Had a '65 VW. Ran tubes in tubeless tires. No problem on the front... But,
rear
tire "crept" due to accellerating until value was pinched to leaking. And we
all
know how much torque those Bugs had. :-)
Cheers, Barry
TR3A in boxes and Healey 3000 in pieces.
Robert Rudolphi wrote:
> I also remember more often then
> not leaving the tubes out of original tube type Michelin red lines for the
> same reason. They seemed to seat on the rims and hold air fine with out
> tubes. IMHO leave the tubes out whenever possible.
>
> >>
> >> "Those 1963 rims were never made for tubeless tires -- they used tubes
> >> in those days. Even if you are able to seal around the edges with the
> >> sealants used today, my experience has been that the tires will
> >> gradually lose air.
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