The best way to fix a bead leak is to break the bead (move it off the edge of
the rim)
smear soapy water on it, and fill it back up with air.
Pretty much exactly the same thing done when they mount 'em to begin with.
The problem with fix a flat is they expect you to drive the car while it's
setting up.
This will fling all the 'goo' evenly along the inner side of the tread area
only where
most punctures occur.
If you pop the wheel off the car, lay it on its side and inject a can full .
you may be
roll it around like a plate spinning and slowing down to get enough
of it to fall into the crack (rim to rubber) that the air pressure will push a
bunch of it
into the leak.
Pop it back on the car and go for a ride to balance out the remainder of the
stuff still
sitting in the tire so it doesn't throw it out of balance when it sets up.
... you may just be OK.
good luck
Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <HD883HUGGR@aol.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 4:09 PM
Subject: Fix-A-Flat
Oh Great Aerosol Mechanics -
There was a thread about Fix-A-Flat in a can a few months ago, and we
agreed that it works well and doesn't screw up the inside of the wheel for
when you buy new tires. We also agreed we shouldn't buy the explosive kind,
so potential customers should read the label before laying their money down.
The one thing we didn't discuss is whether it will work on a bead leak,
which is what I think plagues the RR wheel on Hobbs. Will Fix-A-Flat do the
trick?
Thanks!
Scott (& Hobbs, 77 Spit, with a bad paw)
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