Puncture repair

[bert]

I plugged one of mine this morning, i can measure the plug but imagine its 8mm

 

[GRW]

I've got a pukka plug tool kit for external plug insertion when conti touring on the mcycle.
Had occasion to use it on the way to the ferry once (also carried a compact doit pump to reinflate.
No issues whatsoever over the 3000 mile tour, or the remaining life if the tyre.
If it’s on the rear (& was mine), I'd plug it, check pressure is OK a few times, and not worry about it.

 

[bricol]

if you want to be a idiot trusting somebody elses tyres thats your problem not mine

theres no gurantee that that tyre is safe and im not putting my life or my childrens life into trusting those tyres

fine if there going on the banger car

as goes for your comment i change 2 at a time and also change the spare or buy a spare wheel or tyre but i dont drive far with them and i font drive fast with them either

Yep, happily do so, and have done for the last 35 yrs - never had a tyre let go in all that time, mega commutes to Germany at one point too . . . as do the rest of the population. Even the tyres of your brand new car direct from the dealership have some miles on them - having seen what happens to shiny new cars coming off the line in various plants . . .

You've more likely to have issues with pigeon snot weld repairs under filler, rust under filler, loose nuts, wrongly fitted components etc . . .

I've run remoulds as winter tyres - some come complete with a repair to the original carcass to get you going . I still run remoulds on my trials car - they take a lot of abuse. So I have nothing against remoulds.

But to take perfectly good tyres off a car . . .

What about the rubber hoses in the engine bay? Fuel lines? Someone might have fitted the wrong grade of hose to repair a leak and its about to rot through from modern unleaded?

 

[dobbslc]

One of the hazards of constant fitering in London rush-hour traffic - you're riding on dirty tarmac most of the time

You'd have thought all the Audi's weaving about on the phone would hoover up all the nails...

 

[Morrisman]

Tyre snot strings often work in an emergency but they do loose their stick and should never be considered permenent! They can be very easy to pop out after a few weeks.

I have glue in my worm repair kit, so I put a good smear of that on before thrusting my worm tool in the hole. I check the pressure once a week and eyeball the repair, no signs of anything untoward.

 

[Morrisman]

Your tyre guy must love you when you buy a second hand motor . .. straight round for four new remoulds after chucking the tyres on it . . .

Do you swap the spare for a remould too at the same time?

I have to admit, I didn't even realise they still sell remould car tyres, thought they had been banned years ago. For £50 or so I just fit a mid range new tyre on my Mondeo, if one required. Good for 15,000 miles or so.
Last MOT I one new one on, and the MOT that before the other 3 had to be changed.

 

[Farside]

Have to admit I have used many, perhaps a dozen or more over the last 5 years, and never had one come out either.

One of the hazards of constant fitering in London rush-hour traffic - you're riding on dirty tarmac most of the time.

When I stopped using the dirty triangles at the traffic islands, my rate of punctures dropped dramatically.

 

[Kram]

Dont like the idea of remoulds. Theres a big difference between a cheap tyre/rubber and the premium models, remoulds will be as cheap as possible. Fine on a car tho.

Im quite happy buying cheap pro repaired Pilot Road 5 rear tyres for the bike (not a diy repair, only trust those done myself! Has to come from one of a few known shops). Cant tell the difference with a new one, they are bloody amazing in the wet.

Buying pre-repaired tyres, I seem to get much fewer punctures, like a new tyre has a 50/50 chance of getting one in the first 500 miles and its happened to me several times. Most that I buy pre repaired, still have all the moulding flash and look near enough new.

Do some tyre fitting garages spinkle the nearby roads with old screws and nails to increase business?

 

[Kram]

I have glue in my worm repair kit, so I put a good smear of that on before thrusting my worm tool in the hole. I check the pressure once a week and eyeball the repair, no signs of anything untoward.

For roughtly an hour of your time (less with a car) you could have a proper repair and more trust in the things..?
Yes I use the glue with snot strings. Examine the thing when the tyre is worn out for scrapping, I've found most just fall out when the pressure is low.

 

[Bobupndown]

I've used a good number. 140mph once with three of them fitted in the rear and also worn several bike tyres down to the cords.

Brave.....or stupid

 

[keithski122]

My old man bought a couple of remoulds a few years back, after 18 months the tread was peeling off.

 

[DAPPH]

they use one of these to repair them as ive done them often

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i learnt tyre repair when i was younger and ive seen stuff that i would never touch again thats why i will only buy remoulds and never a used tyre

But a re-mould is a used tyre !
I'd never buy either because I've seen far too many re-mould crocodiles & black hoola hoops by the side of dual carriageways and motorways of the UK, Europe and elsewhere.

 

[dobbslc]

I spun my Sierra on a roundabout in the wet (diesel) but this caused me to have a look at the rear tyres and that's when I spotted the cores poking out of the tread on one! The tyres were on the car when I got it.
I had a closer look and they were remoulds!
Utter crap and I have never fitted them.
Anyone else noticed the treads of car tyres on the hard shoulder nowadays? There's definitely more that a few years ago when it was only lorry tyres exploding.

 

[Trevorleach]

Brave.....or stupid

I have been faster than that on a snot stick repair, now thats stupid!

 

[gaz1]

like ive said ive seen more than you think

part worn tyres are a big con and certainly not checked i know this as ive worked for a few companys i wont touch them

theres is a difference between retreads and remolds

remolds tell you what they are as there named on the sidewall retreads are not
remolds are also a little bit heavier

retreaded

the biggest con of all yet fact

while your at give yourself a pat on the back for destroying the rain forest giving poor wages to the locals whilst making tyre companys rich

and for insult to injury what happens to british tyres

 

[8ob]

Lost count of the amount of strings I have used to repair tyres on our fleet, dont recollect any of them failing
Need to keep them wrapped in clingfilm because they do go hard/dry out over time.

Bob

 

[Bornfree]

Modern tyres are great for picking up punctures I must average one every two weeks in my van. Every time it's a small stone pushed through. I've got three spare wheels now and I just swop them at the tyre place. I've tried premium mid range and budget tyres with no difference. In fact in 130,000 miles in this van I've never worn out a tyre.

 

[Pete.]

Modern tyres are great for picking up punctures I must average one every two weeks in my van. Every time it's a small stone pushed through. I've got three spare wheels now and I just swop them at the tyre place. I've tried premium mid range and budget tyres with no difference. In fact in 130,000 miles in this van I've never worn out a tyre.

Where do you live? Next to an obsidian quarry?

 

[Kram]

A worn PR3/4 rear showing cord still has more wet grip than most new alternatives. That is how much better these pr3/4/5 tyres were!
Also amazing on oil/ diesel which meant I was quite happy pouring on chain lube. Thats in all weathers and probably faster when colder..

If a snot holds 140 then normal speeds will be nothing to worry about.

I will stick to proper devent branded & wouldnt touch anything made/remade in England either, rather risk Chinese!

 

[Jlg]

Got it fixed the mechanics advised I replaced it as it had a little internal sidewall damage from being run flat for a mile or two but the manager who we know said just patch it and run it till it’s worn out as he would and it was only a month old