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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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Leaky 3 piece wheels?

I've got a really nice set of cargraphic 3 piece wheels. They've been on my car for 3-4 years now. However, my right wheels have been losing air for the past couple years. It started with only being a couple psi lower than the left side, now I'm losing 25-30 psi in each tire when it sits for a few weeks.

The wheels have been dunked before, with no sign of leakage from the tires. We're assuming the seals have gone on the right side wheels.

Anyone else experienced this before?

I have a shop in town that will rebuild them (replace the seals) . Should I do all four, or leave the left (which seems to be fine) side alone?

I figure if the left side is still holding air, I hate to undo them and run into the same problem down the road.
 
Old Jul 5, 2008 | 04:46 AM
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Just fix the leaky one and leave the rest alone. I'd be looking for a hairline crack that shows up when heated. Consider replacing the wheel.
 
Old Jul 5, 2008 | 11:23 AM
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If they are not broke leave them alone. There's no reason to upset a good seal. I'd re-inflate to tire max PSI +5 and redunk. The leak is there somewhere. I'd replace the valve stem core first and see if it fixes first. Sometimes their leaks can be very slow.
 
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If its been 3-4 years, I recommend you have the wheel re sealed. If its done by a professional shop, it will actually eliminate future potential problems. Also make sure the valve stem is replace as the valve core and the valve seals tend to age and cause minor leaks too. Have the wheel visual inspected for hair line cracks as the wheels halves on cargraphic wheels tend to do that. I love cargraphic wheels if you need any help rebuilding those wheels let us know we can help with that.

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Maybe it's the $89.99 rear tires.
 
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Maybe it's the $89.99 rear tires.

Don't hate on my ebay rears
 
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