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Found a nail in one of my new tires.


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2 hours ago, scoobdog said:

The only reason I could think of is because it was done...

....deliberately!

Nah, it's just a strange coincidence.

Besides, it got fixed with no issues whatsoever. It was a small nail, but it was definitely big enough to make it lose air.

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3 hours ago, scoobdog said:

I would not recommend this for tires under warranty, though.

If you have tires under warranty and aren't near the shop that installed them, most of the time it can be plugged and the warranty won't be voided.

 

Tire warranties are a big ass racket... I used to sell them online...

 

Like for example. If I blew one of my tires I bought last month and have about 4,000 miles on, Goodyear would look at my tread, see evidence of off-roading, and void the warranty.

The tires are intended for on and off-road use. (and did extremely well, I might add)

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8 hours ago, Sir Teddybar Gut Fullung said:

Seriously. Nobody ever showed me how.

Instructions on the package, nobody showed me how either.  From what I recall, there's a tool with a spiral-edged metal spike and and a second one with a large eyelet.  You use that to rough up the puncture, then coat the second tool with a lot of the adhesive and use it again on the puncture.  Finally, you insert the plug in the puncture with the tool & manipulate it until the plug comes off the tool.  Wait for a bit, then add air to the tire.  I haven't done one in over a decade, so it might have improved.

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4 hours ago, tsar4 said:

Instructions on the package, nobody showed me how either.  From what I recall, there's a tool with a spiral-edged metal spike and and a second one with a large eyelet.  You use that to rough up the puncture, then coat the second tool with a lot of the adhesive and use it again on the puncture.  Finally, you insert the plug in the puncture with the tool & manipulate it until the plug comes off the tool.  Wait for a bit, then add air to the tire.  I haven't done one in over a decade, so it might have improved.

Easiest way for me: after you open up the puncture using the rough spike tool, you fold the plug in half over the tip of the eyelet tool (some eyelet tools actually have a slit at the tip, you can sort of wedge the plug in there) and then jam the plug straight into the puncture, then twist it a little back and forth and keep doing so as you quickly remove the tool.

 

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