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10-11-2009, 09:20 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: East Moriches
Posts: 418
M.O.C. #6436
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Question for the tire experts
Just found a nail in my 3500 DRW (still has air and is usuable will not be towing yet). Will get it fixed but not sure if I should get it plugged or ask for a patch. Suggestions would be appreciated.
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10-11-2009, 10:36 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Texico
Posts: 1,917
M.O.C. #6150
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Go to a reputable tire shop and have the tire dismounted and repaired from the inside. If the hole is large enough to warrant it, they will use a patch with a stem on it that is pulled through from the inside. The patch portion is glued to the inner liner of the tire with cold vulcanizing cement and the excess stem is clipped off even with the tread. If the hole is small enough to not need the stem, they will use a regular patch and glue it to the inner liner the same way.
A plug installed from the outside is a TEMPORARY repair and intended to allow you to continue on to the closest repair facility.
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10-11-2009, 11:04 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: East Moriches
Posts: 418
M.O.C. #6436
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LonnieB,
Thanks for the advice. Almost all the repair shopes in my area only want to plug the tire. Now I know what to look for and will keep searching to get the right repair.
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10-11-2009, 11:41 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: silver creek
Posts: 1,507
M.O.C. #7770
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dumb question, did the nail get into the tire or is it just into the thread portion of it? If not it would'nt have done any damage at all.
I just found a screw in mine a couple weeks ago but it was onlt imbedded in the thread portion of the tire,so no harm,no foul.
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10-11-2009, 12:53 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Waterford
Posts: 3,693
M.O.C. #7500
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Patching is always preferable, but as you've found out, sometimes it's hard to find someone who will do it.
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10-11-2009, 11:44 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Clearwater
Posts: 10,917
M.O.C. #420
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As Lonnie said, plugging is only a temporary repair and if done incorrectly could actually ruin a perfectly good repairable tire. Any city of any size will have a reputable tire shop that will repair the hole correctly. Get the phone book out and start making calls. They are out there you just have to find them.
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10-12-2009, 03:50 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,160
M.O.C. #6433
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In Hot Springs, AR a couple months ago, I noticed a rear tire low on the truck. Took it to a local Goodyear dealer and he pulled out a metal rod about 6" long and 1/4" diameter!  He dismantled the tire, put in one of the plugs with a stem as LonnieB said, and good to go. A couple thousand miles since then and no leaks at all.
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