Re: what's the deal with tubes being put in tires?
[Re: 79machocharger]
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01/29/10 11:26 AM
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RapidRobert
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We do it in our circle burners because the pressures are so low and going around the corners they'd leak out otherwise. I think you could tube them for daily driving but might check the leak points as in new valve stems & vigorously wire wheel smoothing the sealing beads on the inside of each side of the rim and checking the bead of the tire itself(no bumps/needs to be smooth) and lightly sanding if need be.
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Re: what's the deal with tubes being put in tires?
[Re: 79machocharger]
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01/29/10 05:07 PM
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I would try to find out were they are leaking, possibly a rim bead leak?
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Re: what's the deal with tubes being put in tires?
[Re: 79machocharger]
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01/29/10 05:22 PM
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68HemiB
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Way back in a previous life I did alignments at a large chain store.
The company policy was that tubes do NOT go into tubeless tires. The claim was that it would build up heat beyond the level that the tire was designed for. Seemed reasonable to me.
On the other hand, it could also have been over-the-top CYA.
I would make the argument that aging, dry tires that don't seal well at the bead or somewhere else are already a concern that should keep their use and speed to minimums, even before any concerns about heat build-up from adding tubes.
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Re: what's the deal with tubes being put in tires?
[Re: 68HemiB]
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01/29/10 05:43 PM
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hey when i first started in the auto business my mentor and very good mechanic Friend who took me under his wing taught me how to stop rim leaks was to clean the rim with scotch brite disk and with your finger rub used motor oil into the bead of the tire just before you install it on the tire machine the oil will soften the bead and it will seal it . done this many times on cars with badly pitted rims that other shops said were junk and never !honest never had one come back ! I would not do this on a race car but street car i have been doing this for over 20 yrs . no problems yet .
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Re: what's the deal with tubes being put in tires?
[Re: RapidRobert]
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01/30/10 01:31 AM
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I have dont it a couple of times with tires that had non repairable punctures in the sidewall or close to the sidewall. Put a patch on the inside and a tube in it. No problems. I agree with the others tho, it is most likely a rim leak. The local tire shop fixed the one on my jeep by cleaning the wheel and brushing on liquid cement, for rubber patches.. OR just slime it...and be done..
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