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I deal with this now and then. I just air the tire up to about 55 psi and re soap the tire. The leak will usually show up. If the tires have been on the vehicle for awhile, you can have a leak around the bead. Just need to break the bead and re soap the rim and re air the tire for a new seal. This has nothing to do with the tire or rim being defective. It just may need to be resealed. A rim can leak below the bead if it is aluminum as it can corrode typically where the tire has been sealed where it meets the rim. If that happens, you need a new rim, or you can clean out the corroded spot, JB Weld it and sand it down. This will seal it.
Good advice on checking the valve stem and that should show up when the tire is soaped.
I deal with this now and then. I just air the tire up to about 55 psi and re soap the tire. The leak will usually show up. If the tires have been on the vehicle for awhile, you can have a leak around the bead. Just need to break the bead and re soap the rim and re air the tire for a new seal. This has nothing to do with the tire or rim being defective. It just may need to be resealed. A rim can leak below the bead if it is aluminum as it can corrode typically where the tire has been sealed where it meets the rim. If that happens, you need a new rim, or you can clean out the corroded spot, JB Weld it and sand it down. This will seal it.
Good advice on checking the valve stem and that should show up when the tire is soaped.
Much easier with the tire off the vehicle especially the inside of the tire not hard to jack up vehicle and remove tires.
I have one of those still won’t fix a tire leak only prolong it just get it fixed what’s so hard about taking tire off and taking to tire repair place let them stick tire in a tub of water to look for air bubbles. Wear gloves if you don’t want to get hands dirty no such thing a a unsolved air leak if it’s leaking the water tub will find it I’m thinking many on here have no idea what I’m talking about been doing it since cars had tires.
Stop spreading false rumors. Just follow the directions. I have done it many times and it works fine.
So does a pair of vice grips on the battery.. Or a bullet in place of a fuse. But you don't leave it like that.
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