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Patching a Sidewall Rim Leak On The Bead?


kane93
09-23-2014, 03:53 PM
So it turns out my rim leak, was not caused by dirt, sand , or gravel, there is an inch long crack in the tire right on the bead under the rim. It was a fast rim leak, tire just went flat. Can this be patched, plugged, rubber cement, or green slimed. I really just need it to hold for a few days. I used a can of fix-a-flat when the flat happened, did nothing. But I didn't know what caused the leak, because it was so fast, thought I ran over something.

CapriRacer
09-24-2014, 06:17 AM
Nope.

Not only is it likely there is more structural damage than just what appears on the outside, that particular area is carefully dimensioned to fit the rim in a certain way - so the tire seals properly. There is almost no way to get that dimensioning correct, short of remolding the tire.

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