How to Plug a Leaking Tire - Screws, Nails, and more..
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- čas přidán 21. 12. 2017
- Finding a repair shop to fix your tire can be difficult, especially if your tire has a puncture near the sidewall. This was exactly my case, and the only option remaining was to do it myself. Today we repair and fix a punctured/leaking tire.
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I have the exact same tire on my Porsche Boxster s. Picked up a screw in my Developement where they are still building houses. It was a slow leak and fortunately it showed up on my dash as low air in tire, down 4 lbs when I noticed it . I was able to drive to a tire shop and they plugged it. Just about the same location as yours, probably considered a sidewall. The plug is holding , going on 4 weeks now. There is too much tread left on this tire to discard it. If you think about it, if I was to replace it today, tomorrow I could pick up another nail. So I will leave it in, driving with a patch kit from now on. Since there are no spare tires in Porsches, it’s a good safety measure. Stil holding after 6 weeks.
Yeh, very cheap insurance. It's a good thing your tires needed replacing very soon. Mine was only 3‐4 weeks old. I've have good experiences with these tires BTW. Thanks for the comment.
Nice job, and very informational! Thank you 🙏🏾
Thanks for the nice words. I appreciate that. Thanks for watching!
I has industrial staple same location. As a novice, Walmart put a new tire on, would not patch it. I kept the tire with staple bc it was like new. Glad I did. Fixed it. Now put on rim for spare or inspection
Awesome... I'm glad it helped.
Very helpful well organized straight forward video. You made several disclaimers about the risks of a repair that close to the sidewall. Thanks for posting it.
Thanks, I appreciate you mentioning that...I tried my best to disclose those risk.
This is due to DOT regulations no shop is allowed to do that. But this is a great video to show how people can do self repair.
Agreed…No shop will touch it. Thanks
Thanks. Great tutorial!
Thank You
Good for you buying the better tire plug kit. The rubber cement is not there just to plug the hole but to vulcanize the rubber of the tire and the plug making for a stronger repair. People give these plugs a bad rep but they are perfectly serviceable in the right situations that you have pointed out.
Thank you very much...I did not know that. I appreciate the kind words.
But "rubber cement" does not vulcanize, well chemically vulcanize to be specific. Use a good vulcanizing compound to be safe, even though temporary. It is cheap.
Thank you
Good info! I saw another vid the guy ran it for 42000 after plugging same spot. I always err on the side of caution but it does make you wonder.
That's a pretty long time, but I know what you mean.
@@BakeryPilot I did the same thing with my Honda Element...the plug on the sidewall lasted and I actually traded it in with the same tire three or four years later.
Wow.. that's crazy. I have no doubt it will stop a leak, especially if you're stranded on the side of a road.
How is it possible that a nail or screw laying on the ground sideways could gets stuck in a tire , especially the side of a tire , most flats are not from nails or screws sticking straight up, i have looked for videos on this subject and have been unable to find out theories on this subject, thanks for your time, safe travels to you and your people, thanks for your time,
Very good tutorial video on how to plug a tire. How did you make out with the tire that has (3) screws in it, did you replace it or plugged it like you did in the video?
The tire with 3 screws actually held air very well for the next 3 days, until the replacements came in.
I repaired one like that. It doesn't show a leak while sitting. However, as I drive it, it leaks down slowly. Tire place won't touch it. Not sure why they couldn't put a tube in it. Probably will end up with a new tire. I've never had trouble with a plug in the middle/flat part of the tire.
Yeh, they won't touch anything if there is a puncture on the sidewall. I did get it replaced with new tires.
Nice video. All issues with what you did aside, you did an emergency repair with intent to do right after. I don't intentionally twist on the plug insertion process, personal preference, I prefer liberal use of vulcanizing compound on the plug. The "drill bit" is a reamer. I also do not care about air in the tire. I will let it drain and do the plug right, then just fill it up again. Repairs like this are already sketchy, I will take my time. I takes no more than 20-30 second to inflate.
I appreciate your comment and your keen observation to this process. Yes, I did do this as an emergency until my permanent solution was ready, and in place. I did not have a portable compressor at the house, therefore trying to preserve the remaining air pressure in the tire was of great importance. Thanks for the insightful comment Brian.
Hello, My tire puncture is the same location. How many miles did it hold ?
My new tire was delivered in 3 days. I probably put 170 miles on it, and it never dropped a single PSI. I could have driven that tire for alot longer.
I really hope I can fix mine as easy, Ive heard the same thing about the sidewall problem...my tire is screwed in the same spot, the kids at my local gas station says he'll plug, but I know if it was a tire place like Mr tire, no way would they fix it.. Wish me luck
That's correct... no one will touch it if it's near the sidewall. Mine was a temporary fix until my new tire was delivered. It did hold the air pretty well though. Good luck.
Lmao. Yes trust some kid at a gas station over a professional.
