Henry964

One of my rear wheels has a inner small leak that makes the tyre lose pressure
How can you solve this problem?

Rocket Rob

Are you sure its the wheel itself? I've had valve stems leak but never a wheel.

Henry964

Yes I`m sure, as the tyres are new I went to the Tyre supplier, they tested both rear wheels under water and in one of them there where bubbles coming from the wheel, not from the tyre

Rocket Rob

I would suggest talking to one of the wheel repair companies such as Wheel Enhancement and see what they recommend.

http://www.wheelenhancement.com/ (no affiliation).

Indycam

Is it a pin hole leak ?
If it is , I've read of treatments for the inside of the rim to seal it up .

540964

back in the 70's I worked at a tire store that had a contract with the local Datsun dealer. We were taking the OEM steel wheels off new 240Z's and putting Ansen aluminum wheels on. Many of the Ansen's had porosity (leaks). We resorted to clear coating the inside of each rim with spray bombs before tire installation. Sure cure short term fix - no idea what the long term results were.

garrett376

If your rims are corroded, a bead leak is very common. My street car gets bead leaks quite frequently (4 times over the past year). My tire place fixes them for free which is nice by just removing, cleaning up the rim and resealing, and for now they're airtight... Most tire places know of guys who can repair aluminum wheels - ask them who they use for wheel repair.

Henry964

Thanks guys!!!

The leaks are very small (pin headed) so maybe with some kind of paint or treatment they will stop leaking.