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What has been your experience with Tire Plug Kits?
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I pull trailers a lot, and most of my experiences have been using the rope type. Mushroom types were, for me, more difficult to get a good seal. If you have to use a plug kit on a vehicle, as soon as you can, get into a tire shop and have it repaired properly. Good luck.
canamjhb
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I agree. And I will go a step further. I would only plug a motorcycle tire, on ANY motorcycle, as a temporary, emergency fix. Then I'd search out the nearest place to REPLACE the defective tire. I know plugs can work OK and an inside tire patch is better. But my worry level would always exceed the price of a new tire... Jim
Gwolf
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I carry several packs of the CO2 because I was running two 15 inch light truck tires on the back of the Harley that I had just before the Spyder.
Found that the glue tube that comes with the puncture repair kit does dry out and become useless over time, and it should be changed out at least annually, and maybe put 2 glue tubes in the kit if you are going on a long ride several days or weeks outside your normal riding territory.
Found that the glue tube that comes with the puncture repair kit does dry out and become useless over time, and it should be changed out at least annually, and maybe put 2 glue tubes in the kit if you are going on a long ride several days or weeks outside your normal riding territory.
I've used the rope type a few times but never on a bike, knock on wood, and had great success. I remember when I was younger and worked in a garage pumping gas I'd fix the odd flat; back then, that's all we used, never broke the tire down.
I've heard bad things about the mushroom type, the most common being the size of the hole you have to make to get the plug in.
As @Gwolf said, the glue dries out even if the tube isn't opened, so the last kit I bought uses a lubricant to help insert the rope instead of glue. I've not used it yet, hopefully never will. LOL.
I've heard bad things about the mushroom type, the most common being the size of the hole you have to make to get the plug in.
As @Gwolf said, the glue dries out even if the tube isn't opened, so the last kit I bought uses a lubricant to help insert the rope instead of glue. I've not used it yet, hopefully never will. LOL.
djh3
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Agreed the mushroom type depending on kit, the hole can be large. Like most things there are different types of those mushroom ones. When I was teaching auto tech a few years back I think we found that those type were the only ones tire manufactures "recommend". Personally I have had good results from the rope type , provided they are the rope looking jobs coated in a sticky rubber. Heck I have put those in and sealed without glue. Even a patch "should" not be installed with in like 1/2" of sidewall.
rjinaz86323
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Cobranut
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I bought some of these. I still need to put a few in each vehicle, just for emergencies.
I'd never consider it a permanent repair, though.
Over the years we've used the Nealey kits on every sort of tire you can imagine, we have a stash in every vehicle.
https://www.nealeytirerepairkit.com/
Sarah
https://www.nealeytirerepairkit.com/
Sarah
hogmemberisold
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Truth!
I've never replaced a plugged tire on the car, truck or motorcycle. Run 'em till they're wore out.
Yabbadabbadoo
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A couple of years ago, I came back from a snowmobile saddlebag trip to find my trailer had a flat. I used a plug type to fix it and it has been fine ever since.
blacklightning
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I was a rural mail carrier in the early 90's and there were lots of dirt roads with all typs of debris in the road. I have plugged up to 5 different holes in tires in one day. never had an issue with them leaking down. I have used it on motorcyle tires on 2 occasions. One of them was on a new rear tire for a M109. It lasted the entire 8k miles that they tire lasted. The key is to know what you are doing and keep an eye on the fix. The only way I would do it on a motorcycle tire is if it is in the center.
StalkyTracker
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I haven't plugged/patched a motorcycle but have used the Slime rope plugs on other vehicles. Over the years plugged two SUV tires with them and drove on the tires until they wore out. Never an issue.
Jackhartjr
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I've been plugging tires with the rope type for over 50 years. In fact I the 70's, I plugged hundreds. It was my experience, and still is that if it doesn't leak once it's plugged, it probably won't going forward. As a truck driver, I've plugged more than I can count. Even right at the edge. (I've used rather course language at tire shops that refuse to plug anything other than in the middle, they are just trying to sell new tires!) (Then I plugged them myself in front of them, still sitting in their shop!)
No problems with plugging tires. I do use a metal plugger and reamer for truck tires. I had a plastic one break on me once, tore a hole in my hand!
No problems with plugging tires. I do use a metal plugger and reamer for truck tires. I had a plastic one break on me once, tore a hole in my hand!
Woodenfish
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As a retired professional automotive technician I can attest that the modern rope type plugs are very good. I have worked in large new car dealership service departments for decades where I was employed over this time with a hundred fellow technicians who all used the same product and technique and have never seen one failure. That being said like everything you need good common sense.
I consider these repairs as permanent and do not require further repair. There are varying opinions about tire patching where some believe the belts get destroyed by the plug, others say that using only a patch is the best way but then others say that the tire still has a hole in it which can cause water to enter in deep and corrode the steel belts. The mushroom plug was created as a hybrid to solve both problems. In the real world a puncture is not always 90 degrees to the tire tread so the mushroom plug really may not seal any better than the rope seal. I carry a tire repair kit with me with all of the tools necessary to do a roadside tire plug repair.
I consider these repairs as permanent and do not require further repair. There are varying opinions about tire patching where some believe the belts get destroyed by the plug, others say that using only a patch is the best way but then others say that the tire still has a hole in it which can cause water to enter in deep and corrode the steel belts. The mushroom plug was created as a hybrid to solve both problems. In the real world a puncture is not always 90 degrees to the tire tread so the mushroom plug really may not seal any better than the rope seal. I carry a tire repair kit with me with all of the tools necessary to do a roadside tire plug repair.
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