Help on wheelHole
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Help on wheelHole
hi,
my tire's been leaking air for a about a year now. i've always thought that it was the tire that just had to be re-mounted, so i left it off until the warranty expired. anyway, last week i brought it to the shop to have it checked for leaks. about 20 minutes later, the mechanic brings me over and tells me it's not the tire, but the wheel. he did the water test, and there is the smallest leak from the inside track of the rim. the hole is so small it's not visible to the naked eye. even he was surprised, and it looks to be a definite manufacturer's defect (the rims are generic 5 spokes off of tires.com). i've been having trouble reaching tires.com so far, but in the interim i was just wondering whether this is fixable.
any help would be appreciated
my tire's been leaking air for a about a year now. i've always thought that it was the tire that just had to be re-mounted, so i left it off until the warranty expired. anyway, last week i brought it to the shop to have it checked for leaks. about 20 minutes later, the mechanic brings me over and tells me it's not the tire, but the wheel. he did the water test, and there is the smallest leak from the inside track of the rim. the hole is so small it's not visible to the naked eye. even he was surprised, and it looks to be a definite manufacturer's defect (the rims are generic 5 spokes off of tires.com). i've been having trouble reaching tires.com so far, but in the interim i was just wondering whether this is fixable.
any help would be appreciated
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in the aftermarket wheel world this is a common problem seen with cheap quality and cheaply casted wheels, it is referred to as the wheel being "pourus", i think i spelled that right, if not shoot me,lol, jk,,,,,,,,,,, but yeah ive seen that before with customers who come into my wheel shop with lowrider ordered rims
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