I'm having the problem of my tires going soft because the tires don't seal well on the rims. Maybe I'm the only one with this problem. Has anyone used a tire sealer or other method to solve this problem other then getting new rims. I think the soft alloy used on the rims get damaged when a tire is put on at a discount tire dealer.

 

I had the same issue when I used one of the big national chains. They "fixed" it 3x in several months. I found a local independent store that explained that when the tire is mounted they use a "sealer" on the rim to prevent the problem. This is done at mounting not later. Seems the rims corrode after time and a good seal of tire to rim is doubtful without the sealer. Once they remounted my tires I had no more problems.

 

Which rims? You might be able to find some used ones for cheap.

 

I had this issue on some chrome Jeep Grandcherokee rims, when we pulled the tires sure enough corrosion was peeling the chrome, really no solution we'd grind-ed down the seating area but that never really solved the problem, ultimately I replaced the rims, but on a Jag this might be pricey.

 

I had the same issue and found the problem. See if this helps.

Link. www.jagrepair.com/Wheels.htm

Gus
www.jagrepair.com

 

Put enough $$$ into the Jag. It'll have to wait for new rims. Guess I'll have to carry around a compressor just in case I can't make it home. Thanks for the info, It's always good to know you're not the only one with a problem.

 

In Northern Climes Leaking Rims are a common problem with Alloy Wheels from Salt Corrosion during Winter driving.

Of course, this assumes that the rims are leak free otherwise.

My Tire Dealer mounts the Rims on a kind of Lathe and spins them while holding a Abrasive Pad against the Wheel to clean off the Corrosion, prior to mounting the Tires using a Sealant.

 

I just had my second rear wheel slow leak repaired yesterday (other one was mid-summer). Although I am in a "northern clime" salt corrosion is not possible while the car sits comfortably in my heated garage as soon as there is any mention of snow or salt, to emerge only after the spring rains have washed away the residual salt from the roads. My shop used a power wire wheel to clean the rim surface before applying the black sealing goop. It was a very slow leak, losing 5 PSI over a week or so, but I certainly did not want to find a flat tire in the middle of winter while squeezed in close beside my wife's 2003 Miata on one side and the snow-blower on the other side.