Re: Spare Tire

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxx>]

Interesting - I had similar issues with mine. The tire shop was 
unable to get the tire off the rim, although I've not heard of this 
problem being widespread (I probably have a dumb tire shop guy). I 
had them break the tire bead down from the rim, and then spent some 
quality time with some emery cloth and steel wool cleaning up the rim 
with the tire in place (I stuck some wood blocks in to hold the tire 
away from the rim.). Works fine now. There is some sealant that can 
help too. 

The problem is caused by the 3 pieces of foam that are installed in 
the bottom of the tire compartment. If any moisture gets in there 
(and it does, thru the floor and the lid) the rim rusts and starts 
leaking. Take out the foam and put some other weatherstripping in 
there that only contacts the tire, not the rim. 

Dave Swingle

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, id <ionicdesign@xxxx> wrote:
> I was wondering if any local tire shop can seal the spare tires so 
they dont leak or do
> i have to take the spare to a specialty tire shop?
> 
> Mark
> 6683