A plug had nothing to do with any of the failings of this tire. And no one deflates a tire and unmounts it to inspect the inside as regular maintenance as you make it sound.
Didn’t say nothing about regular Maintance let’s put it this way ur at work. Your wife and kids r on road and they get flat tire and ur wife drive on flat tire to get to 4 block near by shop and the shop puts plug in the tire not knowing what and how dangerous it is for your wife and child to be doing 90mph on highway and side wall is weak and can give up any moment. How your gonna feel about that. Was it ok for ur wife and kid to be in danger!!! Yes or no? Is that what you want them to be out in danger?
@@RBTheMechanic ok. My bad I missed the part about the customer having driven on it. Retitle it. Something like if you drove on a flat, you should inspect the sidewalls and inside for these damages.
You don't need to rebalance a tire after dismounting it to patch it. Just take some chalk and mark on the sidewall of the tire where the valve stem is on the wheel and when you mount it back up make sure the mark you made on the sidewall is lined up with the valve stem on the wheel so the position never changes
First of all, My tires cost $70-$90 not $200 plus. Secondly, I pay attention to my tires regularly and take action immediately if I notice a drop in pressure. Definitely not trying to damage the side wall. If I catch it in time, and it’s a nail or screw on the tread only, then I plug it. Cut the excess off and I’m ready to go. No issues of any kind.
my tires are $500 each, if it's standard flat and I know that I'm not driving on it flat (TPMS will tell me) I'll plug it. If someone is driving on a flat and trashing the sidewall that's a different story but if you take to a shop here they'll charge $25-$30 and while it's off they can pivot and tell you if you need a new tire due to internal damage, age of tire due to dry rot, etc..
Fix a flat is just to limp you to the nearest garage to get your flat fixed. And the person working on your tire is not gonna like you. It's a mess. But if it's all you got considering most car manufacturers these days give you that instead of a spare, then what choice do you have. Or if you are not able to change a spare yourself. I normally put a plug kit and a pump in my car when I travel. Easier than changing a spare and I can be on my way as usual unlike a small spare where it can be dangerous and I also have to get the orginal patched which is a hassle.
Ok maybe u been getting lucky till u run in to that one person who will haunt u if he damages the tire by driving and then u plug it and then he have blow out but. Best of luck!!
A plug had nothing to do with any of the failings of this tire. And no one deflates a tire and unmounts it to inspect the inside as regular maintenance as you make it sound.
Didn’t say nothing about regular Maintance let’s put it this way ur at work. Your wife and kids r on road and they get flat tire and ur wife drive on flat tire to get to 4 block near by shop and the shop puts plug in the tire not knowing what and how dangerous it is for your wife and child to be doing 90mph on highway and side wall is weak and can give up any moment. How your gonna feel about that. Was it ok for ur wife and kid to be in danger!!! Yes or no? Is that what you want them to be out in danger?
@@RBTheMechanic ok. My bad I missed the part about the customer having driven on it.
Retitle it. Something like if you drove on a flat, you should inspect the sidewalls and inside for these damages.
You don't need to rebalance a tire after dismounting it to patch it. Just take some chalk and mark on the sidewall of the tire where the valve stem is on the wheel and when you mount it back up make sure the mark you made on the sidewall is lined up with the valve stem on the wheel so the position never changes
Yeah u can do that too but patch adds weight so ur choice
First of all, My tires cost $70-$90 not $200 plus. Secondly, I pay attention to my tires regularly and take action immediately if I notice a drop in pressure. Definitely not trying to damage the side wall. If I catch it in time, and it’s a nail or screw on the tread only, then I plug it. Cut the excess off and I’m ready to go. No issues of any kind.
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my tires are $500 each, if it's standard flat and I know that I'm not driving on it flat (TPMS will tell me) I'll plug it. If someone is driving on a flat and trashing the sidewall that's a different story but if you take to a shop here they'll charge $25-$30 and while it's off they can pivot and tell you if you need a new tire due to internal damage, age of tire due to dry rot, etc..
Yup cool!
Patching is so much better
Yup
Well most new cars don't even have a spare they want you to call triple A.
Yes like my Tesla I need to get spare justincase
Lol
The easiest way is do what I do. Get a can of Fix-a-flat. $10 and you are good to go.
It’s. It about fix it’s about that damage they cause to side wall if u don’t open the wheel u will not see the damage
Fix a flat is just to limp you to the nearest garage to get your flat fixed. And the person working on your tire is not gonna like you. It's a mess.
But if it's all you got considering most car manufacturers these days give you that instead of a spare, then what choice do you have. Or if you are not able to change a spare yourself.
I normally put a plug kit and a pump in my car when I travel. Easier than changing a spare and I can be on my way as usual unlike a small spare where it can be dangerous and I also have to get the orginal patched which is a hassle.
Been both plugging and patching tires for many years. No issues with either
Ok maybe u been getting lucky till u run in to that one person who will haunt u if he damages the tire by driving and then u plug it and then he have blow out but. Best of luck!!
@@RBTheMechanic never have, never is, and never will.
Same here. Plugged many many many tires. Never an issue.
40 50 bucks for a patch 😮