do tubes still exist for tires?

[edwardh1]

neighbor lady has a 00/01/02 era lexus 4 door sedan camry sized, alloy rims, 2 valve stems leak around contact with the rim.
tire dealer replaced valve stems (the whole rubber piece) no effect.

can you still put tubes in a tire/rim ?

 

[buck91]

Sounds like she needs to take it back and have them do the job correctly.

 

[Nick1994]

If the tire shop can't do it, sounds like a job for some JB Weld

 

[exranger06]

To answer your question, yes they make tubes. You have to get a tube that's specifically for radial tires. They're not common at all.

 

[NHGUY]

Sounds like cheap stems.

 

[mrsilv04]

Sounds like someone who knows what they're doing needs to work on it.

You don't want to put tubes in a tire. There's multiple reasons why tubes nearly became obsolete decades ago,

 

[edwardh1]

her car is a 02 lexus es 330.

 

[SatinSilver]

I had all 4 tires on the 99 Accord have rim leaks. The tire shop that did the install rushed the job. So they had to remove all 4 tires from the alloy wheels and clean the contact area/bead on each wheel. DTD should do a good job. Probably run around $70.

 

[Jetronic]

don't put tubes inside a tubeless tyre. that's a blowout waiting to happen

 

[meep]

^^^ this. tubes will be heavier. It's been a long time but I think there is an issue with heat build-up if you run tubes in a tubeless tire. balancing could be a nightmare. Have it fixed properly. It should not be rocket science, and should not be costly.

 

[Jetronic]

there'll be air caught between the tube and the tubeless tyre which won't get out as the tubeless is air tight. balancing issues, rubbing issues, blowout risk...

 

[RoadRaceJosh]

Use bolt-in valve stems if you have to, but do not use tubes. Find a better tire shop.