Leak around tire bead

[chet1185]

What would cause my tire to be leaking around the bead? I cant tell if the wheel is bent or anything.

 

[spyderdrifter]

A bent wheel, cracked wheel, bad tire bead, and improperly mounted tire are all posible causes. I do tires all the time at work and from time to time, I'll have a tire that doesn't want to properly seat on the wheel lip. I catch this most of the time and remount the tire. However, if missed on the tire mounting machine, it will be caught on the balancer due to it causing a major imbalance.

 

[TalonFan]

Imperfections in the rim or tire can cause a bead leak. Colder outside temperatures can do the same thing. A tire shop can use a bead sealant on the rim during tire install to help wit this.

 

[mits3kgt320tt]

Most common. Corrosion on bead. Dismount tire. Clean bead with wire wheel/ steel brush on front and back bead. Wipe tire bead down, beadseal, new valve stem, put tire back on. I manage a tire store. We do this 20 times a day.

 

[chet1185]

Sounds good