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OK now we got a plugged tire now what ?
Now your with a tire with a plug, do you keep using it with the plug or do you take it off and put a patch on it too and keep using it or just buy a new tire ?
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IMO, a plug is temporary only. Take the tire to a tire shop and have them patch it correctly, or replace it. What you do depends on the condition of tire.
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Tire plugs
Originally Posted by wyo85
Now your with a tire with a plug, do you keep using it with the plug or do you take it off and put a patch on it too and keep using it or just buy a new tire ?
Tire plugs should be considered a temporary fix until a tire patch can be done to the inside of the tire. Plugs may even last a year or more, but they all will eventually leak.
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Originally Posted by wyo85
Now your with a tire with a plug, do you keep using it with the plug or do you take it off and put a patch on it too and keep using it or just buy a new tire ?
Always think SAFETY! A plug is TEMPORARY. It will get you out of a jam, but for myself, I’d REPLACE the compromised item (in this case, Tire) as soon as practical. There are many posters on her preaching ATGATT. Tires are a SAFETY item. THINK SAFETY!
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Have a proper patch done and wear it out. I've run plugged tires for a long time also.
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I've plugged several tires over the years but never a motorcycle or spyder tire. All of mine have been on trailers, tractors, pickup trucks or ATVs. If the plug held on the trailer or ATV I just left it. On the vehicles I had a tire shop remove the tire and patch it from the inside if possible. Some automotive tires can't be patched depending on the puncture location. I've used the "strip" plug system. It's been the most successful type for me.
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Like Mac said; if the tire is worn, I’ll replace it. New or nearly new, patch from inside. I plugged one on a trip, and after the trip, it needed replacing, anyway. I go thru several sets a year, so replacing is not a big deal. Helps that I have a tire machine! Joe
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Depends on how lucky you feel
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If it is a "mushroom" type plug, like the brand Stop-n-Go uses, it can go the distance of the life of the tire. I have done it on several bikes for the 5000-9000mi life of those tires.... Been lucky on the F3S and to not have had a puncture yet.... I just checked it before every ryde with some soapy water for a leak...
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Here in Oz, any plug type repair done from outside the tire is considered temporary & is technically 'only legal' in order to get you to a place of repair (the nearest being implied, but not spelled out! ); and there are fairly specific directions on what type of puncture can be permanently repaired & where any punctures that are going to be permanently repaired can be located on the tire too.
In brief, here in Oz all punctures that are allowed to be repaired 'permanently' must be repaired from the inside of the tire; any sidewall puncture that's allowed to be repaired (& not all are!) must be repaired with a patch or gaiter; all tread repairs must use a mushroom type plug &/or fillers and a patch or gaiter; and there's a bunch more specific stuff detailed in the Tyre & Rim Association of Australia's Yearbook, their Annually issued Manual, which is based upon the Internationally Agreed Tire & Rim Standards, of which I believe the USA is also a signatory, so I'd expect the requirements to be fairly similar, even if the Federal Legislation backing the upholding of it's strictures & their enforcement isn't.
But as others have said, your vehicles tires are the only things keeping you safely on the road, so you really hafta think about your safety & the safety of those travelling with you & around you!
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With car tires running lower PSI and load weight, chances are that your car tire will likely last its tread life with the plug installed. That said, if you're 50% or more past tread life, you might as well do a tire swap..
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Originally Posted by IdahoMtnSpyder
IMO, a plug is temporary only. Take the tire to a tire shop and have them patch it correctly, or replace it. What you do depends on the condition of tire.
Years ago before the rope plug and I am talking in the 60s and 70s, tire plugs for made of rubber and looked like a mushroom or umbrella. We had a special tool that pushed it through the hole that was reemed and then pulled back on the stem and aired the tire up to get it to seat. After a few minutes she simply cut the stem sticking outside of the tire and it was a permanent fix. I don’t even think they make such a thing anymore, but it sure was better than the rope.
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If it's an OEM tire I would replace it with a quality car tire ASAP since the OEM tire is just a very cheaply made car tire - so why attempt to save it!
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