P1000 Beadlocks losing air

[ohiohunter]

All, I put beadlocks on this summer and I was wondering if those are running them are having a problem with them holding air. I have to air up at least once a week. I know beadlocks are prone to loosing air, but I think this is a little extreme.

 

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[GlockMeister]

All, I put beadlocks on this summer and I was wondering if those are running them are having a problem with them holding air. I have to air up at least once a week. I know beadlocks are prone to loosing air, but I think this is a little extreme.

Make sure the ring is torqued correctly. That is the most common problem. Mine leaked at first...broke them down torqued them in a criss cross pattern to the correct poundage.

 

[Neohio]

Did you torque properly? Or just impact them on until the socket stopped moving? I would try backing off all the bolts 1/2 turn, then try torquing to spec in a pattern. Consider marking the bolts when torqued to see if they are backing off. I know you are around the corner from me, but not. If you want to meet up and go over them with a torque wrench somewhere, we can.

 

[pct]

X2 check torque

 

[swsebek]

If you do bust the bead back down I would advise some bead sealant.I don't think it would hurt. We swear by this stuff.Makes beading easier too.

 

[ohanacreek]

If you do bust the bead back down I would advise some bead sealant.I don't think it would hurt. We swear by this stuff.Makes beading easier too.

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I got dual bead locks showing up Friday, would y’all recommend just putting bead sealer on in the first place or is it a pain later if you don’t need it?

 

[swsebek]

It's was designed for rusty our less then perfect rims. You apply it to the tire After you have rim in tire ready to air up.its just rubber cement basically.It does not stick to rims just helps make the rubber Lay air tight on the rim.
Do you need it? Probably not!With new tires.But who wants to loosen all them bolts and break beads down and do it over on brand new sexy rims....

 

[Neohio]

I used bead seal back in the day. We would clean all the corrosion off the bead of street cars. Lay a copious amount of bead seal on the rim, then installed the tire as normal. It acts like a glue of sorts. I would try installing/torquing the locks,seat the bead with air. then see what happens. you might need to go over the bolts again after everything settles. Much like checking your lugnut torque after 100 miles.

 

[ohiohunter]

Did you torque properly? Or just impact them on until the socket stopped moving? I would try backing off all the bolts 1/2 turn, then try torquing to spec in a pattern. Consider marking the bolts when torqued to see if they are backing off. I know you are around the corner from me, but not. If you want to meet up and go over them with a torque wrench somewhere, we can.

Thanks, I have one. I'll have to back them off and start over. I seen the guy mount my tires and he used a Dewalt driver and just went around the ring. I'll back them off and crisscross torque them. Thanks for the help.

 

[GlockMeister]

Thanks, I have one. I'll have to back them off and start over. I seen the guy mount my tires and he used a Dewalt driver and just went around the ring. I'll back them off and crisscross torque them. Thanks for the help.

Thats what they did on mine and they leaked like hell. Properly torqued now and they might lose a half lb over several months time.

 

[Smitty335]

Thats what they did on mine and they leaked like hell. Properly torqued now and they might lose a half lb over several months time.

Picked up my bead locks & tires last Friday, I requested all bead lock bolts be anti seized, don't think the parts guy knew how many there are. They did a good job, you can see and anti seize squishing out around every bolt. Poor mechanics, I bet they gave the parts guy hades. And what is the proper torque for a bead lock bolt?

 

[swsebek]

Did I miss something? Why are you guys going to bead locks?

 

[ohanacreek]

The dual beadlocks I have on the way are two step tightening. 4-6ft/lbs and then 10-12ft/lbs

 

[Smitty335]

Did I miss something? Why are you guys going to bead locks?

It's the new hair style the dread locks are out! I really don't know, I have rode for quite a ways on reg rim and totally flat. And they probably are metric.

 

[Neohio]

10-12 sounds about right.
Horrible freight has in-lbs 1/4” torque wrenches on sale all the time for less than 20. Accuracy is not as important in this application as much as consistent torque. 120-144 in-lbs is the conversion for the math challenged.

 

[Smitty335]

10-12 sounds about right.
Horrible freight has in-lbs 1/4” torque wrenches on sale all the time for less than 20. Accuracy is not as important in this application as much as consistent torque. 120-144 in-lbs is the conversion for the math challenged.

Let me see if I got this straight? knot X knot = double knot, right?

 

[swsebek]

10 to 12 is correct. I was looking at 5/16 bolts.

 

[Neohio]

As much as I hate sending people to China Freight.
I doubt Anyone wants to drop $200+ on a U.S.A. Made torque wrench for this application.

A quality torque wrench will come in handy for working on your machine though. So this might be reason to upgrade.

 

[Neohio]

10 to 12 is correct. I was looking at 5/16 bolts.

Is that going into generic aluminum? Steel? Stainless Steel?

 

[Smitty335]

As much as I hate sending people to China Freight.
I doubt Anyone wants to drop $200+ on a U.S.A. Made torque wrench for this application.

A quality torque wrench will come in handy for working on your machine though. So this might be reason to upgrade.

And snap ring pliers