Tires & wheels

[Mike Davis]

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To: <murphy-rebel@dcsol.com> (Murphy Rebel)
From: Bob Patterson <bob.patterson@canrem.com>
Subject: Re: Tires & wheels
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Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 11:42:41 -0500


Glad you got home safely !! Thanks again for coming up for the Rebel
Builders meeting - the guys (& gals) really appreciated the effort !!

I have use the tire sealer on flats several times over at least
5 years, and haven't had any big problems with the wheels. The stuff does
leave a sticky film that's REALLY hard to remove, but it is quite thin.
At worst, it makes it a little more difficult to get the old tire off.

I usually use a bar of soap, rubbing it all around the tire rim, and
the wheel, before slipping the tire on. I run a little water over it, just
before pressurizing. This washes off most of the soap, and leaves a
slippery film to help the tire slide on. After the tire is out to the rim,
I let out some air, and wash again, to remove as much soap as possible,
because you don't want the tire to spin on the rim !!

That seems to do the trick, even if there is still a little gunk
left on the wheel ....

Hope the 'Dave' effect is all worn out, and you have a good flight
down to Sun 'n Fun. Everybody is anxious to check out the ne wing tips !!

.....bobp

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At 09:22 PM 3/26/99 EST, you wrote:

Hi Bob,
Curt here. I sure do appreciate the hospitality that Anna and you

gave

Dave and I. The ride home was uneventful, as the Dave factor appeared to

have

run it's course with the tire problem. It still leaked, but it was slow
enough for the 1 1/2 hr we were airborne. That brings up a question. Have

you

had any corrosion problem with the instant flat fix and the aluminum

wheels?

I was a little concerned with what had leaked out of the tube and onto the
rim. I seemed to have some effect, so if Anyone has had to add this to a

tire

and has not checked it for quite a while, I think I would be inclined to do
so. Anyway, thanks again, and see you at Sun-N-Fun.
Curt N97MR