Hello all, after a couple of weeks my new wheels (pro2/819) have finally been built! Last night I attempted to go tubeless:
I have UST Rims + Small Block 8 tires + stans
initially I couldn’t get them to pump up to save my life, then remembered the whole sealant thing many pumps later they were holding air ish…
I rotated the wheels round to find any holes as explained on many websites, the front seemed to be all ok, Then tried the rear, could hear a hole, found it tried to get the stans to seal it, it just squirted out over the floor, and then clotted… thought great! However then proceeded to pump it up to a more suitable pressure, to which the hole blew again. This continued so I decided to leave it on a lower pressure and see what happens over night.
Go down this morning both tires flat, it would appear the front wasn’t seated correctly so have re-pumped it up and seems to be ok…
The rear its the same hole, this time I left it clot and am hoping it’ll stay that way just need to dry up or something (is this how the sealant works?)
So my questions:
Non UST tires should work?
How big a hole does Stans seal?
If this hole is sealed and holds pressure should I worry that It might just burst again when at a higher pressure or when I go over a bump?
What should I seal this hole with if it’s too big for Stans?
Hope some of your can help, don’t want to be embarrassed on my club right tomorrow!
