Tire losing air...

[98GTPDriva]

Just after I came home from work on Friday, I noticed that my one front tire went about half flat. Saturday morning I went to see if I could find the leak (i.e. screw, sharp object, etc.) and the tire did not deflat anymore than when I first noticed it on Friday. I went over the tire several times with water/soap and I could not find a leak anywhere. I could not hear anything either.

I filled the tire again, put it back on and it has not lost any air in over a day. I took it for a drive this morning and no problems at all... I even got it up to highway speeds of 70mph.

My tires still have about 20-25k left on them, so the treadwear is still pretty good. The rim is not bent either.

What gives? Could this have been some freak thing? Or could there still be a leak somewhere?

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[6literEat'r]

check around the tire bead where the tire mounts to the wheel, ive seen them corrode up inside and the corrosion gets between then tire, and wheel, and leaks. just spray soapy water on both sides and watch, even check around your valvestem.

 

[G_T_O]

Corrosion inside the wheel is most likely it

 

[blakbearddelite]

check around the tire bead where the tire mounts to the wheel, ive seen them corrode up inside and the corrosion gets between then tire, and wheel, and leaks. just spray soapy water on both sides and watch, even check around your valvestem.

^this

I had a Grand Marquis where the wheel corroded so bad that it leaked. They bead blasted and resealed, problem solved.

 

[Smokinhot]

yep, either corrosion or it could be the valve stem

 

[CrawlinTBSS]

corrosion, valve or bead leak.

spray some soapy water around the bead and see if you find any bubbles slightly coming out. may just need to be dismounted and have bead sealant added to the rim.

 

[Carls2001ws6]

get some slime from Wal-Mart or an auto parts store
Problem solved

 

[AlmightyBirdman]

Sounds like what everyone else said, corrosion, most likely where the bead seals on the rim. I had the same problem till a couple weeks ago, I just popped the tire off, sanded off the corrosion, sprayed some clear on there, and its holding air good now.

 

[Intel]

get some slime from Wal-Mart or an auto parts store
Problem solved

Wouldn't recomend that unless it was an emergency. That crap eats up barrels of wheels and does nasty stuff if left on for long.

 

[AjL227]

Dismount tire, clean wheel, remount tire and balance wheel.

 

[CrawlinTBSS]

Wouldn't recomend that unless it was an emergency. That crap eats up barrels of wheels and does nasty stuff if left on for long.

true. back when i worked at a tire place, we wouldnt repair any tires that had already had that slime added into it.

 

[TheStevo]

Bring it to any sears auto center and tell them you have a commercial account, its called "The Chicago Garage"