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I took the leaking tire off my Explorer up to the local shop for a repair, and
was surprised by what they found.B The steel wheel was leaking, not the
tire.B Some combination of rust (I'm near Boston) and maybe metal fatigue or
a manufacturing problem caused a leak to form right where the central web is
welded to the rim.B And the guy said he sees this all the time on the local
police cruisers, also Fords.



My Explorer is 10 years old, street driven, no off road crazyness, but we're
up here in the snow/rust belt.B It used to be that steel wheels were regarded
as the rugged ones, and alloys were pretty but delicate.B Maybe that's
changing?B Has anyone else seen signs of weakness in recent steel wheels,
Ford or anybody else?



Needless to say,B all 4B wheels are being replaced tomorrow.



Stu
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Mail From: Sandy Ganz <(email redacted)>

Never seen it on steel wheels, but seen porous castings on a older chevy I
had. 2 rims leaked from day one, and the dumb deal never could find the leak.
Out of warranty after a new set of tires were put on, the leaks were found.
Porosity in the castings...

Sandy



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Subject: [Tigers] Wheel failure -
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I took the leaking tire off my Explorer up to the local
shop for a repair, and
was surprised by what they found.B The steel wheel was
leaking, not the
tire.B Some combination of rust (I'm near Boston) and maybe
metal fatigue or
a manufacturing problem caused a leak to form right where the
central web is
welded to the rim.B And the guy said he sees this all the time
on the local
police cruisers, also Fords.



My Explorer is 10 years old,
street driven, no off road crazyness, but we're
up here in the snow/rust
belt.B It used to be that steel wheels were regarded
as the rugged ones, and
alloys were pretty but delicate.B Maybe that's
changing?B Has anyone else
seen signs of weakness in recent steel wheels,
Ford or anybody else?
Needless to say,B all 4B wheels are being replaced tomorrow.



Stu
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Mail From: Dave Munroe <(email redacted)>

Sandy;

Up here in Nova Scotia, the rust capital of the world, this is a common
occurrence. Steel wheels on a street car are good for about 10 -12 years
before the rot sets in. My cousin had three wheels go at the same time on a
Toyota this winter. Car is 12 years old.

It usually happens to the rim area where the tire bead seats. The rust gets
into the surface, the tire shop wire brushes it off, and if the pits are
deep enough, the wheel won't hold air and is scrap.

But left coasters will know nothing of this challenge! We have our crosses
to bear here on the east coast.

Dave

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Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Wheel failure - Non Tiger Content


> Never seen it on steel wheels, but seen porous castings on a older chevy I
> had. 2 rims leaked from day one, and the dumb deal never could find the
> leak.
> Out of warranty after a new set of tires were put on, the leaks were
> found.
> Porosity in the castings...
>
> Sandy
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From:
> "(email redacted)" <(email redacted)>
> To: (email redacted)
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:10:29 AM
> Subject: [Tigers] Wheel failure -
> Non Tiger Content
>
> I took the leaking tire off my Explorer up to the local
> shop for a repair, and
> was surprised by what they found.B The steel wheel was
> leaking, not the
> tire.B Some combination of rust (I'm near Boston) and maybe
> metal fatigue or
> a manufacturing problem caused a leak to form right where the
> central web is
> welded to the rim.B And the guy said he sees this all the time
> on the local
> police cruisers, also Fords.
>
>
>
> My Explorer is 10 years old,
> street driven, no off road crazyness, but we're
> up here in the snow/rust
> belt.B It used to be that steel wheels were regarded
> as the rugged ones, and
> alloys were pretty but delicate.B Maybe that's
> changing?B Has anyone else
> seen signs of weakness in recent steel wheels,
> Ford or anybody else?
> Needless to say,B all 4B wheels are being replaced tomorrow.
>
>
>
> Stu
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