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Originally Posted by arlan in arizona
That is a shame about the wheel. Slow leaks can be aggravating. How did you determine it was the wheel? I friend of mine had 2 leaking wheels on his Cyclone Toy Hauler. It was way out of warranty so dealer fix was not an option. It is about 5 years old and he could not match the wheels. He bought two that were close and put them on opposite sides. Then a third wheel started leaking. OUCH! He now has 4 black steel wheels.
Now back to your problem. I would think that it would be covered under warranty. Good luck and keep us informed.
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After adding air to this particular tire several times I decided something was leaking so it went to a tire shop. The first shop replaced the bolt in valve stem and it still leaked. I tried another tire shop and they couldn't find a leak but they were concentrating on the tire. I finally convinced them to put SOME air in the thing and dunk it.
We finally saw the smallest of bubbles, more like a fizzle in a carbonated drink. We put a radial tube it in to get me going again.
It leaked also so I thought maybe the tube got pinched so I put on the spare and brought the wheel and tire with me to Arizona. I dropped the wheel off at Discount Tire for the problem. I watched as the tire dude call over another tire dude and they pulled it off the machine and sat it in the corner. I went out and asked them what the deal was and I was read the riot act about putting a radial tube in a radial tubless tire. In the end it was the coporate CYA that wouldn't let them touch it.
What I thought was one pin hole turned out to be two. They didn't find a hole in the tube because CYA rules don't allow for inflation of tubes in excess of 5 or 10 pounds. Even if they did find a hole they couldn't patch it because they don't have tube patches, only tire patches. I would have had to take it to a M/C or bicycle shop for a patch.
So I guess I'll make some calls and see what warranty can do for me. Now I just have to determine what, if any, the offset of the wheel is.
Strange thing is, I pulled the rig from Denver to Benson with that tire being low, no problem with the China bombs, also a 15k trip with the tube in it with no problems. I will replace the OEM tires as soon as I can because I will be out of warranty soon and I don't want to foot the bill for body damage due to the tires.