I was airing up the tires on project vehicles and getting ready to move them around by my shop. I use a battery powered tire pump so it goes a little slow but much better than using a manual pump. I did most of the tires and had some that looked like they couldn’t hold air, but did which will allow me to move things. Then I came to one of the best looking tires leaning up against a car shell. I started to inflate it to make sure it had enough pressure when I used it to replace a tire that no longer holds air. Water started to run out along the bead and down to the ground. I kept pumping and it kept running. I moved the tire around and realized it was really heavy and had water in it. I removed the inside of the valve stem and gallons of water ran out! This tire didn’t look like the bead had come unsealed from the rim. I can’t figure out how the water got into the tire???
Could have been laying flat on the ground for a long time without any air in it and then, maybe, someone aired it up not knowing it was full of water? Just guessing.
If water was leaking from the bead, then that tire was not seated on the rim properly. That or the rim is damaged where the bead seals. Otherwise no water would escape from the bead while you were trying to inflate it. That is also how water got in. I assume the wheel was out in the rain at some point.
Yes, it has been outside for years, but it was standing up leaning against a car body. It must have been flat on the ground and my helper move it to rake leaves. Sure wasn’t expected.
The compressor you used to air it up could’ve contained water. When our water seperator goes out or if someone forgets to turn it on, water gets in the air lines
Yeah, but airing up a tire with a small pump without a water separator is going to be miniscule. Even standing upright, a loose bead in the rain over time, it could seep gallons.
