Fix A Leaky Tire Rim! Quick and Simple

[@robert763]

I have been a Mower Repair Mechanic for longer than some of you are. And I have used the same technique with the exception of using Tire Sealer like Slime or similar instead of Grease with satisfying results. My hats off to you for sharing this video. Good Job.

[@problynotthebestgarage]

I appreciate that. Thanks for checkin it out and for the comment as well

[@paulanderson388]

An interesting concept, but I would not use petroleum grease on the tire bead / rim interface for numerous reasons. When I have had leaks around the bead, it is usually because of rim damage or dirt or debris on the mating surfaces. I once had a leak because of a tire manufacturers label that was installed partially on the bead surface. (My fault for not removing it when I installed it). The most important thing is to thoroughly clean the tire bead and rim, even using a wire brush on the rim bead if necessary. Then install the tire with a suitable lubricant like soap. With these low pressure tires you do not want the tire bead and rim to stay slippery after installation making it much easier to roll the tire off the rim during cornering or other side loads.

[@jamesrogers8880]

I have done this before using silicone paste. It works great.

[@problynotthebestgarage]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing that

[@toddrorick2877]

I use my log splitter and a piece of 2 x 4 cross grain against splitters wedge and puproceed to pole splitters handle forward and break the bead and repeat until tire is freed from wheel. Get a piece of sandpaper, clean up the rims bead area. Use a little soap on tire and blast it with 180 psi if you’re able to. If you’re having a problem, getting the tire back on wheel,spray a little either inside the tire, use a candle, lighter clicker and light tire. Tire will be seated back and wheel very quickly. Use caution when using this method.

[@NYa-mo7se]

It works. By the time the grease would wreck the bead the entire tire would be junk anyway.

[@Indeewoods]

Great video. I was wanting to hear from somebody that actually tried grease. That’s what I was going to do. I also heard about somebody using anti-seize compound and I thought of that as well but I think I’ll just try the grease since you say it works hopefully it’ll seal my bead up.Thanks!

[@elveddavies6822]

Thanks for sharing the easy idea fix for tyre rim leaks as on my 38" MTD ride on a rear tyre has a rim leak , so cheers mate I will do that process to that tyre for a great result thanks from New Zealand 👍

[@problynotthebestgarage]

Right on! Hope it works for ya. Check some comments too if that doesn’t work there’s been some pretty cool suggestions for alternatives too. Take care and stay safe out there on the other side of the big pond 👍🏻👍🏻

[@keithturvey5818]

I had problems with leaks around the beads on aluminium (UK spelling of the metal with the additional i) alloy wheels caused by corrosion from salt on roads. It was on a Nissan car towards the lower end of the market so possibly not very good quality alloy although the car served me for over 212,000 miles. I used the method as described but instead of using grease I used the thick black stuff sold for undersealing vehicles. It was messy to use but did the job successfully.

[@gavnonadoroge3092]

cayenne pepper where did you buy that black stuff sold for undersealing vehicles?

[@coreypuck3295]

Tires would probably dry rot with or without the grease by the time the grease actually affected the bead enough to ruin the tire.

[@tinkergene]

I use “ toilet bowl wax ring “ from any hardware store - dig out the wax - put in a small can - heat it up to melt the wax - take a small brush and dip it in the melted wax and brush it on the bead or rim- when the wax hits the cold surface it hardens and wax doesn’t dry out !

[@bradsmith1046]

Well done, thanks for sharing your technique and all the best

[@Javelina_Poppers]

One of the 4 tires on my DitchWitch trencher kept going flat no matter what we did. Finally sealed the bead with straight undiluted dish soap and it's still holding air 3 years later. Use cheap dollar store dish soap and save your money.

[@COFFEE-e3p]

THANKS FOR THE TIP, A BIT CONCERNED DOING THIS ON A CAR TIRE, WITH THE TIRE COMING /slipping -OFF ON THE HIGHWAY ?? take good care all !!

[@problynotthebestgarage]

100%. I would never use this for ON ROAD use. Definitely an off road use only. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watchin!

[@andywillsie7253]

A quick question, because I think I might be missing something. Why do you have to remove the valve stem? Is it not enough to deflate the tire enough that you can easily and safely break the bead?

[@problynotthebestgarage]

Hey thanks for the question there. So the valve core removal it just eliminates having to sit and hold it. It is by no means necessary at all. The removal of the core also allows for air to escape while putting pressure on the sidewall while you break the bead. Hope that makes sense and hopefully helps out. Thanks again for the question

[@victoreugenio472]

i found the video i want to see coz i hv similar leak issue with my 265X65r17 tire on alloy magwheel, great !! but i will try first soapy water for cleaning and lubricant, thanks !!

[@problynotthebestgarage]

Glad it helped. Thanks for checkin out the video

[@efijemuehphilip542]

Hi,Thanks for this nice video.please can this bead breaker be constructed at home and how

[@problynotthebestgarage]

www.harborfreight.com/manual-tire-changer-58731.html This is the tire changer used in the video. I’m sure you can track something down a plan to build it at home with scrap stuff but honestly for the price it’s hard to beat this (assuming you have a harbor freight somewhere close by. Even with shipping it wouldn’t be too bad). As for the platform that’s just 2x6 scrap boards I screwed together so I wouldn’t have to mount it to the floor. It’s very top heavy without a mount of some kind. Hope that helps, if you have any other questions let me know! Thanks for watching

[@zzracer88]

Looks good and simple too.Thanks.

