How To Plug A Tire and Check For Leaks – EricTheCarGuy
Hello again, I hope you enjoy this latest offering. I’m sure there will be those that disagree with this practice but thats OK, I feel there are times when it can be done and save a bunch of work resealing a tire. This also shows my preferred method of checking for leaks which I hope you benefit from.
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Silicone spray is not good, defeats the adhesion process. Do not use silicone!
Just a tip: Don't use silicone on the auger (reamer) It lubes it up too much. You want it to be abrasive so that the hole gets roughed up.
Invest in some lights! LoL
Good man
Great job i have the same plug kit
Well done! On one of my cars my tires are getting close to needing to be replaced anyways and I just got a nail it. I had my other car with newer tires patched the "proper" way at a tire shop but I did not want to spend even more money on my old tires knowing I will have to buy a new set soon. I just need to get the car back on the road so I can go to work and get the money to buy a new set. My tire plug set came with some rubber cement. I used that with this plug and my tire is now fixed. Thanks!
Would the silicone spray cause issues with the bonding of the plug to the tire rubber? I just know silicone cause lots of issues with things bonding to it
You shouldn’t plug tyres it’s only temporary shouldn’t be left you need to get a new tyre
Nowadays cars comes with ONLY aerosols plugs. And they usually are useless.
Do you prefer to plug with air pressure in the tire or without ?
Makes sense when pulling the nail to remember which way (angle) the nail was in tire….try and go back in same hole, dont just ram the reamer in there any old way…just a helpful reminder
I used to work at a gas station….the sensitive part about patching the tire from the inside is…..how much physical pressure you give to the buffing area….honestly, I had times where a little too much pressure had me "skinning" the inner rubber layer to a point where some little tread would show. Before you guys judge me here……you have to been in my shoes….its not easy using a air compressed drill in such a narrow area.
Thanks, Eric!
Good Job Eric…! Nice fix..!
can you plug the tire on the trail and then later take to tire shop and have same hole patched?
Forgot the glue
That was hard to get that plug in. I think age is catching up. Dam. I'm only 47. Yup the youth is wasted on the young.
South main auto has a nice vid on the patch
U made it look so easy. I spent hours trying to plug it into my thick winter tires with the tire on
Eric from South Main says that he never plugs a leak in a tire. He always patches the hole on the inside of the tire!
If you can plug it while it's on the car it might be easier than changing the tire . It'll get you home and then take it and have it done properly
Thank you for this!
I have the same set. Work well. I use glue on plug. Seals well.
This helped me plug my tire today. Now that I have wheels again, I'm ready to go find another hole to plug tonight. Yeaaaaahhhhh
Got a nail in my sidewall. Replaced 300 dollar tire. A week later, drove over a screw.
Your videos has helped me a lot thank you for all the information and advice you give,
thank you sir..
I like using plug patched my self but I’m also a tire tech
plugging tires is asking for trouble. Inside repair only!!!!
Best butt plug i ever saw
give it your awl
iv e never had a tire plug fail.
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Dirty T not compulsory for this task
lol watching this 2020 holy cow you lost weight
20,000 plugs 0 fails..
Why am I watching this I've literally done 100's of plugs
This is not a safe repair. You should take the tire off the rim to verify that there is no damage to the inside of the tire. Heat damage caused by running it soft. An external repair is an automatic fail of your vehicle safety inspection.
Why did you not put tire cement on the plug before you put it in. The tire plugs have a rubberized coating on them. When cement is applied to the plug it actually vulcanizes the plug to the tire making a leak proof permanent repair.
I seem to have better results using the brown rope strips vs the black ones. But I wonder why?
i need some better plug tools… the ones i have are from an old fourwheeler i had and they have screw driver handles
sorry eric been watching less of you since i got the wife a toyota… but the good news is shes lot in love with the toyota and i think the next car is a used Acura TLX Awd…. hope it will be as good as the accord. your vidoes helped me save tons of money and time.
Typical crook
Today I tried showing my son how it's done and strained like a mules ASS to push the rope into the tier. RED IN THE FACE! Ended up pressing the tool into a wall with my entire body behind the tire.
So this is how I actually do it:
I finally custom made a large handle for these tools as some times 200lbs behind the tools won't penetrate. ….. Hopefully, you can find the hole with nail still in it- or refill the tire with air to make more stiff. Prepare both tools for readiness, remove the object and quickly apply the rasp tool… air in the tire makes it stiffer… a good thing! Once the reamer is in there put your palms together then swirl/twist back and forth repeatedly.. like starting a fire with sticks. This will clear a passage, widen and clean out the hole if you don't in many cases it will be very difficult to punch the rope tool in. Pull the rasp out and quickly push the Needle with rope into the hole. If you just can't get it in…….. place the tire on the car turn the tire with the tool end down…. use the parking brake to lock the weel or have someone press the breaks. Slowly drop the car until the tool has embedded to the correct depth. Lift car back up and pull tool and fill the tire with air. Again you may be able to skip this step if you ream out the hole very well in the first place… Turning the tool many times I believe draws the cable fibers away from the center of the hole and widens to fit the rope ….. never add a lubricant/parting agent to the material you are hoping to seal. The tools in the video are great Don't get the cheaper tools with screwdriver handles unless you are going to make some sort of handles to help push… way to much pressure for even big men with brawny hands.
use rubber cement on the plug , always makes a better seal