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[Richard Toms]

Hello all,



I have a 2004 Adrenalin 4x4. One of the factory chrome rims are leaking air where the rim meets the tire. I have already tried a newer tire to confirm it is not the tire. The shop I took the truck to, noticed that one rim might be faulty. So looks like I need to find another factory OEM 2004 Chrome Adrenalin 16x7 rim. I have tried a search and have found pretty much nothing. I would rather not purchase a new set of rims just to replace one, but that would only happen depending on price. I run 40psi in each Mickey Thompson tire I have, and in a weeks time, the one rim gets down to 20psi, while the others are still at 40psi.



Any help would be great to hear.

 

[Steve Krusich]

Before I decided anything I would try a can of some type of fix-a-flat....maybe that would seal it or make it tolerable.

 

[Tim Holt]

I had a similar situation with a rim on my Landcruiser. I took it to Walmart and they used some kind of sealant. It never leaked again. I have since sold that and now have the Sport Trac. The corrosion was caused by a previous owner getting dirt between the tire and the rim which then caused the rim to corrode a bit.



Hope this helps and it may save you the cost of a new rim.

 

[Gavin Allan]

Try using some bead sealer.

 

[Yardsale]

It can happen that the chrome separates from the base material (known problem on Mercedes with chromed alloy rims) and the air escapes trough the gap.



There are shops that re-chrome rims as a fix. I recall that it's kind of expensive, but under $200.00 per rim (and less expensive than a new set of rims). Many places do this as an exchange, so you don't have to wait.

 

[EddieS'04]

I had an alluminum rim build up corosion on the bead seat. Power wire brush and bead sealer took care of it.

 

[Mickey Luis]

I had on my EBay watch list for months some '05 Adrenalin rims. The listing is not up on EBay but on Car-parts.com they are listed as still being available. Bishop's Auto Recycle in Middletown, Ct. They are $95 each and they will ship because they have a EBay store. Good luck.

 

[Richard Toms]

Thanks for the ideas. I went back to FORD about this, and they have now fixed the same rim twice. Second time, grind down a part the rim that seemed causing the problem. Used bead seal and its still leaking. Not as bad, but still. I have searched many of places. Perhaps, I will just deal with it until Spring gets here and buy another set of wheels. Of course, not really what I want to do.