AnswerID: 296214 Submitted: Wednesday, Apr 02, 2008 at 19:31
Member - Luke (SA)
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Buy yourself a plug kit. Easy to use and very worth while IMO. All you do is
1; make sure tyre is pumped up
2; remove offending puncture maker
3; put string/plug thru slot in plugging tool and put glue on plug
4; push reaming tool thru hole in tyre and twist while pushing in and out
5; push plug in hole (don't push in too far, you want about 5-10 mm sticking out) and remove tool quickly
6; pump tyre back up to your preferred pressure and away you go
If possible you can do it while still on the veichle
You can buy these kits from Motor Traders, Rays Outdoors, Aussie Disposals, Supercheap and
places like that
Hope this helps
Cheers Luke
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FollowupID: 562302 Submitted:
Wednesday, Apr 02, 2008 at 20:50
Peter 2 posted:
Do yourself a favour and only buy a good quality kit.
Either the ARB kit or the original Speedy Seal form the US.
The cheap ones have cheap tools which often come apart and allow the tool to stab your hand during use.
Do not use the lube provided with the kit as it will prevent the plug from sticking to the tyre.
Rather buy a small tin of the Rema Tip Top vulcanising fluid, dip the probe/auger in it and locate the hole in the tyre using the vulcanising fluid as lube.
Then fit the plug to the tool, dip it in the vulcanising fluid and then insert it in the tyre leaving about 10mm proud, remove the tool and you are done.
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FollowupID: 562426 Submitted:
Thursday, Apr 03, 2008 at 14:05
Sand Man (SA) posted:
I think the original one was the "Safety Seal" brand, Comes in a red plastic box. I have also seen the ARB version and this kit looks as good.
Quality is important as you don't want the plastic handle of a cheapy brand snapping off as you are pushing the plug into the tyre. Otherwise you may push the tang into your hand.
As mentioned above, these plug repair units are only good for tubeless
tyres, but the best thing is, usually you don't need to remove the tyre from the wheel rim.
If you have
tyres with tubes in them, you will need something like the "Tyrepliers", or "R&R Beadbreaker" kits, as you will need to remove the tubes from the tyre to patch or replace them.
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FollowupID: 562530 Submitted:
Thursday, Apr 03, 2008 at 19:56
Member - Phil G (SA) posted:
Davoe said: "I actually got told by the tyre place to use the special cement on the threads rather than vulcanser."
Yeah, the blue Rema special cement can be used - the guy who lead our first Madigan Line trip used it on normal plugs, and I reckon he'd plugged more
tyres than we'd had breakfasts.
My preferred plugs are the Tech brand ones, and the glue they recommend is the same as their vulcaniser glue. I don't think it makes a whole lot of difference.
And Sandman said: "don't need to remove the tyre from the wheel rim".
Not only that, but you don't have to get the jack out to remove the wheel. Front ones, just roll the vehicle forward until the hole is accessible and turn the wheel, so you can easily plug it. Rear ones, you might have to crawl under.
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