Friday, May 09, 2008 at 14:49
"..how I can ”patch” seriously damaged tyre anyway?"
Use thin wire to stitch up the hole in the sidewall. Glue a large sidewall patch over the damaged area then fit a tube. Obviously this is only a temp repair to get out of trouble at slow speed.
You are right Serg (Even though you're just repeating what others on this site have said recently before anyway;-) the chance of destroying 3 tyres over one section of a trip before getting to the next town is almost unheard of particually with the improvement in tyre technology & road conditions & even if you did need to to get the tyre off the rim, popping the
bead using another car or simply using a jack will do the same job as a
bead breaker be it a little slower.
Having your own
bead breaker can make the process of fixing your punctures faster particually if you need to take the tyre off the rim to get dirt or mud out before re-seating it. Sometimes it may not just be a nail or stick in the sidewall which can be fixed with a plug, but could be a bent rim or mud around the
bead which will require the tyre to come off.
All comes down to the tracks you intend to drive over & the likelihood of sustaining serious damage as to if one would be good value or just dead weight.
Cheers Craig...............
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