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Old 02-10-2005, 03:43 PM
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I have a very tiny slow leak on my kfx's rear tire. I was wonderring if anyone had any ideas on how to cover it up or reuce the amount of air its losing. The tire is ridable if i inflate it before i leave but i dont know how it will perform on longer outings.
 
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Old 02-10-2005, 05:01 PM
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Every time I use Slime...it works for me.
 
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Old 02-10-2005, 09:35 PM
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take off the tire put in your bath tub and fine were the leak is and completly patch it so u hav no leak[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
sounds hard but it shoodn't b
deflate tire all the way and take it partialy off the rim(half off , half on)
try patching it than no leak
 
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Old 02-10-2005, 09:48 PM
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go to harbor freight, they carry Slime tire sealant. it's suppose to be some of the best sealant you can buy.
 
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Old 02-11-2005, 02:25 PM
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someone told be the slime stuff is pretty heavy, is this true?
 
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Old 02-11-2005, 04:07 PM
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Originally posted by: MDRracing313
take off the tire put in your bath tub and fine were the leak is and completly patch it so u hav no leak[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]sounds hard but it shoodn't b deflate tire all the way and take it partialy off the rim(half off , half on)try patching it than no leak
No need to put it in a bath just inflate it and pour sudsey water over it and you will see bubbles where it is. Why don't you just go to a garage and get it plugged?(that is if it is tubeless)
 
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Old 02-12-2005, 02:01 AM
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Originally posted by: Exrider22
someone told be the slime stuff is pretty heavy, is this true?
Not really..and theres no need to add the whole bottle, try using 1/4 bottle and see if it stops leaking. It probably will, but if it doesnt, just keep adding a bit more, and itll stop. it wont make the tire out of balance.
 

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Old 02-12-2005, 11:28 AM
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I have tried slime, and am not really fond of it. I prefer fix-a-flat, and run it in all my tires all the time.

If it isn't a puncture of some kind, it may be a leaking bead. I have had good luck with fix-a-flat sealing these.
 
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Old 02-12-2005, 08:10 PM
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i had an actual gash in my tire, it would be flat in 3 hours

i defeleated the tire completely bought a screw on can of fix a flat
fill the tire back up to recommended pressure, tire still has the original air from 6 months ago
 
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