Emergency Tire Repair (Read 129 times)
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Emergency Tire Repair
Feb 14th, 2023 at 12:04pm
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I thought I would share this info.
We've all had flat tires. Most of mine were where help was a long way off.

  I have your usual flat repair kits where you put a plug in the tire and use a can of sealant to inflate it.

Or you just had to change your tire for the spare.
Depending on where your at that can be a real pain.

I came upon this product. What sold me was it was the only one that claimed it would seal those pesky rim leaks. If you have a certain type of wheel, corrosion will cause them. The normal fix is to dismount the tire, clean/sand the rim and remount.

That means for most people a trip to the tire store and all that involves.

I've used it on all 4 tires of my old truck. Did them during the summer and they've held air since then.

I have a portable air compressor you hook to battery but this company sells a self-contained kit
which after doing the first tire to test it out, I then bought the kit.

  You would still need to pull a nail/screw from the tire tread but that's not a big deal with some side grip pliers. If the hole was real big, you'd want to use the included plugs.

  I haven't noticed any balance issues either.

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Re: Emergency Tire Repair
Reply #1 - Feb 15th, 2023 at 6:20am
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My last flat was in 1983 or 84, a rental car. Took my partner and I less than 2 minutes to put spare on. Important business meeting.

Flats seem to have been much more common when I was young but just seem rare today.  More likely the car's electronics will cause a problem.

If often on construction sites or off road, I can see more need.
  
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Re: Emergency Tire Repair
Reply #2 - Feb 15th, 2023 at 7:10am
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BillConner wrote on Feb 15th, 2023 at 6:20am:
My last flat was in 1983 or 84, a rental car. Took my partner and I less than 2 minutes to put spare on. Important business meeting.

Flats seem to have been much more common when I was young but just seem rare today.  More likely the car's electronics will cause a problem.

If often on construction sites or off road, I can see more need.


I agree but the idea is for when you are at a place like BH parking lot. You come out and you have a flat tire. Maybe you can change the tire easy enough, maybe those lug nuts are frozen on and it's a struggle.

This allows one person to get on the road in minutes. If you have a SUV type vehicle where the spare tire is underneath, many times people find the spare is low on air because they don't check it regularly. This fixes that problem.


  
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