worth fixing a punctured tire???
 

So my rear right tire keeps leaking air that i have to refill every day.. there is a screw in it which i can easily remove.. what should i do

A: just buy 2 new tires : 350 installed
B: buy New HP Evolution wheels with cheap ass tire combo :$1099
C: repair myself: $5

(btw..... anybody here think this system works.. or is it bullshiz >>> http://autorepair.about.com/od/fixit.../tire_plug.htm

Take it to a tire dealer, I had like 8 holes sealed in my last car.

or these... guy is asking for 800.. he totaled his 8...http://images.craigslist.org/3m23p73...1dfccd13a2.jpg

plug it

It sounds like you are looking for a reason to buy new wheels and are trying to thinly disguise this as proper motivation to do so.

Honestly, plug/patch the tire, buy the wheels you want and sell these to defray the $5 it cost to make them road-worthy again.

(I figure that if we're going on specious reasoning, lets go full-bore)

Does plugging it hurt the integrity/strength of the tire at all?

if its not car that will see the track or equivalent driving and abuse, then just plug it. if it will see track type conditions, dont risk your car and your life for a tire

I go along with WVBoosted8. Take it to a tire dealer. It will cost you $30 or so to get it properly repaired, with a patch on the inside.

Those $5 plug kits can work. I've had mixed success in the past. Not as good as the real stuff that a service station would have. I carry one in my trunk for emergencies. That kind of plug should be followed up with a visit to a tire place for a proper repair.

Don't count on that screw maintaining its slow leak status indefinitely. If that thought parleys into an urgent need to buy those new wheels, then so be it. ;)

Ken

eh, sematics has got me again :) tob clear this is also the view i support. the DIY plugs are fine for emergency use to get you around a couple days till proper repair is made. the right way to "plug" or more correctly "patch" requires removing the tire from the wheel like what Ken is saying :)

i understand your points, and i have no problem getting it patched.. only thing is since i got stuck on so many icy hills this winter i basically melted most of the tred i had left on these things.. so im trying to weigh my options..

30 dollar patch for a tire that i ll probably get rid of mid summer?

but then again spring comes around the corner and ill be flooring the shit of my car so might as well enjoy the rest of the tred then get new tires.. oh well , thanks tho helped lots

I think someone already said:
PATCH IT.

Yep, just plug it (which is after all just what a repair shop will do). I've got now about 8k on a plugged tire with no issues. Just get a standard plug kit from Autozone or the like.

plug kit from Autozone/whatever is not the solution.

bring it to a good shop and have them plug it the proper way.

but if the tire has nothing left, buy a new set of GOOD tires(not the used set you said)

"The proper way??" There's only one proper way to plug a tire and most folks can do it as well as a shop.

I'm surprised that a very competent DIY'er like nycgps would be averse.

But I would say that if you don't feel comfortable doing this then yes, take it to a shop.

And I do agree that if the tire is well worn anyway then better to get a quality set.

I don't think most folks are equipped to remove a tire from a rim, which is necessary to properly repair a tire.

Plugs can work, and a lot of tire places will just plug a flat. But even there the stuff they use is not the same low-end stuff you get at Autozone.

Ken

I always hate patching my tires, cause I have horrid luck, and a few hours later, it needs patched/plugged again :lol:

Ok ive worked at a tire shop for 3.5 years when i was in school, and from experience patch it! you dont want a plug in your tire on your 8! thats just being lazy and halfassing shit to plug a tire. plugging and patching are 2 different things. get it patched. if you lived around my area its only about 15 dollars to have a tire patched.

Just plug the thing if you're going to be replacing it soon.

Otherwise, patch it for a "better" fix.

Or be really lazy and just slime it... Just don't expect your friendly neighborhood shop to appreciate it when you buy new tires and forget to tell them that you put in a whole bunch of slime...that shiit spills on tire changing equipment and makes a HUGE mess...

I've also read that tire slime of any kind is potentially flammable or explosive (maybe it's just the propellant). That's why they have those stickers that you are supposed to put on the wheel/tire/valve stem to warn anybody working on the tire.

There are slimes with non-explosive propellant. I wonder if the official Mazda slime is that kind or not.

Slimes will generally mung the TPMS sensor, although Mazda doesn't say anything about theirs.

Ken

Yeah work at a tire shop as well and patching is worth your investment. Also stay away from those fix a flat if you have sensors could cost you 100 dollars each. Also you'll get corrosion on the rim if they don't clean up the mess left in the rim.

Always carry a plug kit. it keeps you from getting stuck on the side of the road.
Always get your tire patched if you pick up a nail or screw.

plug is fine 90% of the time.

plug-patches are a perfect fix, but if it was me... stick a plug in her

Take the damn tire to Les Schwab, they'll patch it for free. That is... if you promise to buy your next set of tires from them. ;)

LOL Well, I guess I'm just too ol' school for you kids. ;)