GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 Pontiac 🢒 2000 🢒 Firebird 🢒 Suspension 🢒 Tires and Wheels 🢒 Aluminum Wheel Porosity Repair

Removal Procedure
  1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Vehicle Lifting and Jacking in General Information.
  2. Remove the tire and the wheel. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation
  3. Locate the leaking areas by inflating the tire to 280 kPa (40 psi) and dipping the tire and the wheel into a water bath.
  4. Mark the leak areas
  5. Mark the tire at the valve stem.
  6. Remove the tire from the wheel. Refer to Tire Mounting and Dismounting .
  7. Scuff the inside rim surface at the leak area with a number 80 grit sandpaper.
  8. Clean the area with a general purpose cleaner such as 3M part number 08984 or the equivalent.
  9. Apply 3 mm (1/8 in) thick layer of adhesive/sealant, GM P/N 1052366 or the equivalent, to the leak test area. Allow six hours of drying time.

Installation Procedure
  1. Install the tire to the wheel. Refer to Tire Mounting and Dismounting .
  2. Align the matchmark on the tire with the valve stem.
  3. Pressurize the tire to 280 kPa (40 psi) and inspect for leaks.
  4. Adjust the tire pressure in order to meet the specifications on the tire placard.
  5. Balance the tires and wheels. Refer to Tire and Wheel Balancing in Vibration Diagnosis and Correction.
  6. Install the tire and the wheel. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation .
  7. Lower the vehicle.