REAR TIRES WHEEPING METHONAL ACHOHOL

fraserfir · Dec 1, 2015

Just wondering how to stop the weeping of alcohol from the rear wheel tires at the bead of tires? Tire and rims are new.

PILOON · Dec 1, 2015

I would think that the typical rim seal compounds the shops use should do the trick.

Once caught with leaks on a cart that had small tubeless tires I got fed up adding air so I simply dabbed axle grease all around the rim edge and that cured my leaks. Might work on your rears as well. Downside is grease will attract dust and is messy.

k0ua · Dec 1, 2015

fraserfir said:
Just wondering how to stop the weeping of alcohol from the rear wheel tires at the bead of tires? Tire and rims are new.

So what is your tire pressure.?

sandyc · Dec 2, 2015

Beet juice is heavier and thicker and therefor less likely to leak. Just a thought.

k0ua · Dec 2, 2015

sandyc said:
Beet juice is heavier and thicker and therefor less likely to leak. Just a thought.

If you have low tire pressure since Beet juice is "slimy" it can make the bead slip. it acts as a lubricant. The wheel can actually turn within the tire.

s219 · Dec 2, 2015

Make sure the tire pressure is high enough.

buickanddeere · Dec 2, 2015

Be glad it is not CaCl oozing out .
Pump the tires up to the max rated "bead seating pressure ". Then lower back down to 12psi or more if bias.
I don't hold air chucks on valve stems . A clip on air chuck with a valve and psi gauge may save a limb.

k0ua · Dec 2, 2015

s219 said:
Make sure the tire pressure is high enough.

That was my first thought too. If is is then it will have to be pumped out and any anomalies with rim or tire will have to be discovered. Perhaps a piece of grit or something wrong with the rim, like perhaps it is badly bent? But low pressure seems the most likely based on his info. Did the leak just start ? Or was the fluid just added? Any more info would be helpful.

crazyal · Dec 2, 2015

I would put tubes in if you pump the fluid out. If it's leaking around the bead I'm not sure what you can do other find out what the issue is (which will require the ballast to be removed and tire deflated). I doubt adding air is going to do much of anything but it's worth trying. If it's just one edge you might be able to lay the tire flat on the ground with the leaky bead facing up. It'll be heavy which means hard to deal with. But you could break the bead without loosing the fluid and make sure no dirt got into the bead. Then you could try some bead sealer once everything is cleaned up and dried off. But there's always the chance that, since tractor wheels don't have the lip like car wheels to hold the tire bead in place, the lower bead could come unseated and leak all your fluid onto the ground. But the weight of the fluid should put enough force onto the sidewall to keep it in place.

Gary Fowler · Dec 3, 2015

buickanddeere said:
Be glad it is not CaCl oozing out .
Pump the tires up to the max rated "bead seating pressure ". Then lower back down to 12psi or more if bias.
I don't hold air chucks on valve stems . A clip on air chuck with a valve and psi gauge may save a limb.

If tires and rims are new, then raising the air pressure to max per tire instructions should seat the tire bead to the rim. You could put some dish washing soap all around the tire bead/rim to make it slippery so it seats easier. Afterward just wash it off with a water hose, much less messy than grease and more slippery.