rope plug ?
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you did fix it properly
If it is still holding air in the morning then I bet it will be fine for years.
If it is still holding air in the morning then I bet it will be fine for years.
OK, I guess I've got to comment.
Plugs are considered temporary repairs. That's because they tend to leak - and not necessarily right away.
The proper way to repair a tire is with a plug/patch combination. The patch seals the tire and bridges the damaged area, and the plug fills the hole from outside contaminants.
Plugs are considered temporary repairs. That's because they tend to leak - and not necessarily right away.
The proper way to repair a tire is with a plug/patch combination. The patch seals the tire and bridges the damaged area, and the plug fills the hole from outside contaminants.
Originally Posted By: CapriRacer
OK, I guess I've got to comment.
Plugs are considered temporary repairs. That's because they tend to leak - and not necessarily right away.
The proper way to repair a tire is with a plug/patch combination. The patch seals the tire and bridges the damaged area, and the plug fills the hole from outside contaminants.
+1
Plugs will leak again some day...
OK, I guess I've got to comment.
Plugs are considered temporary repairs. That's because they tend to leak - and not necessarily right away.
The proper way to repair a tire is with a plug/patch combination. The patch seals the tire and bridges the damaged area, and the plug fills the hole from outside contaminants.
+1
Plugs will leak again some day...
I've had mixed results plugging tires over the years.
I've got one tire with 5 plugs in it, (including one in the sidewall). Works fine for me. I always put rubber cement on the puncture before I insert the plug.
If your rope plugs are leaking it is because you did it wrong. The repair is temporary because tires are temporary.
I have plugged many many many tires. ONE failed to hold the plug correctly. When I say many many many, I am conservatively guessing that I have used over 150 plugs. Never had a blowout, leak, or any other problem with the tires that got plugs. The one that wouldn't take a plug was because the tire was defective and the rubber was very weak in the spot where I tried to insert the plug. The massive tire industry preys on the people that think only tires with under 10,000 miles from a big manufacturer is safe.
I have plugged many many many tires. ONE failed to hold the plug correctly. When I say many many many, I am conservatively guessing that I have used over 150 plugs. Never had a blowout, leak, or any other problem with the tires that got plugs. The one that wouldn't take a plug was because the tire was defective and the rubber was very weak in the spot where I tried to insert the plug. The massive tire industry preys on the people that think only tires with under 10,000 miles from a big manufacturer is safe.
I put two rope plugs in a Goodyear ComforTred that I pulled a chunk of metal out of.
I only did it to avoid putting on the donut spare, to see if I could buy enough time to get a new tire bought.
It never leaked, it held, and that tire was still on the car when I sold it... a couple of years later.
When I used rope plugs, I use a layer of rubber cement when inserting the plug, and wait an hour before putting air in the tire and re-installing it. It is is cold, I'll warm the area being repaired.
I only did it to avoid putting on the donut spare, to see if I could buy enough time to get a new tire bought.
It never leaked, it held, and that tire was still on the car when I sold it... a couple of years later.
When I used rope plugs, I use a layer of rubber cement when inserting the plug, and wait an hour before putting air in the tire and re-installing it. It is is cold, I'll warm the area being repaired.
Yup, plugs are not the "approved" way to repair a tire, but they work fine. I have one in a tire on my Sonata that I put in and it has about 30k miles on it.
I worked in a tire shop about 8 years ago and we installed many hundreds of plugs with good results. A patch/plug can also leak over time, too.
Plugs aren't the best repair, but they can and do work.
I worked in a tire shop about 8 years ago and we installed many hundreds of plugs with good results. A patch/plug can also leak over time, too.
Plugs aren't the best repair, but they can and do work.
Plugs can and will work, but if a customer wants a tire plugged, I say sure, but you will have to do it yourself. Too many variables, mostly when someone says I didn't drive on it very far flat, and you dismount the tire only to find enough rubber crumbs to fill up a coffee can. Good luck trying to remove a bent deck screw at a 45 degree angle with the head wore off so you can plug it without making 2 holes in the tire. If you insist on plugging, a carbide 1/4 in. pointed reamer on a drill makes it a lot easier, although I only plug lawnmower tires. Every hole is different.
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