I have a slow tire leak on a pretty new tire that I plugged up after getting a nail in it.
Dunking the tire in a dunk tank never shows any bubbles neither does spraying it with soapy water.
I had a shop dismount the wheel and check for leaks. They couldn't find any and feel that the problem is the plug.
They refuse to patch it from the inside citing some incompatibility of sorts....more than one shop has refused to do so on the same grounds so there must be some truth to it.
They replugged it and same issue.
Normally I'd do as many would say e.g. put more air in it periodically....but I am overwhelmed with working on all of my numerous other vehicles.
The vehicle is also an AWD and I'd hate to forget to fill the tire for too long and wreck the center diff.
I know that things like slime are messy etc., but this is just one tire/wheel.
Is there anything out there that works? I have used stuff in a can in the past (back in the 90s from a big box store in a red can that was marketed as permanent tire seal...I followed the instructions and never had any leaks or balance issues)...can't find that stuff anymore.
I read more bad things out there than good about slime (and I am not talking about mess either but durability).
The tire shop refuses to patch and wants me to buy a new tire of some different brand...not feeling that on an AWD vehicle that has 4 of the same tires with almost brand new tread...and no I didn't purchase roadside and it is too late to at this point.
There has got to be something out there that works.
Thanks for any info.
Dunking the tire in a dunk tank never shows any bubbles neither does spraying it with soapy water.
I had a shop dismount the wheel and check for leaks. They couldn't find any and feel that the problem is the plug.
They refuse to patch it from the inside citing some incompatibility of sorts....more than one shop has refused to do so on the same grounds so there must be some truth to it.
They replugged it and same issue.
Normally I'd do as many would say e.g. put more air in it periodically....but I am overwhelmed with working on all of my numerous other vehicles.
The vehicle is also an AWD and I'd hate to forget to fill the tire for too long and wreck the center diff.
I know that things like slime are messy etc., but this is just one tire/wheel.
Is there anything out there that works? I have used stuff in a can in the past (back in the 90s from a big box store in a red can that was marketed as permanent tire seal...I followed the instructions and never had any leaks or balance issues)...can't find that stuff anymore.
I read more bad things out there than good about slime (and I am not talking about mess either but durability).
The tire shop refuses to patch and wants me to buy a new tire of some different brand...not feeling that on an AWD vehicle that has 4 of the same tires with almost brand new tread...and no I didn't purchase roadside and it is too late to at this point.
There has got to be something out there that works.
Thanks for any info.
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