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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 02:05 PM
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how big of a leak will this stuff stop?
i studded my fronts... didnt turn for ****.. now i wanna take out the studs and relocate them... will slime work do you think?
ive tried takin out a few already.. out of the 7 i removed.. 2 leaked.. and one was a pretty bad... but i figure aslong as i can stop the smaller ones.. i can just leave the screws that leaked really bad still in the tire...
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 02:13 PM
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Hey Hozed how cold did you guys get there? Woke up to -15 in Anchorage. Was sheetrocking a house out in the valley and it was -25 and my brother-n-law called and said it was at some time in the night acording to his thermometer that it hit -35. We have not seen these temps in a couple of years. Also curious about the answer to your question, my dealer told me not to put in as it will freeze in extreme conditions, which is what we call this. AlaskaBoy.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 02:18 PM
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****.. never thought of the freezing thing...
ya its gotton cold up here too... althought right now it is a nice 35 degrees or so... the past week has been brutal... 25 to 30 below at night + windchill... 5 below during the day.. with a windchill over like 30 below... it sucks!!! i guess i am lucky that ive been insulating this week... usually i would choose anything over it.. but between that and being outside... id rather insulate! lol
 
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 05:21 PM
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I did the same thing as u hozed, and it works great. It also works if u cant get a bead to seal. Make sure to get the tubeless stuff. It actually DOES work.

-Nick
 
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 05:31 PM
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great... now i can take em out!
btw did you have any problems with it freezing?
 
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 05:39 PM
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nope, no probs
 
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 06:37 PM
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The directions say its supposed to seal anything up to 1/4 inch big, anything bigger it won't, believe me, I pulled a screw out of my tire on my Jeep and tried using Slime to fix it, and the screw was evidently a hair bigger then 1/4 inch, because at first it seemed to seal, then about 3 minutes down the highway I see green **** flying all over the place!!! Had to pull over and plug the thing, after that, no problems. Wish I had read the directions![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img]
 
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 08:02 PM
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Fishers has a product from high lifter that is 10 times better than slime. They guarentee it to seal holes up to 1/2 inch in the tread and 1/4 inch in sidewall there # is 717-292-2455
 
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 09:28 PM
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Beware of the slime! I tried running different amounts and brands but could'nt get the Raptor to stop shaking until I took the slime back out. This was after 4 to 5 attempts in which each try I had to dismount and mount. Needless to say, I'm using plugs. Although you may not reach shaking speeds on that POSlaris.lol
 
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Old Jan 17, 2004 | 10:27 PM
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lol.. ***...
either way... i was only gonna put a little in.. not what they reccomendid... seems like alot...
 
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