Maybe someone here can give me some insight into this problem. The rims are on my Suburban, which is part of the question, because I haven't had this problem on my Ford rims.
Basically, they leak air (from 40 psi to 30 psi in about a week) from around the bead. The last tire shop I had try to seal them up said that the beads were so corroded that they couldn't fix them. These wheels are actually aftermarket rims, so I know they are less than 10 years old. As noted before, I don't have any trouble with the Ford wheels on my Explorer, and they are getting near 20 years old. I have a 2nd set of steel wheels for the 'burb that are probably pushing 30 years old, and they don't leak around the bead. Anyway, questions are:
1) Is this a common failure for wheels? More common for aftermarket wheels?
2) Is it a fixable thing, or will I have to replace the wheels?
Basically, they leak air (from 40 psi to 30 psi in about a week) from around the bead. The last tire shop I had try to seal them up said that the beads were so corroded that they couldn't fix them. These wheels are actually aftermarket rims, so I know they are less than 10 years old. As noted before, I don't have any trouble with the Ford wheels on my Explorer, and they are getting near 20 years old. I have a 2nd set of steel wheels for the 'burb that are probably pushing 30 years old, and they don't leak around the bead. Anyway, questions are:
1) Is this a common failure for wheels? More common for aftermarket wheels?
2) Is it a fixable thing, or will I have to replace the wheels?