I've got one tire with a slow leak. It has a total of four plugs in it, and as far as I can tell, none of them are leaking. All I can figure is there's a small puncture somewhere that I can't find. It takes about 4-5 days for the pressure to go from 5psi to 2.5psi. I've read all kinds of pros and cons about Slime, but I'm thinking that's the next step in stopping this leak. My question is, how does Slime work in below freezing temps? It's going to be below freezing for the next 3-4 months, and I'm wondering if I should put it in now, or wait until spring. I ride my machine a couple times a week in the winter, and it's no big deal to swing by the air hose and fill it up. But I want to remedy the leak by the time I'm taking multi-day trips (a long ways away from an air hose) next summer.

 

I can't answer your question as to if slime freezes, but you could pull the tire and submerge in soapy water (even a bathtub) to find the leak. Overinflating the tire before testing can help also.

 

if you are refering to "Slime" like "Kleenex" or "Jello", instead of tire sealant, facial tissue, & jelletin...

... then there are several brands that work well, & some cheap brands that don't have any antifreeze in them... I've used 2 kinds... a commercial tire sealant that was very expensive, but doesn't freeze until like -40* F... I have been using High Lifter Air Lock lately, it has anti freeze, & kevlar fibers in it, & works very well... I have it in my open class ice race tires with nearly 80 - 1/8" X 1.5" stainless bolts in each tire... I think that the actual brand of Slime has antifreeze in it, but if I remember correctly, the freeze point is higher temp, than the brands I've used...

 

Ive been using the slime for many years now, and its posible some of the vibration i feel when the temps are 10F, is the slime starting to solidify, but by 20F i dont feel it anymore. Which tells me the stuff may harden, but when the temps come back up, it goes back to a slurry. The important thing for me...it works, and thats all i care about. The last thing i want at 10f, is trouble.
I had the same situation on my foreman, a slow leak, and i couldnt find out where it came from, so i added 1/2 bottle of slime, and havent lost a bit of air since. Im sold on the products.

 

I've run Super Duty Slime in all sorts of temps with no problems at all.

 

I have also used the High Lifter Air Lock in my Kenda Bear Claws for 5 years now and the product works well.

 

slime is susposed to some how throw your tires off balence at high speeds. i dont no if its true or not though.

 

Not in my experiance.........But, I always carefully calculate how much goes in each tire per the directions according to tire size. If anything I go with slightly less than they call for. On my 400ex, 60-70mphon pavement, no more vibration than it normally had.

 

I always notice pulling out of the garage that it takes a few rotations to "spread" out the slime, but once up and cruising you cannot tell the difference. I have had the Kodiak up to 53 at best going down a fire road and never felt anything.