Stopping slow leaks? (Not prostate related)

[bobhamlin]

I have a slow leak in my front tire. I lose about 6 pounds of pressure a day. I've visually checked for embedded nails, tacks, etc., but no such luck.

I changed the core valve hoping that was the problem, but no such luck.

Is there any way short of pulling the wheel off and sticking it in a big bucket of water for finding (stopping) this annoyance?

[caddman11]

You can try a spray bottle with soapy water, it should bubble around the leak. I'm not sure if you need a spray bottle, just a good soaking of soapy water.

[k9sarky]

You might find it by spraying soapy water on the tire around the rim, at the vavle stem and then around the tread. Do small areas at a time and watch for air bubbles.
As a last resort you could add Slime to the tire.

[k9sarky]

You beat me to the draw caddman11.

[dogdoc]

Slime is a short term fix not a long term solution. Its corrosive to the mags. Could add the other sealant for tires that is safe for the mags. I forget the name at the moment but Im sure somebody remembers it.
And it's not saw palmetto. http://s2.images.proboards.com/grin.gif

[mrbill69]

A couple tire changes ago, a dealer gouged up the bead surfaces on both my rims. I now change my own tires but they will leak if I take no action. (water with a little dish soap in it works well). The first time it happened I broke the beads and with my finger applied a thin coat of ultra gray silicone to the bead surface of the rim, or you could just put it on the tire bead. Now when I put on a new tire I apply it before I set the bead. No more slow leaks.

[ringadingh]

Six lbs a day is to much to be losing, follow some of the above posts and get it fixed soon. It should be easy to find if its leaking down that amount. I have found that most times slow leaks get worse over time, not better.

[scott2007nomad]

I was losing about 5lbs a day. I rolled the bike as my daughter found a nail in the middle of the tire. I was just a small silver dot on the tire.