got my tire plugged

[mustangkid05]

well i ran over a nail and i got my tire plugged but the dude left a little of that sticky stuff sticking out of the tire is it still good?.....and how long will the plug last me for?

thanks

 

[four six]

damn 3 threads? It should be fine

 

[BurningRubber]

damn 3 threads?

lollerskates...


Some of the plug sticking out of the tire is common from what I have seen. It will last a long time as long as you dont triple post anymore...

 

[mustangkid05]

lol oh damn my fault.......my comp was freezing up and i just kept clicking post haha.......

 

[cooper58d2002]

well i ran over a nail and i got my tire plugged but the dude left a little of that sticky stuff sticking out of the tire is it still good?.....and how long will the plug last me for?

thanks

Way way back in the day (for me anyway) when I worked as a general mechanic at Firestone they made us stop plugging tires and instead installing patches due to a lawsuit filed somewhere were a women was killed by a blowout. The point I am getting at is the plug is fine if you just noticed the nail and no air leaked out. If the tire was flat or fairlly low on tire pressure (you can usually tell by some discoloration on the sidewall) I would have them patch it. Just so they can take a look at the inside of the tire if theres shavings in the tire you would need to replace it. hope this helps LOL

 

[96BlueStangGT]

Don't count on it lasting too long. Some crazy person put a plug in the tire on my truck and it didn't last a month. The tire kept getting low after i aired it up. A patch is the only way to go. See if you can get both a plug and a patch.

 

[Mustang5L5]

When i plug tires, i take a pair of snips and snip away the excess plug that sticks out.

I also pour rubber contact cement all over the area and let it dry overnight before airing up the tire

All the plugs i have done myself have lasted the rest of the life of the tire.

I plugged one of my OEM goodyears at 9,000 miles. The tires now have 40K miles on them, worn down to nothing and the tire still holds air fine. I never have to air up at all. I can still see the plug too.

Guess i'm just good at plugging tires

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I have had my tires plugged for screws and nails many times. Never had a problem

 

[Jsun3701]

I would say at least put it on the rear end if its not there already. If it goes; which it wont. At least its in the back. My old man always told me to do that.

 

[Tally_4.6]

I have had my tires plugged for screws and nails many times. Never had a problem

Same here, i have 2 plugs in my left rear and 1 plug on my right front.

 

[SaleenGT2001]

a plug is fine if donme properly. we use a combo patch plug at work and those things are bad ass!

 

[96BlueStangGT]

a plug is fine if donme properly. we use a combo patch plug at work and those things are bad ass!

That's what i was saying, the combos are the best if the place you go to does it.

 

[jstreet0204]

Just don't do any burnouts with the excess hanging out or it can rip it out.

 

[46gtsblown]

If you took it to wallmart, discount tire or any other tire chain the will have used a combo plug patch, it will last the life of your tire and dont worry about the little nub sticking out it will quickly wear down.

Dwayne

 

[BlackenedSVT]

i just had a nail though my Nitto's I used one of BMW's patch plugs to fix it. Its great. I would never use a regular plug anymore. Cars come in from time to time at my dealership that need "repatching" from those stupid plugs.

And it is normal for those plugs to be bulging out of the tire. So you're fine. Next time i would recommend patching it with a "patch plug" like this:

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These go in through the inside of the tire, and patch the hole, and then the shaft goes through the hole itself acting as a plug as well

 

[Jinx]

It should be fine as long as the nail went in through the tread (not the side wall). Just remember, any tire that has been punctured and fixed no longer has it's valid manufactured speed/temperature rating.

+1 on the patch though. Mine went flat last Friday and I didn't know because it was on the passenger rear. Never the less, the tire tech took the tire off the wheel and showed me about 2 handfuls of shredded sidewall chunks

 

[four six]

When i plug tires, i take a pair of snips and snip away the excess plug that sticks out.

I also pour rubber contact cement all over the area and let it dry overnight before airing up the tire

All the plugs i have done myself have lasted the rest of the life of the tire.

I plugged one of my OEM goodyears at 9,000 miles. The tires now have 40K miles on them, worn down to nothing and the tire still holds air fine. I never have to air up at all. I can still see the plug too.

Guess i'm just good at plugging tires

Thats the way I was taught to do it

 

[Mustang5L5]

Just remember, any tire that has been punctured and fixed no longer has it's valid manufactured speed/temperature rating.

+1

Not a lot of guys know this.

If you go out and spend $200 on some fancy Z-rated or better tires and get a nail in them, that tire is now basically an unrated tire. No matter how you repair it, it has lost it's speed rating.

 

[Mike97gt]

I don't plug too many tires at work, becaue those jobs usually go to the oil change guys, but I plugged one of the tires on my wifes sunfire 3 years ago and it's still fine and don't leak.

 

[MBDiagMan]

I have been plugging tires with a product called "Safety Seal" for the last 30 years. They use no glue, but they are made of a material that bonds to the tire.

Out of probably a couple of hundred Safety Seals that I've used, I've run across two or three situations where the tire had to be dismounted and patched on the inside. These things work virtually every time.

I've had a few tires over the years that had so many of thes things in them that they looked like cactus, but they never gave any trouble. Great product.