initialD

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hi all,

my car is a non-runner at the mo ! and i keep him locked up in my garage . to work on it i have to pull it out and push it in ! ive just fitted 4 brand new tyres and noticed over the period of about 6 weeks that they are flat !! im assuming its because the wheels are still and all the weight of the car is focused in one area of the tyres ? would this be correct ?

thanks

roy brown

hello m8. i run a tyre shop and they shouldnt go down. they might need some bead seal on the rims. pop in your local tyre shop they can sort it for you.

Midlife......

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I kept my old MR2 in the garage for quite a few years ...........the tyres never went down. It even started first time after being ignored for 2 years LOL

Shaun

Ian E

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Are they early 15" alloys?, there were issues https://www.scoobynet.com/wheels-tyr...ky-alloys.html

Mikee

I dry stored my scoob for 6 months a few years back- tyre pressures remained okay. As Roy says- sounds like a quick brush round with bead seal at your local tyre shop may be the order of the day.

Moley

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You haven't kicked a wheels and cracked it have you?

initialD

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ok will do . cheers guys do they have to take wheels off and release pressure ? or literally just brush on ?

joey_turbo

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They'll have to take the tyres off. Clean up the inside seal of the alloys.

initialD

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why does this happen then ??

initialD

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not sure if this has anything to do with it ? but they are 19" 35 profile !

Moley

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You can get crap between the tyre and the wheel, which stops the rubber sealing properly to the alloy.

joey_turbo

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Had it done recently on the misuss's car. Cost me 15 quid for one. You could see years worth of build up from get old tyres on and off. Was mostly loads of old rubber. They just used a wire brush to clean it up.
To be honest, tyre places should do this as standard practice each time they put new ones on.

chocolate_o_brian

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Initial D is...

CHUCK NORRIS

Richy P1984

Had the same problem - took it back to the garage, they cleaned the rim and tyre, put some sort of tyre glue / sealant (looked a bit like self expanding foam) on it, and it was fine. Took them 10 mins to do two wheels.

Never had any issues after that.

M444GY

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it will be corrosion on the alloy where the tyre bead sits on the wheel , it is common for alloy wheels to do this , whoever fitted the tyres should have cleaned it off before fitting the new tyres

you will need the tyres taking off and the corrosion cleaning off before refitting the tyre (use bead sealer if needed)

mags

initialD

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a friend of mine fitted my tyres. i watched the whole process and he did give em a good wire brush and clean off ?
the tyres where a really tight fit ! they took 3 of us with bars at one point to get on !!! maybe that d something to do with it ?

chocolate_o_brian

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So you and a mate fitted the tyres DIY style with bars and are now saying they keep going flat

Why not just pay £7-8 a corner or whatever it costs to have them done at a tyre place - properly, or did you do this at a mate's tyre place

BLU

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Are they all doing it? Could be that the beads have been damaged if it took 3 of you on bars to fit them I had 215/35/18s on a while ago, fitted by one person. They were a tight fit though

initialD

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yes chocolate o brian my mate has fitted tyres for 13 years i also got new valves and balanced ! all in £20 ......lovely jubley.

chocolate_o_brian

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He's been fitting tyres for 13 years using his mates and pry/crow bars.

I think he should find a new profession or train to do it with proper machinery

Felix79

initialD

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hang on mate !!! the tyre is so tight to get on, that the machine just wouldnt do it without the help !!! i dont see a problem ?? we used bars to help the machine gently put the tyre on , whats wrong with that then ??? get it out your head that we was all hanging off it and forcing it on , because thats not how it was mate !!! so dont bloody suggest that my mate doesnt know how to fit a tyre after 13 years of being a mechanic ! im not taking the bait like alot may think on here ? but you seriously need to grow up and stop gettin a hard on winding people up matey because i bet to my face you wouldnt be so fukin smugwould you ???

chocolate_o_brian

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Whoa calm down dear, Internet banter. Don't be giving it the Billy big ***** just cos you knocked seven bells out your car. Not my fault you got anger management issues.

M444GY

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maybe the beads have been pinched , anyways whatever happens they need to come off to be checked to get to the route of it !

mags

urban

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Really

Don't make me angry, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry

stef_2010

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This

My wheels were doing it so got one of those mobile wheel refurb to come and fix them, problem is they only done the face and not the back!!

guess where the wheels were corroded ?

initialD

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no ones giving billy big ***** mate ! im just telling you how it is !! dont appreciate many of your comments and to be honest you should do us all a favour and find another forum to **** stir on

chocolate_o_brian

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And you sir should do all a favour and spread your chavvy mods on Corsanet

I add plenty to these boards and it certainly isn't my fault an illiterate chav can't take a bit of banter - which it was intended as.

initialD

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and were on the literature thing again !!! dear o dear , chocolate o brian
chav mods ? i actually like every mod i have done to my car as i done all myself and to a good standard which im proud of . it may not be to your boring taste "because its not standard" but they make my car different from the rest and thats what its all about . anyway , dont you have a crossword to do ??