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Bird
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<font color=blue>Can I put a plug in the tire?</font color=blue>
Yes, assuming of course that it's a tubeless tire like mine. I have one plug in my own right front tire; got a mesquite thorn in it.
Yes, assuming of course that it's a tubeless tire like mine. I have one plug in my own right front tire; got a mesquite thorn in it.
Thomas
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Depending on the size of the hole.
I think it would be wise to have a tube install,for your FEL use that causes pressure on the tire..wouldn't want the plug to let ago.
I think Townline at one time had a tire fixer..maybe Steve or Chuck could help.
Bet its a little nippy down there in the valley this morning.
Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
I think it would be wise to have a tube install,for your FEL use that causes pressure on the tire..wouldn't want the plug to let ago.
I think Townline at one time had a tire fixer..maybe Steve or Chuck could help.
Bet its a little nippy down there in the valley this morning.
Thomas..NH /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
gerard
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check out some of the previous posts about tires and the "slime" products. multi seal makes a product that will stop up to a 1/2 inch hole and another one that is compatable with liquid filled tires. Best thing I ever did - no more flats!!!!!! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
frank_f15
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yes u can plug it, unless it is a big hole or rip. i have a gt that was getting slow leaks, found that i was picking up thorns and making the tire slowly leak air, so i had tubes put in, WRONG MOVE!!!! now when i pick up a thorn the tire goes flat real quick.
I plugged a slow leak I had this summer. Based on recommendations here I bought some slime and some plugs and decided I'd try a plug first. It was a piece of cake to install and I haven't lost a bit of pressure in the tire since.
I'll wait until the next puncture to give the slime a try.
I'll wait until the next puncture to give the slime a try.
theboman
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If the tires are loaded I'd patch the tire. Any leakage will cause the rim to start rusting, corrision (sp), etc.
NEVER plug a tire on your car, truck or whatever you drive on the highway with, it's very dangerous and tire makers tell you to never plug, and a few tire dealers in this area will not plug automobile tires. Oh, the plugs blow out and a blow on the highway is always life threating.
Bo McCarty
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NEVER plug a tire on your car, truck or whatever you drive on the highway with, it's very dangerous and tire makers tell you to never plug, and a few tire dealers in this area will not plug automobile tires. Oh, the plugs blow out and a blow on the highway is always life threating.
Bo McCarty
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Bird
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<font color=blue>NEVER plug a tire on your car</font color=blue>
Bo, this is a topic that could perhaps generate a lot of controversy./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif I was doing tire repairs in my dad's service station when the first new cars with tubeless tires came on the market. Remember the old "hot patches" we used on tubes? We even had customers who bought brand new cars and brought them to us to put tubes in the tires because they didn't trust those newfangled tubeless tires. So I was still fixin' flats when the first "plugs" hit the market, and had some experience with them (black rubber that looked like mushrooms) and yes, centrifugal force at higher speeds would sling them right out of the tire. Of course, since then quite a number of different kinds of "plugs" have come on the market; some better than others. My brothers owned a tire dealership in Alaska for quite a number of years, fixed all flats with plugs unless the customer specified a patch, and said they never had a single complaint. Now being a bit lazy, I let a local tire repair shop fix most of my flats the last few years, since he only charges me $5 and I've always had him patch the inside; however, he claims the plugs he uses are better. And of course he's closed on Sundays, so I have my own plug kit, and have used it a couple of times; have one plug in the right front tire of my tractor (can't remember how long it's been there) and I have one plug in a rear tire on my pickup that's been there about 3 years.
So . . ., I'm not so sure you're right about NEVER plugging a tire on your car; however, being from the "old school", I, too, still prefer patching from the inside./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
Bo, this is a topic that could perhaps generate a lot of controversy./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif I was doing tire repairs in my dad's service station when the first new cars with tubeless tires came on the market. Remember the old "hot patches" we used on tubes? We even had customers who bought brand new cars and brought them to us to put tubes in the tires because they didn't trust those newfangled tubeless tires. So I was still fixin' flats when the first "plugs" hit the market, and had some experience with them (black rubber that looked like mushrooms) and yes, centrifugal force at higher speeds would sling them right out of the tire. Of course, since then quite a number of different kinds of "plugs" have come on the market; some better than others. My brothers owned a tire dealership in Alaska for quite a number of years, fixed all flats with plugs unless the customer specified a patch, and said they never had a single complaint. Now being a bit lazy, I let a local tire repair shop fix most of my flats the last few years, since he only charges me $5 and I've always had him patch the inside; however, he claims the plugs he uses are better. And of course he's closed on Sundays, so I have my own plug kit, and have used it a couple of times; have one plug in the right front tire of my tractor (can't remember how long it's been there) and I have one plug in a rear tire on my pickup that's been there about 3 years.
So . . ., I'm not so sure you're right about NEVER plugging a tire on your car; however, being from the "old school", I, too, still prefer patching from the inside./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif
MikePA
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I've had a radial car tire plugged and it worked fine. The tire dealer said they could not plug a sidewall, but if it's in the tread and the hole is not too big they can, and they did. They dismounted the tire and, as Bird mentioned, plugged it from the inside.
