got a slow leak in the rear tire. I will be replacing it in 2 weeks. will using 'fix-a-flat' do any harm if my rear wheel is tubeless? As I said, I will be replacing it withing 2 weeks.

 

Slime or wait.

 

ive been working for tyre companys for years now its classed as a tempory fix it wnt do damage but stay of the motorways/highways at speed there will be an unstable balance which will make the rear tye get hoter then normal.

this is in no means gospal its just what ive been told on the corse ive done over the years never tryed the stuff my self as i just repair or change it same day

 

Regarding balance, especially if Slime, it should auto balance as you ride and might even offer a better ride than before. That said I wouldn't want to trust it at speed if I didn't have to. Rapid deflation would be bad I'm thinking. I had a 33" all terrain melt down in me running 75 in less than a mile, but my concern on 2 wheels would be laying it down of course.

 

Tighten the screw up. Honestly, I rode for several weeks just retightening the screw until I could get mine plugged.

 

...till you get up to speed and it flings out leading to rapid deflation. That's what happened with the AT I mentioned. Got on the on ramp, up to speed, heard the bolt nail the wheel well with force, ol lady watched rear tire in mirror till I could merge 2 lanes, and to make sure that's what it was, next thing I know it's DONE and sidewalls melted down. All in less than a mile.

 

just wait till you get a new tire.

 

naw guys it ain't like that.

No hole to plug... temp raising from 15 degrees to 65 in mere hours... it's a physics thing I guess, & I was afraid I had popped the seal. It never went flat, just low so... it appears I didn't; I pumped it up & so far so good.

I do have a mini compressor that have alligator clips I can carry in my saddle bags just in case it goes low again though.

I was just wanting to know if there was chemical abrasion situation issues that would affect my rims if I were to be overly cautious & used that ****... consensus that I got in the general chat section was that the guys who mount the tires hate that **** so I guess that answers my question.

as far as waiting for the new tire... not possible. I was fortunate enough not to have to put her away this winter, & she's all I got right now so, yeah I'd like to get a new tire ASAP but reality is a bitch...

besides, can't be afraid all your life... right?



p.s. WVHog... I DID tighten the valve stem screw up...

 

Yes, the tire changing guys do hate the slime and fix-a-flat. And I wasn't talking about the tire valve, I was talking about tightening up the screw if you had a screw in your tire leaking air.

 

Sorry, but I've done the tightening of the screw head on more that one motorcycle tire and rode for a while on them. Never has one flung out. Yes, they had begun to unscrew themselves, but never flung out. Even on car tires, the heads usually just wear off and then you have to dig the threads out when you go to plug the tire.