RE: e36 M3 losing air

["Nick Pashley" <nickpashley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, push the bead away and get a wire brush onto the mating surface on the
wheel to get rid of all the dirt and corrosion (if it has gradually got
worse, it will be either a failure in the tyre or a failure in the seal - if
the seal has failed, it is most likely to be a corrosion problem).  Then use
silicon grease (or even cheaper - washing up liquid) to make sure the tyre
bead mates with the wheel.

> Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 19:42:49 -0500
> From: "David Orr" <orrs@domain.elided>
> Subject: RE: e36 M3 losing air
>
> You can break the beads off and put a very thin layer of silicone
> on the beads.
>
> Good Luck.
>
> Dave Orr
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-bmw@domain.elided [mailto:owner-bmw@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
> Mike Stoneman
> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 6:32 PM
> To: BMW Digest Submission
> Subject: e36 M3 losing air
>
>
> I have 3 BBS wheels for my e36 M3 with Michelin MXX3 Pilots 235/35/18
> mounted that are leaking air around the beads, both front and back.  The
> fourth is OK.  The wheels/tires have been off the car for about 6 months
and
> were fine before being taken off.  Now that they are being put back in
> service they are leaking, losing 20 lbs + overnight.  Anybody have a
> solution for making sure these wheels  and tires don't leak?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
>
> - --

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