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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 11:43 PM
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this was something i bought up a while back and finally a tire dealer was willing to spend enough time to find the leak. its leaking where the wheel and tire meet.......the seam. he said its a bend wheel or something is stuck on the wheel causing the leak. any advise or comment. thanks.
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Old Jul 13, 2005 | 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by lic2q
this was something i bought up a while back and finally a tire dealer was willing to spend enough time to find the leak. its leaking where the wheel and tire meet.......the seam. he said its a bend wheel or something is stuck on the wheel causing the leak. any advise or comment. thanks.
could be a number of things

bad rim
need bead sealer
bad tire
nail in tire
picture would help
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Old Jul 13, 2005 | 11:57 AM
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I had that same problem when i was on the stock rims, i found a burr that caused a slow leak, so i filed it off. Take the tire off the rim and look along the inside of the rim for any sharp pieces sticking out
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Old Jul 13, 2005 | 08:59 PM
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thanks.
the tire is brand new and still had the leak thus i concluded its the rim. i will take the tire off to check to see if its bend or burr. again thanks.
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Old Jul 13, 2005 | 09:05 PM
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thanks. it might save me a trip to the shop.
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Old Jul 14, 2005 | 02:38 PM
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what car and what year are you having this problem with,,,, just asking cause a few es330 with the 17's i know of have the same problem......
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Old Jul 14, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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its a 95 ES300
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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 10:06 PM
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took it to a local tire shop and the guy took the tire off. he doesn't think the wheel is bend nor its burr. we saw some flaking of the chrome rim on the inner ring. the chrome plating is coming off. he scrapped it and more came off. he suggested to replace it rather then sand it down. i really don't want to spend $ on a stock rim. any advise. thanks.
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