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- Location
- Puget Sound, WA
Pulled the wheel after work, soaped the valve, the bead on both sides, and bubbles appeared in the hole there, whatever that's called. I tried to re-torque the bolts but it didn't change. I popped the small half off and the o-ring looked OK, but replaced it with my spare (ordered five just in case). No bubbles now. I put exactly 35psi in and I'll check it tomorrow to be sure.spray some soapy water to find out. Even a slow leak will generate bubbles.
Better to verify that it actually is the O-ring leaking than do all the work only to find a pinhole in the tire or rim (unlikely, but not impossible)
The tire guy said he had a lot of trouble with two of the wheels, and he put those two on the rear. This is the weights on that wheel - 46 1/4 oz weights. I'll keep my eyes out for one or two more 12-bolt wheels locally. The other back wheel looks to be the same.