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PostPosted: 19:51 - 10 Aug 2005    Post subject: pictures of me tyre, is this what a plug looks like? Reply with quote

does this look dodgy to anyone else? The pictures really do a crap job of picking it up but it almost looks like a skin behind the tyre wall with 2 plugs in it? The tyre has a verrrry slow leak somewhere (takes 2/3 weeks to go down) so I took it off to inspect it before taking it to a garage. The rest of the tyre looks mint 95% of the original tread on it and no damage. It's either this or it's not seated correctly (inside's corroded) :

https://img328.imageshack.us/img328/479/cxtyre011optimised25km.jpg

https://img328.imageshack.us/img328/6537/cxtyre014optimised28pl.jpg
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PostPosted: 20:02 - 10 Aug 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Those look like normal moulding marks to me. (Where they've injected the rubber).
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PostPosted: 20:03 - 10 Aug 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

As mentioned, they look normal.

Have you checked the valve?
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PostPosted: 20:05 - 10 Aug 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's not a plug, you can't/shouldn't plug a tyre wall
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PostPosted: 20:13 - 10 Aug 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just mould marks. Thumbs Up I'm voting for G's valve theory.

Plugs are obvious. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 20:14 - 10 Aug 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

valve and the rest of it seem ok jsut thats the only thing that looked abit dodgy. I'll just take it down as it is let them sort it I can't see anything obvious. By ok i mean the valve looks clean and seate where it should be and has it's cap on.
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PostPosted: 20:38 - 10 Aug 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Double post. Arse Rolling Eyes

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PostPosted: 20:39 - 10 Aug 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Get some soapy water and throw it over the vavle. If it bubbles it leaks. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 20:50 - 10 Aug 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

just lobbed it in the bath (left the bath stinking whislt I was at it) and I can't find any bubbles anywhere Crying or Very sad I don't think it's pumped up enough what pressure shall I pump it up to? The air thing at the garage by me is out of surface at the moment so will have to wait.
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PostPosted: 20:54 - 10 Aug 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pressure will be in your bikes handbook mate.

When the valve is under the water wiggle it around (stop right there Hand Laughing ) and see if that makes a difference.

FWIW. Garage forecourt pumps are not the best to use.
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