I have the stock tires on the back of my blaster, and their tubeless. Well my back right is leaking around the rim, and the tire shop isn't open till monday. I don't like to wait to ride, so how could I fix the leak?
Fix for leaking tires?
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^^^^that may work but the bead of the rim could be rusted and pitted, causing it to leak, id take the tire off the rim first and take a grinder with a wire wheel to the bead or at least check to make sure thats not the problem, otherwise you could possibly slime your tires for nothing....
Ive used slime on pitted rims before successfully, even some tires with pretty nasty cracks, slime is good stuff, and worse case scenario, your out $10, I personally wouldn't mess with taking the tire off the rim if your getting new tires anyways
no money for new tires. should I just say screw it and take it to the tire repair shop? My head hurts from a tree branch (thats another story) and I dont feel like screwing my tire up with slime, which i have no ****ing idea how to use.
its really easy, just follow the instructions on the back of the bottle, you just put the little tube it comes with over your valve stem (after you take the valve stem guts out) and squeeze the bottle till its all in there.....
theres a special tool to take it out, but im sure you can rig something up to get them out and back in...
The bottle of slime I bought several days ago for my lawn mower tire had a valve stem tool built into the cap for the bottle, also, slime really doesn't "wreck tires", it leavs a layer of it around the rim/tire, that needs to be cleaned out before you change your tire, its not a big deal, supposidly you arent supposed to plug your tires after using it, but ive never had a problem, also, I know people that put slime in their tires as a precaution when they put on new tires
bud that isnt explaning it. I'm not touching my valve stem because ill **** something up so bad ill HAVE to buy a new tire. ah screw this im taking it to the tire repair shop monday.
Look your making life really hard and expensive ok. just buy a bottle of slim it comes with a tool to take the stem out its not hard all you do is twist it out and back in a five year old can do it. Put the whole bottle in after you fill it with air. After you put the whole bottle in drive it around for a while to make sure the liquid gets all around the inside of the tire make some sharp turns and stuff no jumping though. Work smarter not harder.
its like a break in period with the slim, only it takes alot less time....just ride it around for like 15 mintues or so, then let it set for a while like overnight maybe....
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you put the tool into the valve stem, and turn it takes about 30 seconds, and i see no way of screwing it up
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you put the tool into the valve stem, and turn it takes about 30 seconds, and i see no way of screwing it up
If you follow the directions on the bottle, you'll be fine. You can get a 32 oz bottle for $10 and it'll be enough to do both rear tires. Once you put the slime in just ride around slow in 1st or 2nd gear for a few mins and then you'll be good to go.
I found something nice out when i looked this morning. I have a gash in my sidewall. To the tire shop it is.
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