Does Green Slime work on bead leaks?

[lilranch2001]

I have a leak on my eXmarks rear tire rim bead
My neighbor says to green slime it, Im not sure if I should or not.

Any advise out there?

 

[pat32rf]

I would think that for the amount of slime that you would need to ensure that it coated the junction of the rim and tire it would be almost cheaper to break the bead, clean the rim and do it right. I use a pink slime all the time, but not on something this big...

 

[jem041279]

Funny you should ask, I just had that issue a couple of weeks ago and someone on here suggested cleaning rim and putting slime and yes it worked.

 

[greasemonkeyok]

I have successfully used Berryman's on a bead leak.

 

[oldballs]

Personally, I doubt that a slime product would help a bead leak as ordinarily put into tires. The product is for tread leaks as I understand it. If there is a bead leak, cleaning the bead and using an actual bead sealer would be my choice.

 

[SandburRanch]

A thin application, about onion skin thickness, of silicone sealer on the bead area works too.

 

[Ford tractor]

Additives are meant to spin centrifugally to the tread area and be forced into the holes to seal them. They are spun AWAY from the rim area, so unless you are going to nearly fill the tire with green goo, it's not your best bet!