---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 01/21/15: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:14 AM - Leakguard tubes belong in the trash (Bill Judge) 2. 08:34 AM - Re: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash (Mike Kellem) 3. 08:49 AM - Re: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash (Ralph E. Capen) 4. 08:55 AM - Re: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash (Ralph E. Capen) 5. 11:11 AM - Re: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash (steve) 6. 12:49 PM - Re: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash (Linn Walters) 7. 01:53 PM - Re: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash (Reuven) 8. 04:32 PM - Re: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash (HCRV6@comcast.net) 9. 04:53 PM - Re: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash (Linn Walters) 10. 08:13 PM - Re: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash (RV6 Flyer) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:14:18 AM PST US From: Bill Judge Subject: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash Folks, I just got a second flat and the culprit was again the leakguard inner tube. If you're using these I recommend you get rid of them the next time you have your tires off or sooner. The tube just wore through and leaked. I've never seen this happen to any other brand of tube. Of course it happened at a rather inconvenient time, I was landing at Brown Field, coming back from Mexico, when you are not supposed to get out the the aircraft until the customs agent authorizes... I limped off the runway, pulled the wheel pant, and then limped to the customs box... fun fun. Fly Safe, Bill Judge N84WJ, RV-8, 1103 hrs http://rv-8.blogspot.com/ ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:34:14 AM PST US From: Mike Kellem Subject: Re: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash Did you put talc in when installing? Tough times don't last Tough people do!! Mike 931-993-7623 > On Jan 21, 2015, at 10:12, Bill Judge wrote: > > Folks, > I just got a second flat and the culprit was again the leakguard inner tub e. If you're using these I recommend you get rid of them the next time you h ave your tires off or sooner. > > The tube just wore through and leaked. I've never seen this happen to any o ther brand of tube. > > Of course it happened at a rather inconvenient time, I was landing at Brow n Field, coming back from Mexico, when you are not supposed to get out the t he aircraft until the customs agent authorizes... I limped off the runway, p ulled the wheel pant, and then limped to the customs box... fun fun. > > Fly Safe, > > > Bill Judge > N84WJ, RV-8, 1103 hrs > http://rv-8.blogspot.com/ > > > > 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3 D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:49:20 AM PST US From: "Ralph E. Capen" Subject: Re: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash I had a flat once on landing rollout - ended up being caused by a sticker inside the tire rubbing the tube. I first thought the tube was junk - until I saw the wear pattern and the respective sticker.... Might not be your case here - but I thought I would share my failure mode..... -----Original Message----- From: Bill Judge Sent: Jan 21, 2015 11:12 AM Subject: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash Folks,I just got a second flat and the culprit was again the leakguard inner tube. If you're using these I recommend you get rid of them the next time you have your tires off or sooner. The tube just wore through and leaked. I've never seen this happen to any other brand of tube. Of course it happened at a rather inconvenient time, I was landing at Brown Field, coming back from Mexico, when you are not supposed to get out the the aircraft until the customs agent authorizes... I limped off the runway, pulled the wheel pant, and then limped to the customs box... fun fun. Fly Safe, Bill JudgeN84WJ, RV-8, 1103 hrshttp://rv-8.blogspot.com/ ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:55:26 AM PST US From: "Ralph E. Capen" Subject: Re: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash And I had used talc..... -----Original Message----- >From: "Ralph E. Capen" >Sent: Jan 21, 2015 11:48 AM >To: rv-list@matronics.com >Subject: Re: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash > > >I had a flat once on landing rollout - ended up being caused by a sticker inside the tire rubbing the tube. I first thought the tube was junk - until I saw the wear pattern and the respective sticker.... > >Might not be your case here - but I thought I would share my failure mode..... > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Bill Judge > >Sent: Jan 21, 2015 11:12 AM > >To: rv-list@matronics.com > >Subject: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash > > >Folks,I just got a