow.
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Mike Frerichs" <frerichs@tconl.com>
>
> Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 17:52:44
> To:<shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] tubeless (and airless) tires
>
>
> Why not just put tubes in them. I was having a similar problem on my
> wheelbarrow. After a couple attempts to clean and seal the rim/bead, I
> just
> went down to the local farm supply store and found that they had tubes for
> practically any size tire. I got the right one for my wheel and now I
> only
> have to air up the wheelbarrow tire about once every two years.
>
> Mike Frerichs
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Donald H Locker
> >
> > Hi, All.
> >
> > Before the snow season, I'd like to get the tubeless tires on my
> > snowblower to
> > seal sufficiently that I don't have to air them up every time I want to
> > use it.
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