Tire leaking at the bead

I have Mudlites and itp wheels on the Rhino. One leaks around the bead and won't stop. I've tried leaving 25lbs of air in it for a while, and it still won't seal up. Does anyone know what I can do? I thought about putting slime in it, and leaving it set a while (leaking side down) and see if that would seal it. It's starting to piss me off. I can go out and put 15lbs in it and the next morning it's to flat to run across the yard.

Any ideas?

break the bead and clean the tire and rim. thats the only way to do it.

slime is worthless and i will never use it in any of my tires.

Thanks Bush. I forgot to mention that this tire has leaked from day 1 when the tires and wheels were both new, so I don't think there's anything between them. But, I guess I will break it down and make sure.

check the valve stem also, it could be leaking there and not at the bead

i think something in the bead or valve stem too...could even be a flap of rubber on bead ...(defect)

that just means something got between the rim when the tires where mounted.
the little tits on the tire could be between the tire and rim. i seen it before.

I'll break it down and check it tomarrow. I know it's leaking at the bead because when I go through mud I see air bubbles bad for about 2" at the bead.

if its 2inch long i would bet it is or was a sticker that was on the rim or tire and someone half assed removed it.

bush wrote:

if its 2inch long i would bet it is or was a sticker that was on the rim or tire and someone half assed removed it.

You could be right about the half ass job, the guy who did it has done nothing but prove to me how lazy and careless he is every time I've took something to him. I have been trying to give him a chance because he is close to home.

aftre breaking it down and putting it back togeather get you a finger full of grease and put a coat around the bead of the tire and the rim as well

Slime has always worked for me on small leaks.....but a 2" rim leak needs to be broke down and fixed.....

if those don't work get you a can of bead seal at advance it is made for sealing the bead to the rim. slim makes a big mess when you take the tire back off

experience with grease or slime like fixes both work . but hard side impact on the trail will pop it off the bead . the best i found is bead sealer from a tire shop .it is black paint on stuff most tire shops have it.