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Old 09-21-2012, 05:48 PM
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Slow leak in front castor wheel

Is there something that i can put into the tire that will stop it from leaking? Filling it with air everyday is annoying.
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Old 09-21-2012, 05:50 PM
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Slime, slime and more slime.
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Old 09-21-2012, 06:03 PM
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Or a tube.
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Old 09-21-2012, 06:05 PM
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Or a tube.
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Slime only comes in bottles not tubes.
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Old 09-21-2012, 06:42 PM
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You can put a tube in it. You MUST make sure there are no thorns, nails, staples or whatever poking through to the inside of the tire before you put the tube in. Take a rag and drag it around the inside to see if there's anything there. Don't use your bare fingers or hand.
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Old 09-21-2012, 06:49 PM
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A tube is only as good until the next nail ot thorn comes along.
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Old 09-21-2012, 07:49 PM
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Get a can of fix-a-flat, then next time it's flat you use that to refill, careful don't let the psi get too high but that tire is probabli done going flat.
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Old 09-21-2012, 08:43 PM
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Just use the slime like Patriot said. Put them in all our mower tires. Since we started using slime 4 years ago haven't had any downtime due to a flat.
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Old 09-23-2012, 12:48 AM
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where is the leak ? maybe just needs a new valve stem/valve stem core.
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