Would you PLUG it?

rokclimbertx · Jul 1, 2008

gotta small hole/leak in a tire... it's a bad spot, not sure if i want to or should plug it... take a look, i marked where the hole is... (it's actually on the inside but same as area as shown)

won't have a new tire for a coupla days... those 33X10's aren't too common...

ManBearPig · Jul 1, 2008

Doesnt leak too fast does it. If not I would reccomend you just keep airing it up for a few days until you can get a new tire.

bluejeepkid · Jul 1, 2008

id just stick a single plug into it, i ahd to do that once for ,my tires and its still holding up just great.

razdrvr · Jul 1, 2008

I'd plug it if I didn't have road hazard on it. Looks too new to scrap it.

Giviner · Jul 1, 2008

plug it. I got a hole in almost the exact same spot on a brand new Procomp MT before. Plugged it and it holds air just fine. If you have 5 of them you could just make it a spare if you want to be safe.

rokclimbertx · Jul 1, 2008

plug it is then... gonna check a place in a few minutes that might be able to patch it from the inside...

i hope to keep this one as a spare though if patching or plugging works...

Blaine B. · Jul 1, 2008

Plug it and keep it as a spare?

razdrvr · Jul 1, 2008

that far over on the shoulder a plug will roll off once you drive on it. A plug is your only hope.

igotanxj · Jul 1, 2008

It wont be a permanent fix, but it'll probably work as a spare as long as you keep it aired up. Plugs on the sidewall usually end up leaking due to the flexing, but you could try it.

90Blue_XJ · Jul 1, 2008

Yeah as suggested I would plug it from the inside. It will never leak again. Use it for a spare but I would not be scared to keep it on the ground. Might be better as a non-steering tire though, b/c there is less stress in a turn with it on the rear.

ryurabbit · Jul 1, 2008

You cant patch that on the sidewall there. The patch WILL come off. I drove a set of tires for over a year with up to 15 plugs in it.

98stocker · Jul 1, 2008

Plugs will work fine for that. Cut it off short so a rock, curb, etc. doesn't try to pull it out. I have plugs in about half my tires on two vehicles. I have never had one pull out, or start leaking again.

rokclimbertx · Jul 6, 2008

well, i found a place that still did patch work so it's patched from the inside... it'll become a spare soon as i get a new tire...

badron · Jul 6, 2008

Don't they still make tubes for them? It can't be more then 4 or 5 year from my last tube.

rokclimbertx · Jul 6, 2008

good point... i've wondered the same thing...

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