Puncture Repair

self repairs are for when you are in the bush and need a repair done. Unless you are bored or broke take it down to bob jane or whereever and save yourself the backache

Ray...Take it down to the tyreshop and have it fixed.

I repair all my 4x4 tyres out bush or at home. But I run splits which makes the job easier. I take all my other car tyre repairs to the tyreshop.

Cheers,

I've used the similar type in the bushranger series. The handle seems to be better as it is a T shape rather than a screwdriver type handle as on the super cheap one.
I've done two repairs on my small car at home. Both have worked fantastic & it is good practice to try it at home before you have to in the middle of nowhere.

Cheers

Jackablue

I think the screw and plug type repair is no longer used by tyre shops as a repair and an internal patch is used. I also think the screw and plug kits tell you it is only for temporary repair will stand corrected if I am wrong. Not to bad an idea to learn how to fix a tyre at home rather than buy a kit tyre pliers etc and have to try and work out how to use it when out bush

Hey Ray, dont know if anyone else has mentioned this, but take it to Bob Jane, or a tire place... :P

G'day Mad Dog, Hey man if you want to fix it yourself go ahead, go to a reputable motorcycle shop and ask for a Metzler Tyre plug kit, it may cost more than the supercheap one but it's far better quality. I used them when racing and the results were very good

I use the ARB kit, works well in the bush, BUT, these plugs are for emergency use only and the tyre needs to be professionally repaired as soon as possible. Apparently, it is illegal run a tyre that has not been professionally plugged.

$10 bucks at the local trye place, just tell them you want to put the wheel back on!
I had a tyre fixed last year then a week later I was cruising down the highway and 3 studs sheared off and my back wheel went spinning past me at 100km/h!!

Hi Ray
Why dont you try ( practice) your plug repair see if it holds Ok for a couple days , then go and get it repaired properly at tyre place. The first time I did temperary plug it did not seal 100% & now I know where I went wrong.

Cheers

Interestingly, the boss at work also had a screw embedded in his Falcon tyre today so he took it to the local tyre place to be repaired. His Falcon is a new BA XR6 ute with the factory 17" mags & tyres. He went back a couple of hours later and the tyre guy told him he eventually got it patched but that there was no guarantee it would be successful. When asked why, he said the factory Ford tyres come in this new "Silica" compound which we all have heard different tyre manufacturers saying is the best thing since sliced bread. The only problem is, the glues for the patches don't stick to them very well.
Simple, my boss thought. Why don't you just chuck a tube in it? Sorry, low profile 17" rubber, no tubes available.
So he accepted the repair but he doesn't know how successful it will be.
Regards Andrew.

Hello truckster not a criticism but a question are you of american decent as you often have american/non australian spelling in your replies.Yes i know many more inportant issues out there but i hate the way the australian public accept/endorse american influences at the cost of their/our own culture.as a nation why do we do it,are we that weak???Guess Lee Keirnigan's song about going back to the values of the 1950's has some merit.

plug repairs are only a temp repair, over time water will "wick in" on the repair and cause separation within the tyre.

And the truth will set you free....uther