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hit curb and now aire seems to be leaking between tire and rim, no visible gap... help!

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Old 12-13-2000, 05:03 AM
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I ended up running into a curb with my right front wheel because I couldn't tell where the hell the road was. FYI I was making a left turn if you wanna know the wheel angle. other than a bunch of scratching on the outer edge of the rim I don't see any deformation. I did take the tire off and placed it so the back was to the ground (yes I know you're supposed to store em upwards) and some of the snow melted and was bubbling in a specific spot, so I assume that's where the leak is.

btw, the tire only deflated about half way and then stopped leaking, so as it got flatter it created a seal again. Also, the tire did not leak when a certain point of it was on the ground.

I'm wondering, is there any way I can shape the rim back? I wouldn't even know whether to hammer in or out. would simply remounting the tire on the rim get rid of the problem?

p.s. i did fully hop onto the curb, I didn't just scrape it.


thanks for any help

Greg

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Jack up the car and spin rim, look for wobble and hope you don't see any.
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as in side to side motion? the damage would be at the way edge, remove tire to see?
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