How To Use A Tire Plug Kit In The Right Way By These Tips

Only the perforated tread area of your tire can be repaired with a plug. Compression breaks and sidewall damage are irreparable (from potholes, gravel roads, or curbing). Nails and screws are the most typical road hazards you will encounter. A reliable tire plug is ideal for addressing these problems. Here are simple tips on how to use a tire plug kit in the right way.

Required Tools:

To fix a tire plug, you will require the following materials:

• Set of tire plugs
• Preferably needle-nosed or diagonal side-cutters when using pliers
• To refuel the tire, use compressed air

There are several other tire plugging kits available, but the one that includes the plugs, the install tool, and the reamer tool is the most complete. Some flat tire repair kits only include the installer and plugs, but the reamer tool is essential to a successful repair. In some kits, liquid cement is also included. The cement can be used or not, but it aids in creating a lasting repair.

Discover The Hole

Spray some soapy water on the tire and listen for bubbles if you can’t hear the puncture or see it.

This tiny staple was causing the tire pressure to drop by 20 psi in roughly 12 hours. It should go.

Take Away The Problematic Object

Normally, this is simple, but occasionally the nail or screw may be worn down and difficult to bite into. The side-cutters are really helpful in this situation. The tire should be placed where you have the most leverage.

The best tool for removing these objects is a side cutter since it can hold small, circular objects better than conventional pliers can.

Place The Reamer In

You’ll need to use some effort to drive this through the steel belts. Push it into the tire while twisting it. When the reamer is all the way through, saw it several times in and out of the tire to truly create a beautiful hole for the plug. Yes, it goes against logic, but it’s vital.

It takes some work to use the reamer. As you make a breakthrough, you will hear the belts scraping the reamer.

Prepare The Installer And Plug

Pull a plug off the strip and insert it into the installer tool’s eyelet. This will be simpler using the pliers. Push a small amount of the plug through the eyelet, grip it with your pliers, and pull it halfway through.

Although it is difficult to thread the sticky cork tire repair plug, if you can get it jammed into the hole, you should be able to draw it on through. The side cutters could be useful.

Tire Plug Inserted

Apply some liquid cement to the plug before placing it inside the tire if the kit has it. Till the plug is about 3/4 of the way in, simply press the installer into the tire’s hole. Pull out the installer tool by giving it a 90-degree twist. The tool will be easily and smoothly removed while the plug will remain in the tire. The excess plug can be cut out or left to deteriorate while you drive.

Inserting the tire plug requires force. Push the plug straight down, without twisting it, and stop when roughly a 1/2 inch of exposed pipe remains.

Use The Correct Psi To Fill The Tire

This will be simple if you have a portable air compressor. If not, you must receive air as soon as possible.

I’m done. Trim the tire plug or walk away. Don’t get behind the wheel until you have inflated the tire since you will require air.

You should keep a portable air compressor and an emergency tire plug repair kit in the toolbox of each car you own. These quick fixes are quite effective, but for a long-lasting fix, you should drive the car as soon as possible to a tire shop for a full fix.

Summary

Only when your puncture is in the tread area does plugging a tubeless tire become an option. You must take your vehicle to a repair with a tire machine so they may remove the tire from the rim and reinstall it with sealing fluid sprayed to the bead if the air leak is where the sidewall of the tire meets the rim (this is referred to as a “bead leak”). You need a new tire if your sidewall has been punctured since, even after repair, damage there can trigger a blowout at highway speeds.