Sometimes 3 piece wheels are sealed with RTV sealant and not a gasket and
sometimes the tire mounting process nicks the sealant causing leaks if the
operator is not familar with 3 piece wheels or aware of the problem (or
care).
-- Rick Brown
BP Corvette
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ruben Padron
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 11:27 PM
> To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: 3 piece wheel mounting
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> OK this may sound a bit odd, but any concerns / things I should
> look out for
> when taking these to a tire shop to mount tires on? :)
>
> I'm assuming that there's nothing different about mounting tires
> on these,
> but would really like to make sure...
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ruben
> CSP Miata
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