2011 Chevrolet Corvette Alloy Wheels

Air leaking from a tire is caused by many factors such as particles getting in between the tire and the wheel where the bead seats. Another factor for leaking tires is corrosion on the wheel itself which is causing surface imperfections allowing air to be leaking.

On a vehicle with less than 20,000 miles, the repairable corrosion would be 100mm or less. On a vehicle with more than 20,000 miles, the repairable corrosion would be 200mm.

Awater dunk tank leak test will need to be performed so you can determine where the leak is coming from, whether from the tire or the wheel itself. Once the affected area is found, you will need to sand the corrosion down until you get to material that is stable enough to finish correctly patching the wheel. After correctly patching the area, you will need to add sealant so that it fills the resurfaced bead.

It helps with the reduction in the loss of tire pressure, in the variance of tire pressures with temperature changes, and long-term rubber degradations decrease due to oxygen concentrations.

The most common area for corrosion to be found is on the bead seat.