Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 15:04:56 -0000 From: SkodaPilot <carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com> Subject: Re: Plug a Tire ?
In article <e2uf2vo788mvjsum5o3egq8qve6li9931enopsamcom>, uctraingNOSPAMnopsamanet.com says... > My favorite tire guy said that patching it from the inside was the way > to go, so I'm having him do it. It'll probably need re-balancing since > I think the patch is enough to throw the tire off, even if you > remount it in the same position on the wheel. > haven't seen, but have heard of DIY tubeless repair kits. ISTR it involved a screwdriver/file type implement, that you used to round out the hole to a uniform shape, vulcanised rubber mushroom shaped patch/filler things, and vulconised solution rubber sealing solution. ISTR you cleaned the hole with file tool, applied the solution to the hole, and inside it where you could force it, and then to the underside of the mushroom head and stalk. holding the stalk with the other end of the tool (a gripper clamp thing), you force the mushroom head first through the hole (it bends to squeeze through). Then you pull it back hard against the inside of the tyre, and the solution you spread is squeezed against the inside of the tyre and the hole. Then you apply about half the air you need, and it hold the mushroom inplace until the sealing rubber compound has gone off. -- Carl Robson http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
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