Slime - is it good?

[nwoods]

I have a slow leak in one of my 35" ProComp XTerrian's. Is Slime a good idea to fix it? Does it throw the balance off? Does it make a mess of your rims, or complicate trail side repair/plugging/reseating?

[blkTJ]

where is the slow leak?

[nwoods]

where is the slow leak?

Not sure, haven't doused the wheel in soapy water or anything. No obvious source, just looses about 5psi per week.

Drivers side rear tire.

[Giffer]

did you check your valve stems?? a slow teak like that is usually due to one of them.

[kcruisin]

I tried it in vain on a motorcycle tire. It helped the balance, but it doesn't work with a tube.

[igofshn]

If you use it they will hate you when you get new tires. That crap will be everywhere. Just take it in and have it checked. It will only cost you about $10 to get it fixed.

[RAT]

Ocean Tire 1017 Aviation Blvd. Hermosa Beach 310-372-7800 tell him rat sent you. The owner's a jerk but he does good work... jk danny

[Shadly1]

I use it on my mountain bike(I roll over a lot of thorns) but I would never put it in a car tire. I used to be in the tire industry. It will prevent you from getting a good balance and it will cause other problems. If you have steel wheels, it will cause rust because of the moisture. If you have air pressure monitors, kiss them goodbye. If you use tire deflators, it could get into them and gum it up. It will jam up your schrader valve. I used to do work for a rather large dealership. Some bonehead thought it would be a good idea to add Slime to every car on the lot as an added feature. When cars started coming in for balance problems and failing air pressure monitors, they asked us to remove the Slime from every remaining car tire on their lot.

The right way to do it is a patch from the inside. 99% of the time, it will outlast your tire. Keep a plug kit in your rig for trailside repair just in case but make sure you get the plug removed and a patch added at the end of your trip. Last time I had a blowout on the trail, I actually took it apart and patched it from the inside. I used a bunch of sunblock to lube up the bead. Fun times...

[paulhead]

If you use it they will hate you when you get new tires. That crap will be everywhere. Just take it in and have it checked. It will only cost you about $10 to get it fixed.

ditto, it's just a bandaid, do it right, you don't want it to fail in the middle of a trail run

[nwoods]

Okay okay! I will get the tire checked out & fixed and keep my rig slime free.

Thanks for the input guys. It's exactly what I needed to know.

NW

[nwoods]

Took the wheel into the shop today, found an old hole that was the cause of the leak. Should be good to go now, and slime free.

Ironically, when I got home, noticed my wife's truck had a flat tire....sigh.