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you may notice that one tire that slowly loses air pressure over a period of days or weeks.



Abrasive elements in the environment may intrude between the tire and wheel at the bead seat. There is always some relative motion between the tire and wheel (when the vehicle is driven) and this motion may cause the abrasive particles to wear the wheel and tire materials. As the wear continues, there may also be intrusion at the tire/wheel interface by corrosive media from the environment. Eventually a path for air develops and a 'slow' leak may ensue. This corrosion may appear on the inboard or outboard bead seating surface of the wheel. This corrosion will not be visible until the tire is dismounted from the wheel. The correction is to cleaned the corrosion from the wheel with a light sanding and then coat the area with tire bead sealer to prevent further leaks and corrosion. cheers

Thanks Steve for the tip...

[quote name='dwaxman1' date='13 February 2010 - 11:05 AM' timestamp='1266077122' post='1302']

Thanks Steve for the tip...

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$ to fix early $$$$$$ to wait <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... ght_on.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':right_on:' /> <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... ght_on.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':right_on:' /> Steve. Having just replaced tires for other reasons.

my chrome rims I had had the inside chrome chipping off and was always making a clicking noise.. drove me crazy! I ended up peeling of the inside chrome.. it was a huge mystery to try and find where that noise was coming from.. it had stumped everyone at the dealership.. they pointed at everything from brakes to rotors, to emergency brake, to tire alignment, to everything else.. and all it was was the chrome peeling, I finally climbed under the truck and looked all around and took a chance and peeled it all off.

<img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... #>/dry.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='<_<' /> DEALERS <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... #>/dry.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='<_<' /> KEEP A EYE ON THEM <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... ngHead.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':banghead:' />

They aren't all bad..