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New tire - pressure dropping

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  • 09-08-2007 7:38am
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    Marathon_Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭


    Got a new set of tyres last Wednesday. Wheels are alloys. Pumped the tires that night to about 33 PSI and headed away for the weekend so car was driven.

    Had my NCT yesterday morning so went to the garage to do a quick check and the pressure in one tyre had dropped to about 22 PSI! Before I head back to the tire shop does it seam reasonable to assume that the tyre isn't sealed properly or the valve could be leaking?

    I've checked it for nails, etc and didn't notice anything.

    Thanks,

    MM


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    MAYPOP
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    Probably the valve leaking - wiggle it around and you might hear air escaping.


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    JoeySully
    Registered Users Posts: 1,276 ✭✭✭JoeySully


    take if off and pur a bucket of water over it and should see where the wata is bubbling


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    Gary ITR
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    Marathon_Man wrote:
    Got a new set of tyres last Wednesday. Wheels are alloys. Pumped the tires that night to about 33 PSI and headed away for the weekend so car was driven.

    Had my NCT yesterday morning so went to the garage to do a quick check and the pressure in one tyre had dropped to about 22 PSI! Before I head back to the tire shop does it seam reasonable to assume that the tyre isn't sealed properly or the valve could be leaking?

    I've checked it for nails, etc and didn't notice anything.

    Thanks,

    MM


    Are they all after loosing pressure or just the one?

    Some of the gauges in filling stations can't be trusted either so be careful


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    Marathon_Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 111 ✭✭Marathon_Man


    Just the one. Other three are fine.

    I'm gonna bring is back Saturday.


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