Tire Bead Sealer

Steve@Advance · Sep 24, 2018

Anyone tried tire bead sealer?

Must be something new, wondering what it is other than expensive!

A coworker brought his kids go-cart to work. It has 6" turf track mower tires, the low pressure type. The tires and rims are in acceptable condition, but leak badly around the bead, constant flats.

I'm replacing 2 of the tires but trying to save the other 2. I broke them down and cleaned the dirt out, but afraid they will leak again.

Any suggestions? Silicone? Buy the sealer? Alternative products?

Thanks!

Jerry Coulter · Sep 24, 2018

Inner tubes

old · Sep 24, 2018

I have a can of it and it does work well if every thing is clean. Had problem with tires going flat on my dolly I use to move thing like barrels and bucket and have not had a flat since using the tire bead sealer on them

MJMJ · Sep 24, 2018

Inner tube.
I'm slowly doing away with all tubeless tires on the farm. Nothing but a PITA.

rlp in Co. · Sep 24, 2018

I use cheap clear house silicon. Have sealed badly damaged beads. I put a little vasoline on the rim first to keep it from sticking to the rim. Makes it easier to clean it off the rim next time. I also use grease to mount tires instead of that water based stuff tire shops use. I hate rusted out rims.

Hobo,NC · Sep 24, 2018

Xtra Seal Bead sealer...

Jeff NWOH · Sep 24, 2018

When I get a leak on those type small tires, I just put an inner tube in it. It seem as soon as you get the bead sealed, you'll get a thorn in it or something else. I've also seen those small tires leak right through the sidewalls. When I do get a flat with a tubed tire, they are easier to patch as well.

Dean · Sep 24, 2018

I agree with Jerry and MJMJ, below. Tube 'em.

Many (most, all?) small tubeless tire are permeable with age, and will loose air even if well sealed at the bead.

Good tubes always work.

Dean

Dean · Sep 24, 2018

Bingo, Jeff.

I bought a new Kubota B1750HSDT in 1993. This is a small 20 HP FWA CUT. All four tires are tubeless.

After about ten years or so, I found it necessary to add air to the front tires two or three times each year. No problems with the rear tires.

Even with a water tank, I could not fine any leaks, so I took the fronts to the local tire store.

These guys really know tires and immediately told me that I would fight it forever unless I installed tubes. Guys said that the inner layer of rubber that holds the air is not thick enough and deteriorates with age allowing air to escape.

Installed GOOD tubes and do not remember adding air since.

Hmmmmmmmmmmm? It's probably been 15 years, so should check pressure.

I have had no such problems with the rear tubeless tires. Tire guy told me that larger size tires usually have thicker inner layers that hold up much better.

Dean

BarnyardEngineering · Sep 24, 2018

Yeah them tubeless tires are such a PITA... I mean, there's no tube to fight with trying to get it back in the tire as the tire smashes your had against the rim bead. No tube to pinch with your bar as you're struggling to get the tire back on the rim. No tube to split open the first time you pump it up because it's a cheap offshore tube and your only choice. Being able to jam a plug in a hole is so much less convenient than having to break the tire completely down to patch the tube.

Yes, that was all sarcasm. Yes, I have very few problems with tubeless tires, and my fair share of problems with tube tires.

Russ from MN · Sep 24, 2018

I bought new tires for my 4-wheeler a few years ago, everything was clean, but they all had slow leaks. I put SLIME in them, and since then I maybe air up one a year. I use it on anything slow speed, I understand it will throw a tire out of balance, over and over.

JMOR · Sep 24, 2018

(quoted from post at 11:36:20 09/24/18) Anyone tried tire bead sealer?

Must be something new, wondering what it is other than expensive!

A coworker brought his kids go-cart to work. It has 6" turf track mower tires, the low pressure type. The tires and rims are in acceptable condition, but leak badly around the bead, constant flats.

I'm replacing 2 of the tires but trying to save the other 2. I broke them down and cleaned the dirt out, but afraid they will leak again.

Any suggestions? Silicone? Buy the sealer? Alternative products?

Thanks!

ow pressure tires and hard cornering pops the bead. Higher pressure, lower cornering speeds, or screw the tire bead to rims, or special locker rims.

Pops1532 · Sep 24, 2018

What you need is GOOD tubes.

Geo-TH,In · Sep 24, 2018

The tire store I use for my tractor tires uses black silicone on all tires they install on tractors and cars.

Tom in Ga · Sep 24, 2018

For a slow leak you might can stop it with corn oil. Jack it up and remove the core. Use a plastic squeeze ketchup or mustard bottle and squeeze it in. Pump it up and drive it around a while and it should stop it. I have used it on some lawn mower tires and it worked good. I,put a bottle in each one. I don't know how much for a bigger tire. I saw Slime at tractor supply for 12 or 13 bucks a bottle. Corn oil is a heap cheaper.

Geo-TH,In · Sep 24, 2018

Slime causes rims to rust. Seen that first hand.

Not sure if corn oil will cause rubber to deteriorate faster.

I'm sticking with 100% silicone. Use whatever silicone is in my truck. I've had better results with silicone than with green slime.

Dean · Sep 24, 2018

If you're concerned about rim rust, use Gemplers Rim Grease.

Cheap, and functions as both rim lubricant (I change all of my own tires.) and rust preventative.

I've been using it for over twenty years, and can verify that I've had no problems dismounting tractor tires that I used rim grease on when mounting over ten years ago.

Your call.

Dean

Geo-TH,In · Sep 24, 2018

Dean,
I'm pushing 70. I have two tire places I do business with. One takes care of my tractor tires and the other takes care of car/truck tires.

I don't mind supporting local businesses. They do things I can't do anymore, like spin balancing tires changing 10 ply tractor tires.

I do take care of my lawn mower tires.

rustred · Sep 24, 2018

you need tubes in them small tires as they dont handle being tubless very well. found this out on my lawnmower, sinse i put tubes in no more problems.

hd6gtom · Sep 24, 2018

Steve, in my 22 years in the tire shop, we used several different brands over the years. We found Bowes brand to be the best, Tech brand is OK but kinda thin. Most of the other brands were thin and runny. We put it on all aluminum rims, 4 wheeler rims, and lawn mower tires. Don't bother with junk like slime. It stays in the bottom of the tire and never gets up around the beads, also rusts the rims. We used a wire brush on an air operated angle grinder to clean up the rim. If you have a mini tire machine, put the bead sealer on the rim, bottom lip first. Then mount the tire, push the top bead down, paint the sealer on the top tire bead and air it up.

Blackhole49 · Sep 25, 2018

Try Frey Lube.

Nordic · Sep 25, 2018

I recently had a 14" tire that refused to seal completely no matter what I did. I researched many of the options similar to those mentioned below and didn't count how many times I had the tire off the rim. I have done my own tire work for decades so I'm no stranger to getting tires to hold air. In the end what finally gave me 100% leak free beads was applying Permatex Aviation gasket sealer (my can of it is over 30 years old) to the rim.

Texasmark1 · Sep 26, 2018

I use V belt aerosol spray. Break the bead away from the wheel and give it a good spray. I run 10 psig or less in my lawn mowers and to keep any air in them over any length of time it helps. Other thing it does is my Branson 2400 tires slip on the wheel because it's new and I run low pressure in the rears on it at 10 or less also.....for a smoother ride also along with many # of extra weights and replacing the 6 ply industrial rears with 4 ply turfs.

mmidlam · Sep 30, 2018

I now use spray Flex-seal....faster application than using the can with a small brush type bead sealers.

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