second flat and the culprit was again the leakguard inner tube. If you're using these I recommend you get rid of them the next time you have your tires off or sooner. >The tube just wore through and leaked. I've never seen this happen to any other brand of tube. >Of course it happened at a rather inconvenient time, I was landing at Brown Field, coming back from Mexico, when you are not supposed to get out the the aircraft until the customs agent authorizes... I limped off the runway, pulled the wheel pant, and then limped to the customs box... fun fun. >Fly Safe, > >Bill JudgeN84WJ, RV-8, 1103 hrshttp://rv-8.blogspot.com/ > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 11:11:46 AM PST US From: steve Subject: Re: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash All of the talc in the world will not prevent an inner tube leak if there i s dirt/sand/stickers/grass/rocks/etc between the tube and tire. Even a smal l grain of sand will cause a leak.=C2- Imagine the pressure between the t ube and tire and then add the punishment of high speed taxi/takoffs, brakin g and landings.=C2- Steve On Wednesday, January 21, 2015 11:07 AM, Ralph E. Capen wrote: And I had used talc..... -----Original Message----- >From: "Ralph E. Capen" >Sent: Jan 21, 2015 11:48 AM >To: rv-list@matronics.com >Subject: Re: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash > > >I had a flat once on landing rollout - ended up being caused by a sticker inside the tire rubbing the tube.=C2- I first thought the tube was junk - until I saw the wear pattern and the respective sticker.... > >Might not be your case here - but I thought I would share my failure mode. .... > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Bill Judge > >Sent: Jan 21, 2015 11:12 AM > >To: rv-list@matronics.com > >Subject: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash > > >Folks,I just got a second flat and the culprit was again the leakguard inn er tube. If you're using these I recommend you get rid of them the next tim e you have your tires off or sooner. >The tube just wore through and leaked. I've never seen this happen to any other brand of tube. >Of course it happened at a rather inconvenient time, I was landing at Brow n Field, coming back from Mexico, when you are not supposed to get out the the aircraft until the customs agent authorizes... I limped off the runway, pulled the wheel pant, and then limped to the customs box... fun fun. >Fly Safe, > >Bill JudgeN84WJ, RV-8, 1103 hrshttp://rv-8.blogspot.com/ > > =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- -Matt Dralle, List Admin. S - ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 12:49:37 PM PST US From: Linn Walters Subject: Re: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash In my (limited) experience, a tube will only wear through if assembled without talc or was underinflated. I talc everything .... tube, inside of tire and even the wheel hub. Extra talc on the tire bead will make tire removal much easier down the road ... er ... airway :-D . Linn On 1/21/2015 11:12 AM, Bill Judge wrote: > Folks, > I just got a second flat and the culprit was again the leakguard inner > tube. If you're using these I recommend you get rid of them the next > time you have your tires off or sooner. > > The tube just wore through and leaked. I've never seen this happen to > any other brand of tube. > > Of course it happened at a rather inconvenient time, I was landing at > Brown Field, coming back from Mexico, when you are not supposed to get > out the the aircraft until the customs agent authorizes... I limped > off the runway, pulled the wheel pant, and then limped to the customs > box... fun fun. > > Fly Safe, > > > Bill Judge > N84WJ, RV-8, 1103 hrs > http://rv-8.blogspot.com/ > > > * > > > * > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 01:53:20 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash From: Reuven Had the exact same problem a few years ago with the Dresser No Leaks. 2 of t hem let go on landings (about a month apart). One split on a seam, the othe r had cracks like it was old rubber and very poor quality. I don't buy Dresser tubes anymore. Mitchel in much better quality. 7A 7WT Sent from my I doohickey > On Jan 21, 2015, at 12:48 PM, Linn Walters wrote: > > In my (limited) experience, a tube will only wear through if assembled wit hout talc or was underinflated. > I talc everything .... tube, inside of tire and even the wheel hub. Extra talc on the tire bead will make tire removal much easier down the road ... e r ... airway :-D . > Linn > > >> On 1/21/2015 11:12 AM, Bill Judge wrote: >> Folks, >> I just got a second flat and the culprit was again the leakguard inner tu be. If you're using these I recommend you get rid of them the next time you h ave your tires off or sooner. >> >> The tube just wore through and leaked. I've never seen this happen to any other brand of tube. >> >> Of course it happened at a rather inconvenient time, I was landing at Bro wn Field, coming back from Mexico, when you are not supposed to get out the t he aircraft until the customs agent authorizes... I limped off the runway, p ulled the wheel pant, and then limped to the customs box... fun fun. >> >> Fly Safe, >> >> >> Bill Judge >> N84WJ, RV-8, 1103 hrs >> http://rv-8.