Americas tire is full

[Chris142]

Went to a BBQ at a friend's house. Upon arriving I noticed a nail in the center of the RF tire and its leaking air. Ran the car over to America's tire.

Absolutely no place to park so I parked down the street and walked in 105F heat.

Got there @1:30p and was told they can't take in any more work today. Walked back and started calling around. All americas tire stores are full for the day.

Found a tire choice that said 2 hr wait so here I am waiting.

Just my luck. Missing a bbq....

 

[JayhawkRoy]

Unfortunate. Saturdays are difficult to get anything unexpected done without an appt beforehand.

I do remember when it wasn't too hard to get a flat repaired at a nearby service station or truck stop

 

[Legs4Arms]

Should've just plugged it till after BBQ.

 

[Chris142]

Unfortunate. Saturdays are difficult to get anything unexpected done without an appt beforehand.

I do remember when it wasn't too hard to get a flat repaired at a nearby service station or truck stop

I just dont want to be changing a tire in this heat

 

[Chris142]

Should've just plugged it till after BBQ.

My plugs ( good kit not walmart) are at home

 

[Hall]

Got there @1:30p and was told they can't take in any more work today. Walked back and started calling around. All americas tire stores are full for the day.

Why would this be surprising ? Most people work M-F so Saturdays are often the only day they have for work like this. I've even dropped a wheel and tire off that needed patched and before I tell them it's off the vehicle, I've been told it will be hours, but once I tell them I'm leaving the wheel and tire and that I don't need to pick it back up until the end of their work day, it works out.

 

[Chris142]

Why would this be surprising ? Most people work M-F so Saturdays are often the only day they have for work like this. I've even dropped a wheel and tire off that needed patched and before I tell them it's off the vehicle, I've been told it will be hours, but once I tell them I'm leaving the wheel and tire and that I don't need to pick it back up until the end of their work day, it works out.

Last time I went on a Saturday I was in and out. Too many people have moved into my area recently.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

This is why they make slime

 

[AZjeff]

My plugs ( good kit not walmart) are at home

Now you'll have a kit in each vehicle? An $8 Slime plug kit from Walmart is better than nothing.

 

[HemiBenny]

I just dont want to be changing a tire in this heat

You had a spare?

 

[grasscutter]

Last time I went on a Saturday I was in and out. Too many people have moved into my area recently.

I don't know why anybody would want to move there. You get about as much rain during the summer as we do which is zero.

 

[Chris142]

You had a spare?

Of course

 

[AZjeff]

How did this end?

 

[Chris142]

Update. Took a little over an hour. Price was $25. They gunned the lugnuts on with no tq stick or tq wrench. As soon as I got home I loosened them all and torqued them with a tq wrench.

 

[HemiBenny]

Of course

I guess I'm just confused as to why you wouldn't just put the spare on and deal with it at a convenient time. You missed BBQ over this?
Good BBQ? That spare would have been on in no time!

 

[Legs4Arms]

I guess I'm just confused as to why you wouldn't just put the spare on and deal with it at a convenient time. You missed BBQ over this?
Good BBQ? That spare would have been on in no time!

He said he didn't want to go through the rigmarole in 105F heat.
I can feel that...
But at any BBQ I'm at there's 5 buddies harder than I that would have it done for me before I could even get a beer in my fist

 

[NibbanaBanana]

My plugs ( good kit not walmart) are at home

I've been using nothing but WalMart plugs for decades and have never had anything but success.

 

[Chris142]

I've been using nothing but WalMart plugs for decades and have never had anything but success.

I didnt have much luck with the imported ones. I have this kit and I found made in usa plugs that work well for me

 

[Silverado12]

I didnt have much luck with the imported ones. I have this kit and I found made in usa plugs that work well for me

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I have a Safety Seal kit and it works well. If I plug a tire, the plug always lasts until the tire gets replaced with no slow leaks, etc. This kit looks very similar.