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I know that catsailor sells complete cat trax and some parts but I figured out a way to fix old cracked roleez wheels used in a lot of the trax (and probably works for other types as well). The set I got were old and one of the wheels had cracked and this let air out despite trying all sorts of glues and tire-sealant. I tried one last effort- I drilled a hole in the tire, let as much air out as possible and squirted in 2 cans of expanding foam insulation/sealant (from hardware store). It works... and beats the 100$ replacement cost. HOWEVER, I encourage everyone to support catsailor


 
Posted : August 25, 2005 6:48 pm
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I think I've heard of doing that before....and that that foam tends to absorb water.


 
Posted : August 25, 2005 7:37 pm
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yeah, it might... but we'll see. by the time I just give up and buy a new wheel I will likely have already spent more than the 100$! But hey, whatever works... gives me something to do when I am not sailing


 
Posted : August 25, 2005 9:53 pm
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I had a tire that was leaking too. I filled it with air, and submerged the tire in my pool and you could see the air bubble coming through the cracks. I spent $28 on a tire tube from an ATV / Lawn Mower shop. Took me all of 10 minutes to install the tube. Trax are like new. I filled the tire and haven't touched it, including adding more air. I'm on my second year.


 
Posted : August 26, 2005 6:46 am
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well... CORRECTION! The split in the tire was taped with duct tape but when the foam worked so well I took the tape off.. bad idea... the foam expanding split the tire along that splt. looks like I over thought this one.


 
Posted : August 26, 2005 9:00 am
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