Big Mat Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Does anyone on here repair their own tyres? I'm talking screws in tyres etc, that sort of repair. I'm posting this sat waiting for another tyre repair, at £27 a go on a Sunday, it's getting expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 I repair my own whenever needed, done about 8 so far and never had any trouble with any of them including bike tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1966 Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 is it hard to get the tyre off the rim without the proper machine to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 I have done a few - mainly on twin axle box trailer wheels. Piece of cake. Getting tyre off the rim was the hardest part. I made a little frame and used a bottle jack to press the tyre off the rim. Take out the screw, make the hole slightly larger, glue on inside of tyre, pull tyre plug through. Flatten it out to ensure decent contact. Refit tyre, inflate and cut off excess plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 get a bead breaker of ebay,i change my tyres and punctures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Not really worth it, usually only cost about 10 quid to fix. Didn't think plugs were road legal anymore?? Plugged plenty of quad/utv/tractor and off road trailer tyres thou and usually have a kit with me but wouldn't do it on roads tyres. With the plug kits u don't need to take tyre off rim anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stagboy Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 4 hours ago, scotslad said: Didn't think plugs were road legal anymore?? Really? A few days ago, a relative took her car, which had a slow puncture, to the local garage who normally service the vehicle. Turned out to be a nail, still embedded. I went to pick it up for her, and arrived just as they were plugging the hole in the normal manner . £15. It's a reputable garage. I am disinclined to think they would do anything illegal - especially not so openly, in front of the customer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stagboy Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Just to clarify, they put the plug in from the inside, ie the tyre was off the wheel. I suppose it is possible there was an internal patch also - or a combi plug. In Africa, the PHs used to repair the Toyota pick-up tyres from the outside, with a needle and plug, just like we repair quad tyres here. They seemed to regard such repairs as permanent and sometimes used to use the same vehicles at speed on motorways. Most of the time, of course they were on tracks or off road, but you can imagine the knocks on rocks etc that those tyres took. Incidentally, it's good to see the EU-inspired compressor-and-goop nonsense in new cars is finally beginning to fade, after myriad customer complaints over recent years. Subaru are one of the few that always provide a full size spare. Too many still have space savers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 You can do what you like if your repairing your own tyres. Tyre repair places have a standard they must adhere to. If it’s only a nail or small puncture a repair kit with drill abrasive plug and glue should work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Pretty sure it used to be legal 20 odd years ago (atleast that was wot i was told) but now they always put a patch on the inside. To be honest the money most folk invest in cars and some cases tyres why scrimp on a puncture repair? I wouldn't fancy my homemade repair giving way coming down the Mway Most tyre places will still plug tractor/quad tyres from the utside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 On 10/06/2018 at 20:30, figgy said: You can do what you like if your repairing your own tyres. Tyre repair places have a standard they must adhere to. If it’s only a nail or small puncture a repair kit with drill abrasive plug and glue should work fine. That's all I use and have ever done. Pick up a set of eBay for less than a tenner. One has been in for over 2 years as it happened to a brand new tyre. If it's bigger than a m10 bolt, go from the inside, anything smaller I always do from the outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 You can get repair kits off the Bay that work very well, without taking the tyre off. In most cases you don't even have to take the wheel off. I first came across them in Walmart in the States. The kit has a T handle rasp. A T handle applicator and a set of rubber worms. Pull the screw or nail out, push the rasp in and out half a dozen times, push the worm in and set it by pulling the applicator out sharply. Trim off the outside bit of the worm and job done. Works out at about 50p and the kit lasts for years. Only works for tread punctures. I have used it on cars and my pickup. Always keep a set in the glove box. Never had a fail and I have run tens of thousands of miles on them afterwards. Asda use to sell them in their motoring section, don't know if they still do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu64 Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 I use Dynaplug. Brilliant bit of kit. takes seconds to fix a nail puncture and is permanent. I have fix motorcycle and car punctures with dynaplug and have driven thousands of miles on the repaired tyre. Check out their website and youtube videos, no drilling or rasping required. Made and sold in America for donkeys years. get mine off t'internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted June 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 On 11/06/2018 at 10:42, scotslad said: Pretty sure it used to be legal 20 odd years ago (atleast that was wot i was told) but now they always put a patch on the inside. To be honest the money most folk invest in cars and some cases tyres why scrimp on a puncture repair? I wouldn't fancy my homemade repair giving way coming down the Mway Most tyre places will still plug tractor/quad tyres from the utside Simply because it's something I'm more than capable of doing myself, and I want to be able to get a repair done at odds times of the day! I've not got time to drive around to get them repaired as I've too much to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted June 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 8 hours ago, stu64 said: I use Dynaplug. Brilliant bit of kit. takes seconds to fix a nail puncture and is permanent. I have fix motorcycle and car punctures with dynaplug and have driven thousands of miles on the repaired tyre. Check out their website and youtube videos, no drilling or rasping required. Made and sold in America for donkeys years. get mine off t'internet. That looks like just the sort of thing I'm after! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu64 Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltings Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 (edited) hi mat been using the liquorish type (dynaplug) strings for years without any problems have a pack in all family vehicles less than a tenner for a kit cant go wrong as long as the repair is within the tread pattern Edited June 12, 2018 by Saltings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wb123 Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 I've not yet repaired a puncture in. Tubeless tyre myself (I haven't had one in ten years) but do tend to change my own tyres using a hilift jack and two long levers. Whenever I do get a puncture I anticipate repairing it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 20 hours ago, Saltings said: hi mat been using the liquorish type (dynaplug) strings for years without any problems have a pack in all family vehicles less than a tenner for a kit cant go wrong as long as the repair is within the tread pattern Have you a link to the ones you use please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltings Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 (edited) puncture repair kit on evilbay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tubeless-Tyre-Puncture-Repair-Kit-Tool-Emergency-Car-VAN-Motorcycle-With-5-Strip/253437690381?epid=24019865937&hash=item3b0210420d:g:WoMAAOSweplbDv6v or similar Edited June 13, 2018 by Saltings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 17 hours ago, Saltings said: puncture repair kit on evilbay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tubeless-Tyre-Puncture-Repair-Kit-Tool-Emergency-Car-VAN-Motorcycle-With-5-Strip/253437690381?epid=24019865937&hash=item3b0210420d:g:WoMAAOSweplbDv6v or similar Just seen it thanks, I have ordered one to put in the glove box, just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 that's what I use. Might be over kill but I used nearly a tube of the glue on one repair to make sure. Also when I chuck the kit on my bike, I've got a co2 canister which you connect to the tyre. About same size as the airgun ones but it has a screw thread and a turn valve. Single use but has got me home safely so worth the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodie Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 Repairing punctures without taking tyre off rim means you have no idea if any damage has been done to the inside of the tyre. If I'm going to be driving at motorway speeds I want confidence in my tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1966 Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 5 hours ago, harrycatcat1 said: Just seen it thanks, I have ordered one to put in the glove box, just in case. didn't know these things existed, just ordered one too, having had punctures in the past its a right pain going somewhere to get it repaired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 One of the problem with buying part worn tyres is that many have been imported and may have had less than satisfactory repairs done in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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