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Repairing tiny holes in sidewalls
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Repairing tiny holes in sidewalls
A few nights ago someone put holes in the sides of 5 tyres (two vehicles belonging to my friends). Not very considerate. Anyway, they are really small holes, as if they pushed a 2mm nail through it. I could plug them, but then I'd have to ream them out first. Are there any other ways to repair the holes? Would slime work?
I have successfully used ordinary self vulcanising (with vulcanising fluid) tube patches on the inside of tyres on small holes. Make sure you rough the inside of the tyre very well. I used a wire brush on a drill. Dont with the roughed area with your hand before applying the patch.
Mud makes excellent toothpaste.
Someone did take them to a tyre place, and I heard they were going to charge something like $30 - $40 a tyre to fix... I don't know how they were planning to fix 'em... so he didn't get them fixed.ofr57 wrote:take them to a tyre shop and they will fix them up
they braze them somehow
Maybe we'll call around.
Re: tubes and patches, that means we'll have to pull the tires off! That's hard work, but ok... what are the pros / cons of using tubes?
Tubing them would be fine, if the holes are small as you say, and you dont do any beach work or dont deflate your tyres.
If you do 4wding where you deflate the tyres for added traction, chances are the tubes will creep inside the tyre, and rip the valve stem out.
Thats why I use patches.
If you do 4wding where you deflate the tyres for added traction, chances are the tubes will creep inside the tyre, and rip the valve stem out.
Thats why I use patches.
Mud makes excellent toothpaste.
Whatever fix you go for is going to mean taking them off and putting them back on again, if you want it to be really durable.
Therefore:
Therefore:
x2jet-6 wrote:You have to remember when you take it somewhere, the $30 to $40 covers: tyre removal, tyre repair, tyre fitment, tyre balance, leak test, plus time
Sounds fair to me
This is not legal advice.
except reaming the hole and using a tubeless repair - safety seal/arb style.
Once installed for a while, the plug is practically invisible anyway.
I think that's what I'd do.
Steve.
Once installed for a while, the plug is practically invisible anyway.
I think that's what I'd do.
Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
Ok, fair enough. Yeah, it is a big job if the tyre has to be removed from the rims. I was hoping for some sort of 'insert really small plug from outside' solution which I guess doesn't exist, so I'll probably go with the ream - plug approach.
BTW, I hear mention of ARB's tyre repair often. Is it any different from the the tubeless repair kits from anywhere else (Repco, Supercheap etc)?
BTW, I hear mention of ARB's tyre repair often. Is it any different from the the tubeless repair kits from anywhere else (Repco, Supercheap etc)?
Much, much much higher quality.
As I've said, I've got the original safety seal kit - red box - that's rebadged by ARB and it's excellent.
Steve.
As I've said, I've got the original safety seal kit - red box - that's rebadged by ARB and it's excellent.
Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
x3chimpboy wrote:Whatever fix you go for is going to mean taking them off and putting them back on again, if you want it to be really durable.
Therefore:
x2jet-6 wrote:You have to remember when you take it somewhere, the $30 to $40 covers: tyre removal, tyre repair, tyre fitment, tyre balance, leak test, plus time
Sounds fair to me
I staked a 3 week old tyre a while back. At the top of the sidewall where it meets the tread.
Tyre place I bought them from repaired it for $25. I can't even see where the hole was. However they said "It's not a new tyre anymore". Lucky I bought 5 - it is now the spare. I have driven on it with no problems though.
They did say however that a more major damage to the sidewall could be fixed as a "major repair". They would have to send it away and it would be around the $120-150 mark. So only worth it for a tyre with lots of tread left.
Tyre place I bought them from repaired it for $25. I can't even see where the hole was. However they said "It's not a new tyre anymore". Lucky I bought 5 - it is now the spare. I have driven on it with no problems though.
They did say however that a more major damage to the sidewall could be fixed as a "major repair". They would have to send it away and it would be around the $120-150 mark. So only worth it for a tyre with lots of tread left.
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RUFF wrote:Beally STFU Your becoming a real PITA.
I've had major repairs ( inch and a half long slice in a sidewall, and a stake an inch or so in diameter) done at Ken Newsomes in Rocky. It was a few years ago the last one, and cost around the $40-50 mark. It involved a patch being vulcanised to the inside of the sidewall, and the outer hole being vulcanised closed. I was told by them the tyre was OK to use tubeless, and never had a problem with it for the rest of its life.
Mud makes excellent toothpaste.
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