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Screw In My Tyre, Not Leaking, Plug Or Leave? Fed Rsr 595

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D.I.Y. Mik

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Found this in my tyre, it wasnt all the way in cos there was a plastic head, see imprint in tyre.

The bottom part looks like it was into the belt as its chewed up.

Im wondering how much rubber is left at the bottom of the hole? And when will it leak?

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So i can put a plug in there, but i dont want to put a hole if i dont have to.

Opinions anyone?

Oh.. and i use these tyres at Wakefield, i get about 160 down the straight.

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Cassbo Grand Master

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Get it plugged. You may have <1mm of rubber sealing the hole, or it might be fine. You can't really tell, and you wouldn't want to find out at the end of the straight would you?

What GTSBoy said.

A few years ago I hit a screw a few days before going to Wakefield, did some research and ended up buying $50 plug kit (which I haven't used since) and fixed it myself. Tyre lasted until it ran out of rubber months later

In hindsight I should have just paid a tyre fitter to fix it, but in the end I still did my track day :)

75coupe Grand Master

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get it internally patched, the plug is only as good as its installed...

I dont trust a plug until it has gone some ks and even then its in the back of my mind...

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D.I.Y. Mik

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Hmmm... yeah. its a worry.

Thanks guys.

Internally patched sound pretty safe, better than a plug you say.

Sounds good.

I have lots of plugs but ill play it safe.

Stockies back on till its fixed.

:thumbsup:

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I bought a plug kit years ago and have used it many times.

Once i remember my sons freind brought his car over which was making a loud banging sound and bouncing while he drove it.

Ended up being a screw driver he ran over, went in all the way, just the bent handle sticking out, the plug still fixed it, still going strong for the last 2 years.

D.I.Y. Mik Veteran

D.I.Y. Mik

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Yeah, the plug is easy, ive got plenty, and the tools.

Used them heaps myself, as im a tradesman, ute on a building site gets a few every year.

Its just that it may not be good enough for 160kmh with hard braking and cornering at Wakefield.

Better safe than sorry i say.

And ive learned that the hard way.

Duncan Grand Master

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I personally wouldn't take a plugged tyre on the race track, would be fine for road use though (in fact one of the cima's tyres needed a plug the other day).

plug and retire them to road use...

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Best ones I know of are called a donkeys dick . Basically an internal patch with a rubber stalk in the middle you pull out through the hole . Vulcanising patch also held in place with inflation pressure and a plug to fill the hole . Dunno about good at track speeds though .

A .

D.I.Y. Mik Veteran

D.I.Y. Mik

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Hmm... not keen to retire them for road use as they are near new.

I think further research is needed.

Oh jeez where too look, cams maybe.........

Ok found this:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=77

Answers all my questions.

New tyre is what i need. Expensive....... damn. :rant:

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old topic but at work I use the plug kit all the time (royal Canberra gold course) on the quad bikes and mowers, not that the mowers go quick, but the work quad is a 600, kinda the workshops emergency response vehicle haha, all the tyres on it have like 20 repairs, on 40 psi, I have personally been about 90kph on it, had to get a to the excavator to get his truck unboged before the stupid royal f**ks started playing golf... I have only had one plug come out before, didn't let it set before riding the quad...

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Best ones I know of are called a donkeys dick . Basically an internal patch with a rubber stalk in the middle you pull out through the hole . Vulcanising patch also held in place with inflation pressure and a plug to fill the hole . Dunno about good at track speeds though .

A .

Agree. I love those donkey dicks lol. 10 times better than just a plug or just a patch. You get both. Also work up an extra set of wheels and rubber for just track. Keeps good tires good and others to burn off. It's an investment. Here's a donkey dick. post-116132-13908576243971_thumb.jpg

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