Wheel arches deflating tyes

Richard53

Yes, I think you have mis-heard 'wheel rim' as 'wheel arch'. No way that a tyre rubbing on a wheel arch would go down slowly, it would be a catastrophic failure.

Given the cost of refurbing the wheel, it might be an idea to visit a scrappy and see if they have a set of four reasonable rims that would fit.

Also, don't discount a problem with the valve. If you have a decent compressor at home (even one of those 12V things), you could deflate the tyre and put a new valve core in. They are only a few pence from Halfords, although you would need a small core tool to remove and replace it.

Tyres can do the weirdest things. On my first car (a older Mini), I had a problem with the tyre deflating when the car was driven at speed, although it would not lose any pressure when the car was standing outside the house or driven slowly. It turned out that the centrifugal force of the wheel turning was pushing the valve sideways and exposing a small leak. A new valve cured it.

A big tub of water is your best bet at the moment, so you can find out what is really going on. The bubbles will give it away.

~Chameleon~

Could something penetrating the tyre, such as a nail or screw, cause slow loss of pressure?

Rolandtheroadie

With our car, we had a similar problem with 2 of our wheels.

I'd had them off and on, no joy. Then sprayed them all with a washing up liquid and water mix (about 50/50).


Didn't look promising as nothing obvious, but when I looked a short time later, there were loads of small bubbles coming from the base of the valves.

Limey

Standard Toyota alloys of that era are terrible for corrosion and poor paint quality, I'd put my money on corrosion messing up the seal between the tyre and wheel.

GabbaGabbaHey

facade wrote: »

The cure is to have the wheels refurbished @ about £45 each

Where can you get alloys refurbished for £45? I've normally been quoted between £85 and £100 per wheel.

ERICS_MUM

GabbaGabbaHey wrote: »

Where can you get alloys refurbished for £45? I've normally been quoted between £85 and £100 per wheel.

this is a silly question, where would I go to get my alloys refurbed ?

Slowly_does_it..

ERICS_MUM wrote: »

this is a silly question, where would I go to get my alloys refurbed ?

Many places offer alloy refurb, the place in my city that does 4 wheel alignment also offers refurbishment and straightening. (They make it clear though that if it breaks you still pay, and there is a high chance of it breaking)

Google is your friend here, but most quotes I have had have been in the £80 plus per wheel.

DaveTheMus

Sounds like a porous wheel........

Best way you can check yourself is inflate tyre to 45psi, take the wheel off and submerge in a large container filled with water, then watch for any bubbling.

ilikewatch

GabbaGabbaHey wrote: »

Where can you get alloys refurbished for £45? I've normally been quoted between £85 and £100 per wheel.

Blimey - take a look at City Powder Coating in Birmingham: https://www.citypowdercoating.co.uk