@@warrenpacholzuk9190 so I drove around with a small piece of metal in my tire shoulder, now it's more dangerous because I replaced the metal with a rubber plug? Now the whole tire is shot? Gimme a break
@@JerseyFan no moron. You put the spare on and replace the tire. It is that simple.
Some kits say to twist the plug several times, once inside the tire, to create a ball; then pull the tool out.
I've seen some people do that..The instructions on this package did not mention that though.
Too close to the sidewall to plug.
Yeah: Karma. 20 years nada. 2022 3 screws in 3 different tires. Plug Kit helped. I check air pressure every week. OK.
Awesome.. glad it worked!
I would try and plug it myself before buying a new tire. I did plug one like that. As long as I didn’t park the car when the plug was on the ground. It would not leak. I drove it like that until the tire wore out.
Yeh, this process definitely works, especially if you're in a pinch.
Excellent brother, same scenario. It wasnt to close to the edge though it was in middle of the "outter edge." It was deemed un-repairable. How is it holding up for you. Im doing it my self today
I did not have the tire for too long...I used it until my replacement came in. During that time, the pressure held very well. Good luck.
Yes I would like to know if it is still holding up? Good video, thanks.
Same answer as above...I only had the bad tire for approximately 3 days until my new ones came in the mail. The tire pressure then was still spot on.
@@BakeryPilot thanks.
I have a nail on shoulder that is more close to the middle. Pepboy told me not repairable. Does ur tire still hold well?
The tire was replaced shortly after...But it was holding the air very well.
Where were you driving? In a screw factory? How did you manage 5 screws in one go!!! Lol! Magnetic tyres!
Haha... yeh, I'm surprised it did not pick up more. Def bad luck that day.
Some low life has thrown a handfull out their car window to ruin someones day!
Sometimes construction pick ups lose a box or so when going down the road. I seen it myself.
Ahh man that sucked. Always keep the plugged tire on the back just in case.
... which would be a really stupid thing to do. If a back tire blows out at speed, the car could go either way. A front tire will always pull to the side it's on.
There is a very good reason why they won’t repair it in the side wall of the tire there are small cords that hold the structure of the tire if they are damaged the tire could bulge and blow out if you get an old tire and cut through the side you will see the chords And that type of repair is for temporary use only please get professionals to fix your tires
Very true... it's good as a temporary fix.
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Is this repair safe?
Yes, it's a very common repair. Most larger tire repair centers will use a patch instead of a plug.
No. Tire shops will not plug OR patch holes this far into the sidewall. Please do not assume this person is demonstrating safe technique or knows what he is doing.
@@brianislost lol i have this shit on the same place, such a fucking bad luck i will need tire now
Tire shops always say..to close to sidewall for liability issues..But im from Chicago and ive seen it done plenty of times.Tire lasted atleast a year with same spot plugs..so if you got money laying around, get a new tire..But if not..plug the mf..lolololol
From the dealer perspective it was usually safety for customers never coming back, state inspection and money grab.
Looks like someone screwed those into your tires!
Haha...It looks that way. These were 2 month old tires(still very new). I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. Some guy dropped a bucket of screws from his truck. I picked up 5 screws.
@@BakeryPilot hate those motherfuckers always dropping their shit on the roads
Tell me about it..I was Hot for a few hours.
Lol. That is not safe, it consider a side wall damage and u are drilling into the side belt of the tire.
I would consider this safer than running on the tiny donut. This situation is unique in the fact that the tire shop did not have my tire in stock, and the leak was too great, making the car unusable in a 2 hours. My only option was to plug it. Patching a tire is by far the superior way to repair a tire, but let's not forget this technique was used for DECADES before the "patch method" was implemented. Two NEW tires came in days later and was replaced. The point of the video was to demonstrate the technique and process in "plugging" a tire, not just to plug a sidewall puncture.
@@BakeryPilot why didnt you go to other shop, there are many tires shops and this car tires arent uncommon
It's OK..Got a new ones at a pro-rated cost.
Never repair that close to the shoulder. Secondly plugs are temporary fixes only.
I wouldn't say never... If you're stranded on the side of the road, and that's the only way to make it home, I would def plug the tire. But, you are exactly correct in the fact that it's a temporary fix. A patch would be more permanent when available.
@@BakeryPilot it's called a spare. No reason to ever plug a tire for the road
I understand your position, most new cars don't carry a spare.
@@BakeryPilot and the few new cars that don't have spares come with runflat tires.
Dude I'm a licensed tire tech and have been in the tire industry for longer than you've been driving.
You will not win this debate.
This was never a debate... Does not matter how long you've been in the tire industry. I have a new car in my garage without a spare and is not equipped with runflats, just has a sealant kit. What also happens when customers or the previous owner changes the OEM "runflats" to a regular tire? This stuff happens all the time. I'm not saying those are excuses to use a tire plug, I'm just saying these things happen. My videos are here to empower viewers and to let them know that there are other options.