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Old 05-26-2008, 10:41 PM   #1
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I keep blowing bead seals and valve stems on my car I have a '01 Special Edition. I am thinking that it has to be the rims, I have gone through 3 bead seals and about 8 valve stems. Anyone out there have any ideas besides new rims, I like to keep them they have "special edition" on the hub and it ties the car together.
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bead seals.......not enough air in the tire when tire is installed to ''seat'' the bead/tire?


what do you mean by blowing a valve stem?
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By "blowing" valve stems I meant that they went bad, or that was what the mechanics said. I have had a lot replaced as well my bead seals. How many PSI should they be installed at?
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forget what i said..i thought the conditions were different...X2 on the above comment
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