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Old 11-24-2009 | 02:01 PM
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Can you patch a tire
Can you patch and plug a tire

New 09 w/ 5K miles and I have a small nail in the rear

Tire is not losing air, but I am wondering when I pull this thing out what is going to happen

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Old 11-24-2009 | 02:05 PM
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I carry a Stop & Go tire plug kit with all the time for emergency...but if I were to be home and have a small nail or similar object in a tire, I may be tempted to hot patch it from the inside....

It can be done, know some that have gotten good mileage from a patched tire...but I'm not recommending this practice...at you own risk....
 
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Old 11-24-2009 | 02:10 PM
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Can you patch a tire
Can you patch and plug a tire

New 09 w/ 5K miles and I have a small nail in the rear

Tire is not losing air, but I am wondering when I pull this thing out what is going to happen

Thanks

Pull the nail and put in a tube. Then replace when its worn out.
 
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Old 11-24-2009 | 02:20 PM
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I have successfully plugged my rear tire and still used up the remaining tire life. Since then, I found a product called "Ride-On". You put it in your good tires and if you find a nail, you pull the nail then ride. The hole is sealed by the product. Another beneficial side-effect is that the product balances your tires. If you do a search, you will find that a lot of people here would recommend Ride-On.

http://www.ride-on.com/prod_mot.asp
 
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Old 11-24-2009 | 02:31 PM
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Stop and Go Tire plugs, way to go. I need their fancy tool that inserts the plug easy.
 
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Old 11-24-2009 | 02:44 PM
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I carry a plug kit but will replace a plugged tire as soon as possible regardless of the milage. prol overkill, i know some folks have riden with plugged tires for the life of the tire but i don't feel comfortable doing that. we only got 2 tires on the road.....
 
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Old 11-24-2009 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Sheep
Pull the nail and put in a tube. Then replace when its worn out.
+1 put in a tube.
 
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Old 11-24-2009 | 04:17 PM
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What you need is called a plug-patch. It looks like a big roofing nail, and requires dismounting the tire to install from the inside. Dunlop refers to it as one of two approved ways to repair a flat. I recommend you look at the Dunlop website for info on flat repair.
 
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Old 11-24-2009 | 04:32 PM
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+1+1 on the tube deal.
 
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Old 11-24-2009 | 04:48 PM
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If you can pull the tire and patch the tire properly what is the point of going to a tube? Just askin.

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