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> >> >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> 01/21/15 >> > > > ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 04:32:12 PM PST US From: HCRV6@comcast.net Subject: Re: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash What Linn said, but more so. I have over 1200 hours on a set of leakguard t ubes that have been through three sets of tires so far. Use copious amounts of talc, in my case plain ole' baby powder on all surfaces, always very sl ightly inflate the tube before mating the wheel halves to make certain that the tube is straight in the tire with no folds or kinks, even wiggle it ar ound to make sure, then deflate just enough to mate the wheel halves, makin g certain that the tube doesn't get pinched between the wheel halves. With all the talc you should have spread on the tube and inside the tire casing the tube moves around easily. After the bolts are tight, partially inflate the tube again and bounce it on the floor a couple of times to again make s ure the tube has no kinks or folds, then deflate once more and do it again for good measure before finally inflating to your desired pressure. Takes a few minutes longer but sure beats flat tires. BTW, with my leakguards my tires lose one psi or less in six or eight weeks . Harry Crosby RV-6, coming up on 1300 hours ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linn Walters" Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 12:48:26 PM Subject: Re: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash In my (limited) experience, a tube will only wear through if assembled with out talc or was underinflated. I talc everything .... tube, inside of tire and even the wheel hub. Extra t alc on the tire bead will make tire removal much easier down the road ... e r ... airway :-D . Linn On 1/21/2015 11:12 AM, Bill Judge wrote: Folks, I just got a second flat and the culprit was again the leakguard inner tube . If you're using these I recommend you get rid of them the next time you h ave your tires off or sooner. The tube just wore through and leaked. I've never seen this happen to any o ther brand of tube. Of course it happened at a rather inconvenient time, I was landing at Brown Field, coming back from Mexico, when you are not supposed to get out the t he aircraft until the customs agent authorizes... I limped off the runway, pulled the wheel pant, and then limped to the customs box... fun fun. Fly Safe, Bill Judge N84WJ, RV-8, 1103 hrs http://rv-8.blogspot.com/ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com 01/21/15 =========== ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 04:53:30 PM PST US From: Linn Walters Subject: Re: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash Just to expand .... pun intended .... when the valve core is removed I inflate/deflate the tube often using my air gun to prevent folds that Harry talks about. One other problem I've seen are the wrong size tube installed .... both too small and too big. Happens a lot when the plane uses 5.00-5 on the nose and 6.00-6 on the mains. Not all that hard to switch tubes. Linn On 1/21/2015 7:29 PM, HCRV6@comcast.net wrote: > What Linn said, but more so. I have over 1200 hours on a set of > leakguard tubes that have been through three sets of tires so far. > Use copious amounts of talc, in my case plain ole' baby powder on all > surfaces, always very slightly inflate the tube before mating the > wheel halves to make certain that the tube is straight in the tire > with no folds or kinks, even wiggle it around to make sure, then > deflate just enough to mate the wheel halves, making certain that the > tube doesn't get pinched between the wheel halves. With all the talc > you should have spread on the tube and inside the tire casing the tube > moves around easily. After the bolts are tight, partially inflate the > tube again and bounce it on the floor a couple of times to again make > sure the tube has no kinks or folds, then deflate once more and do it > again for good measure before finally inflating to your desired > pressure. Takes a few minutes longer but sure beats flat tires. > > BTW, with my leakguards my tires lose one psi or less in six or eight > weeks. > > Harry Crosby > RV-6, coming up on 1300 hours > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From: *"Linn Walters" > *To: *"RV-List" > *Sent: *Wednesday, January 21, 2015 12:48:26 PM > *Subject: *Re: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash > > In my (limited) experience, a tube will only wear through if assembled > without talc or was underinflated. > I talc everything .... tube, inside of tire and even the wheel hub. > Extra talc on the tire bead will make tire removal much easier down > the road ... er ... airway :-D . > Linn > > > On 1/21/2015 11:12 AM, Bill Judge wrote: > > Folks, > I just got a second flat and the culprit was again the leakguard > inner tube. If you're using these I recommend you get rid of them > the next time you have your tires off or sooner. > > The tube just wore through and leaked. I've never seen this happen > to any other brand of tube. > > Of course it happened at a rather inconvenient time, I was landing > at Brown Field, coming back from Mexico, when you are not supposed > to get out the the aircraft until the customs agent authorizes... > I limped off the runway, pulled the wheel pant, and then limped to > the customs box... fun fun. > > Fly Safe, > > > Bill Judge > N84WJ, RV-8, 1103 hrs > http://rv-8.blogspot.com/ > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 08:13:16 PM PST US From: RV6 Flyer Subject: RE: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash Been running Michelim Air Stop tubes since May 2005. Almost 1=2C300 flight hours on the tubes according to log and not sure how many tires without go ing through the log more. Also using plain old baby talc with procedures a nd service like Harry Crosby. Looks like I had 1=2C671 hours on the tubes that Van provided. They needed air once a month. Gary A. Sobek "My Sanity" RV-6 N157GS O-320 Hartzell=2C 2=2C954+ Flying Hours Pennsylvania=2C USA From: flying-nut@cfl.rr.com Subject: Re: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the trash =0A =0A =0A =0A =0A Just to expand .... pun intended ....=0A when the valve core is removed I inflate/deflate the tube often=0A using my air gun to prevent folds that Harry talks about. One=0A other problem I've seen are the wrong size tube installed ....=0A both too small and too big. Happens a lot when the plane uses=0A 5.00-5 on the nose and 6.00-6 on the mains. Not all that hard to=0A switch tubes. =0A Linn =0A =0A On 1/21/2015 7:29 PM=2C HCRV6@comcast.net wrote: =0A =0A =0A =0A What Linn said=2C but more so. I=0A have over 1200 hours on a set of leakguard tubes that have=0A been through three sets of tires so far. Use copious amounts=0A of talc=2C in my case plain ole' baby powder on all surfaces=2C =0A always very slightly inflate the tube before mating the wheel=0A halves to make certain that the tube is straight in the tire=0A with no folds or kinks=2C even wiggle it around to make sure=2C =0A then deflate just enough to mate the wheel halves=2C making=0A certain that the tube doesn't get pinched between the wheel=0A halves. With all the talc you should have spread on the tube=0A and inside the tire casing the tube moves around easily. =0A After the bolts are tight=2C partially inflate the tube again=0A and bounce it on the floor a couple of times to again make=0A sure the tube has no kinks or folds=2C then deflate once more=0A and do it again for good measure before finally inflating to=0A your desired pressure. Takes a few minutes longer but sure=0A beats flat tires. =0A =0A =0A =0A BTW=2C with my leakguards my tires=0A lose one psi or less in six or eight weeks. =0A =0A =0A =0A Harry Crosby =0A =0A RV-6=2C coming up on 1300 hours =0A =0A =0A =0A =0A From: "Linn=0A Walters" =0A To: "RV-List" =0A Sent: Wednesday=2C January 21=2C 2015 12:48:26 PM =0A Subject: Re: RV-List: Leakguard tubes belong in the=0A trash =0A =0A =0A In my (limited) experience=2C a=0A tube will only wear through if assembled without talc or was=0A underinflated. =0A I talc everything .... tube=2C inside of tire and even the=0A wheel hub. Extra talc on the tire bead will make tire=0A removal much easier down the road ... er ... airway :-D . =0A Linn =0A =0A =0A On 1/21/2015 11:12 AM=2C Bill Judge wrote: =0A =0A =0A Folks=2C=0A I just got a second flat and the culprit was again=0A the leakguard inner tube. If you're using these I=0A recommend you get rid of them the next time you have=0A your tires off or sooner.=0A =0A =0A The tube just wore through and leaked. I've never=0A seen this happen to any other brand of tube.=0A =0A =0A Of course it happened at a rather inconvenient time=2C=0A I was landing at Brown Field=2C coming back from Mexico=2C =0A when you are not supposed to get out the the aircraft=0A until the customs agent authorizes... I limped off the=0A runway=2C pulled the wheel pant=2C and then limped to the =0A customs box... fun fun.=0A =0A =0A Fly Safe=2C=0A =0A =0A =0A =0A Bill Judge=0A N84WJ=2C RV-8=2C 1103 hrs=0A http://rv-8.blogspot.com/ =0A =0A =0A =0A =0A =0A =0A =0A =0A =0A =0A =0A =0A ============0A ============0A ============0A ============0A =0A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.