Hello, so one of my new CCW wheels is leaking from the ARP bolts. So i'm going to reseal the wheel myself instead of sending it back. Two questions, what silicone sealant should I use, and second, can i just reseal the barrel without taking the bolts out or do they need to come out so the sealant can seep down further? Thanks in advance!
CCW Leaking from seal (help)
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I have no experience with CCW wheels but the 2 and 3 piece wheels I have seen use an O ring to seal not RTV
oh okay, well im more then certain they use silicone to seal these. Would be nice to just pop a new o ring in lol
One way to find out is to take it apart or just call CCW, they should be able to tell you
No brainer.
Call CCW.
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Mine leaked brand new as well. I've actually seen a few posts now regarding brand new CCWs leaking. Pretty ridiculous considering how much they cost.
Leaks have always been an issue with multi piece wheels. They don’t all leak but the potential is there
One of Mine have been leaking since new. They told me to send them back. But I was going have to take off the tire then ship it plus have my car suck on the jack for 2- 3 weeks so I just live with it.
Yeah I don’t want to wait either, videos I watched it seems very straight forward to re seal it. You’d think for $5,000 the wheels would be perfect
the first time I had the tire removed, it then happened again and they had me ship the entire wheel back and tire with provided box. It was good after that but that was end of season. Hopefully its still good when I put them on again.
What was the turn around time to get it back?
Yeup my exact reason why I’m doing it myself, F That, I just ordered sealant
I keep an extra set of wheel (18 in reps) on hand at all times now because of this problem. The last time I had a leak it was at the valve stem, so it was an easy fix.
I had the same issue with my TF chicanes back in the day.
I had the same issue with my TF chicanes back in the day.
I hate multi-piece wheels ... such a pain because of potential for leaks.
Assuming it's sealed using silicone and not an o-ring gasket, you want to use Dow Corning 832.
Split the wheel apart. Thoroughly clean the mating surface of all old silicone. Bolt the wheel back together loosely. Run a bead around the seam; smooth it out with your finger; let it dry for 1-2hrs, then tighten the wheel bolts.
Edit: And only use Dow Corning 832. Everything else is garbage for rim sealing.
Assuming it's sealed using silicone and not an o-ring gasket, you want to use Dow Corning 832.
Split the wheel apart. Thoroughly clean the mating surface of all old silicone. Bolt the wheel back together loosely. Run a bead around the seam; smooth it out with your finger; let it dry for 1-2hrs, then tighten the wheel bolts.
Edit: And only use Dow Corning 832. Everything else is garbage for rim sealing.
Yes I bought the Dow thankfully. Finally got all the old silicone off, I had to use a wire brush on a gun, other wise that crap was almost impossible to get off. Cleaned everything, put wheel back together hand tight, going to seal now then torque after, thanks for the input!
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So I let it cure for 3 days, got it mounted today and it’s leaking behind the bolts again. F This wheel, just going to send it back to CCW. I can’t understand how airs getting passed a brand new seal along with the loctite nuts torqued to 32lbs
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