Mike,
My understanding of tubeless tire repair is to find the hole and install a
plug in it. This seals the hole from water penetration. Next, look inside
the tire and cut the plug off flush with the tire. Lastly, put a patch on
it.
It is said that the patch does the sealing and the plug keeps water out of
the steel belt, so it won't rust. It also closes up the hole, which could
be a starting point for a tear in the rubber.
I don't know if this is overkill or not, but it is the way our local
country-town tire repair station does it. Quite a deal for $7!!
Peace,
Pat
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On Tue, 25 Mar 2003, Mike wrote:
> at work some friends and I were discussing tire repair. I had mentioned how I
> had used a plug kit to repair a nail hole in my truck tire. it worked great. I
> was told that this is not a good idea to use this method to repair a tire and
> that the tire should be removed and repaired from the inside. I don't know
> much about tire repair so I thought I would put it out on the forum for
> discussion.
>
> mike
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