Wheel has a hole in it

[RRonning1984]

Got my new tires mounted on my used but new looking wheels a week ago. Well my front passenger side had a slow leak in it. Every morning I came out to look at it and it was low. I took it to a couple shops. They reset the bead, changed the valve stem and changed the valve core with no luck. Yesterday I finally had had enough of it and took it to a local trucking company and had them sink it in thier dunk tank and I found the leak. It was on the back of the rim where the two peices are joined. My wheels of course are not made anymore so I am trying JB Weld on it right now. Cleaned it up good with the dremal and put two coats on the wheel. The wheel is wbout half full of air and doesent seem to be leaking. Actually it stopped leaking while I was grinding Do you guys think it will hold?

[bigcountrysg]

It will hold but the question is for how long. My suggestion is get a hold of a welder. Not the machine but an actual person that has a lot of knowledge in welding. I know my friend has tig welded damaged aluminum rims before. Myself I have changed the backspacing on steel rims by cutting out the center and welding it back in where I wanted it.

Get a good knowledgable welder and see if they can tig it. This will give you a long lasting repair.

[jfines@cox.net]

JB weld is a wonderfull tool when there are no other options.

I once used it on a waterpump housing on my Dad's 79 buick. It held for another 6 years until a truck t-boned the car.

I had a guy come on one time and he said his tire was always going flat. I got lucky on it though. I was spraying the tire down with soap water and saw bubbles come out fo the rim. Right in the thickest part of the rim there was a pin hole so small you couldnt see it but it was enough to blow bubbles when I hit it with soapy water. You wouldnt think that a rim could leak. I bet you will be ok with the jb weld. If it doesnt work have some one tig it and then grind it smooth and get your wheel rebalanced.