I just watched the Saftey Seal video and the only part that i thought was better was tool used to do the plug insertion.
Flat Tire repair
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i think many people like me would just like to repair a tire on the road instead of having to jack up the vehicle and replace the spare. for me,I would repair it on the road just to get it going and then at my conveinence,bring it to a tire shop to be repaired from the inside.
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i think many people like me would just like to repair a tire on the road instead of having to jack up the vehicle and replace the spare. for me,I would repair it on the road just to get it going and then at my conveinence,bring it to a tire shop to be repaired from the inside.
Last time I tried to have my plug replaced with a proper patch, the tire shop would not do it unless I removed the plug! Seriously! (So I did and brought it back).
i think many people like me would just like to repair a tire on the road instead of having to jack up the vehicle and replace the spare. for me,I would repair it on the road just to get it going and then at my conveinence,bring it to a tire shop to be repaired from the inside.
Last time I tried to have my plug replaced with a proper patch, the tire shop would not do it unless I removed the plug! Seriously! (So I did and brought it back).
So far so good. The plug i installed seems to be holding up. Im going to need to use it a few more days until i get my new tires for summer and install them.
I have used 4 plugs. My current tires have 2 plugs (unusual) without problem. The other two worked problem free for lots of miles until the tires were worn out or the car was traded.
The area that a tire place will patch is shrinking. For H-rated tires the "patchable" area is much smaller than for T-rated at many/most shops. In three of the cases, the a tire place had said the hole was too close to the edge of the tread. That is the reason many places offer free patching: in most cases I predict they say the tire is not reparable and try to sell 1 or 4 new tires. In the other case, I did not take it to a tire place, but just fixed it in the driveway. A spray of maybe 10 to 20% dish washer detergent found that slow leak for me.
Regarding Safety Seal, the tool is nice, but the plugs are different from the ones in most stores. The plugs are self vulcanizing; there is no cement. Black Jack are also respected self-vulcanized plugs.
The area that a tire place will patch is shrinking. For H-rated tires the "patchable" area is much smaller than for T-rated at many/most shops. In three of the cases, the a tire place had said the hole was too close to the edge of the tread. That is the reason many places offer free patching: in most cases I predict they say the tire is not reparable and try to sell 1 or 4 new tires. In the other case, I did not take it to a tire place, but just fixed it in the driveway. A spray of maybe 10 to 20% dish washer detergent found that slow leak for me.
Regarding Safety Seal, the tool is nice, but the plugs are different from the ones in most stores. The plugs are self vulcanizing; there is no cement. Black Jack are also respected self-vulcanized plugs.
I plugged a tire on my daughter's car that leaked after a couple of months (unusual). She took the car to Sam's, where the tires were purchased. They told her that she was "lucky" they could patch it because the reamer tool that I used prior to plugging can "tear up" the steel belts around the hole. I have noticed that tire places generally use an electric drill to smooth out the hole before applying one of the plug/patch things on the inside of the tire.
Do those of you that have been using plugs for a long time use the reamer tool first, or just jam the plug in there?
Do those of you that have been using plugs for a long time use the reamer tool first, or just jam the plug in there?
I always use the reamer before putting a rope plug in if for no other reason than to feel where the hole is. Without first probing the hole you can accidentally push the needle along the wrong path and plug a new hole instead of the existing one. While it's in there...
I guess if you are not that strong and stick the reamer in at an angle you could possibly separate the plies. If you go straight in with a twisting motion I don't see a problem. The few times I have tried to install a plug without reaming first the hole ended up being too small. (Be mature, guys.)
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