F-450 Alcoa wheels not holding air
#1
I don't use my truck that often but the front wheels are always significantly low on air. Is there a sealer that can be added that won't interfere with the sand type of substance used in there to aid with the balance?
#3
I just had my summer steers put on. I would have hoped that if they had seen corrosion they would have cleaned it up, but.....
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If you don't think corrosion is an issue take them to another shop and have them broken down and re mounted. I've seen a lot of tires mounted too dry (especially stiff sidewall comm. tires) and just a little bit of the bead will "eyebrow" or be folded under. Sometimes they won't even leak until you park on them wrong.
#7
many times with just sitting the air inside will go stale, the constant heating and cooling has an effect on it. have them remounted and use nitrogen, it is a bigger molecule and wont leach through the porous rubber as quickly. it you put in anything like tire slime it will bond with the equal and that stuff can actually throw off balance if sitting for a while as it will puddle and coagulate.




