the BFG didn't like this!
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the BFG didn't like this!
so one day while changing my oil i finally found what had been causing my tire to slowly leak. i looked over at the tire and seen somehthing in it! well i fianly got around to pulling it out! i have no idea what it is but it was in there alright! i plugged if for right now until right after christmas when i get NEW BFGs! i hate plugged tires, but you have to do what you have to do. sorry for the blurry pics, macro doesnt work too good on a dark carport
the culprit
the hole
the fix
the hole was right on the edge of a tread, so i took my knife and cut that corner of the tread off so that the clug would go in there better.
the culprit
the hole
the fix
the hole was right on the edge of a tread, so i took my knife and cut that corner of the tread off so that the clug would go in there better.
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I don't mind plugs done by my tire place, they plug from the inside then follow that up by putting a patch over it on the inside
. Those are great,but again I wasn't waisting my money on these crappy tires especially with new ones coming
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LOL, I actually had that happen to me on the interstate when I drove my '90. Leaving class after my last final. I didn't see it, ran over it, and I guess the front tire kicked it up and it punctured the rear passenger tire. I've still got the wrench too, lol!
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I've never had any issues with using those tar strip plugs before. I've always pulled the debris from the tire, used the rasp tool to clean and clear the puncture, then inserted the sticky tar strip into the puncture hole and then cut off the excess tar strip even with the tire tread. Never had a problem with the repair coming out or leaking. Using DRY and OLD tar strips is asking or trouble though.
I've never taken a tire off the rim to repair it (via a patch or plug). Never had more then a nail or screw puncture my tires.
I've never taken a tire off the rim to repair it (via a patch or plug). Never had more then a nail or screw puncture my tires.
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Alright, I stopped my my tire shop yesterday and told them about my plugged tire; they told me to pull her on in. turns out the plug i put in didn't go in very far (it wouldn't). also another staple that i hadn't pulled out happend to be a not so shor staple. It went into the tire ike an inch! long story short, they took tire off of wheel and checked it out for any more punctures and patched them. It only needed two patches. The best part about all of this, they did it for free! I'm a regular there, and buy all of my tires there, so they just did it for free.
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Cool. Good to know. Ya I traded a guy my Baja Claws for a set of BFG's last week. I was so tired of the vibration lol