[@farmlandtiger1377]

what if the tire slips while running or stopping as the grease is too lub?

[@problynotthebestgarage]

Definitely would agree with the concern for sure and would only use this for an off road use. My experience hasn’t had any issues with that though. Huge part of that though for me, I don’t have any high torque demands for that either. Use at your own risk I would say. Hope that helps

[@cossiedriverrs]

If you MUST use grease, use silicone grease. (A rubber preservative amoung other things). But MUCH better is dish soap, which is a short term lubricant, and then it dries out. Why is grease not a great idea? You got a tyre that could be expected to develop condiderable drive or braking force, and it is possible that the rim could spin within the tire...

[@problynotthebestgarage]

After reading (prior to the video) apparently the petroleum side of the grease can deteriorate rubber. I have not personally experienced this but worth mentioning regardless. As for the spinning rim, I could definitely it being an issue on a higher torque vehicle but again on this I have not experienced that either. Hope that helps and thanks for the comment.

[@tommurphy4307]

any pbc grease will do

[@davidrogers5180]

Ive used grease before never had a problem so i dont see the big deal with "rotting". What i found so nobody bitches is to get a can of cheap enamel paint or even primer and spray the rim heavy and let it dry. But u can do whatever but the grease is definatly more perminant!

[@problynotthebestgarage]

Someone a while back mentioned the paint thing as well. That’s a solid idea. I’ll have to try that one day. Thanks for checking out the video

[@davidrogers5180]

@@problynotthebestgarage yea cool! Very easy especially with pits and such fills in the void and the thing is it drys and can't hurt chit! I've noticed this especially up north here with aluminium rims and putting from calcium chloride and salt...

[@paullee7467]

@@davidrogers5180 great idea!

[@davidrogers5180]

@@paullee7467 my buddy has a car repair garage was just up there needed the bead fixed on a leaking tire he broke it down sanded the wheel and he put grease on the tire and rim said hees been doing it for 25 years and has never had a problem... I mite try peanut butter sometime just to see if it works and for chits and giggles

[@davidrogers5180]

@@paullee7467 but the cheap enamel pain works great! Especially on pitted aluminium rims... Fill them pinholes in nice...

[@davidmoody8603]

Your sites name gave me a good laugh,thank you sir.😂

[@problynotthebestgarage]

Hey everyone needs a good laugh haha. Thanks for checkin out the channel

[@bobw2776]

I've been using oil on car tire beads for years. It's always worked and never had one come back.

[@billyraub8197]

They make bead sealer and it doesn’t hurt your rubber tires

[@skiffmagnet2097]

Thank you

[@deangeorge5706]

.It takes several gallons of oil to make a tire, I don't see that grease would hurt it.

[@samspianos]

Michael Jackson spent a lotta time "looking for bubbles"

[@davea5150]

Crisco for grease!!!

[@brucer1220]

About 4 ounces of a cheap brand of Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) works great for slow leaks.... I've used it so many times and work 99% of the time.

[@problynotthebestgarage]

Never heard of that one. That’s great I’ll have to try it sometime. Thanks!

[@mouhssineallamaidrissi6780]

Hi I have corrosion in my 20 inch chrome rims do I need to sand it and apply some of the grease?

[@rileyjohnson7126]

@@mouhssineallamaidrissi6780 so this might be a bit vague but hopefully it helps. The grease trick works well but I would label it more of a temporary fix than a permanent repair if that makes sense. I also would only use this technique on something that is purely off road. Now with that said, if you’re doing this on chrome (which obviously take the time to carefully sand so you don’t mess up any more chrome than is absolutely necessary) once you take the time to sand to a very smooth surface (320 grit or higher I would say) then your problem very well may resolve itself IF your tire bead is in good shape still. Sorry if that’s vague but hopefully that helps. Like I said, in a pinch though the grease covers up the imperfect rim to create the bond to seal it up. Thanks for the question and stay safe out there.

[@andrewhurley2379]

Or just use bead sealer

[@problynotthebestgarage]

@@andrewhurley2379 yep. That too for sure

[@rayrushforth6390]

an easier and better way - (trick) is -remove valve stem, get an old caulk gun tube -fill it with old latex paint and pump it into the tire -grease is fine but alot of times it will not fix the problem but latex paint fills in all cracks and seals it up perfect -

[@problynotthebestgarage]

That is a very interesting one. Haven’t heard of that truck before. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching

[@erickirklin2962]

Two words,,(brake fluid)

[@jonesy4588]

grease will eventually rot the bead

[@georgegouvas27]

tires are 60% petro made, never seen grease bother them

[@mechantics]

Nah

[@toddrorick2877]

By the time the grease rottens the tire you will be ready for a new one anyways

[@neillillo4748]

Why does everyone jump down this guys throat re: the grease it’s just a video get over yourself!!!

[@problynotthebestgarage]

Hey it’s all good! No worries at all. Lots of cool opinions out there. Heck I’m learning from comments as well that’s what makes it pretty awesome. Thanks for watching!