Need a place to patch a tire in Berkeley
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Originally Posted by Bullhonkie
Thanks everyone.
Ended up taking it to Big O on San Pablo and Dwight. Called ahead to make sure they plugged it from inside. They repaired it no problem (but at a cost of $30 to me) and assured me it should last basically the lifetime of the tire.
There's a pretty large lump of rubbery stuff where the puncture used to be. Almost like someone wadded up some chewing gum and stuffed it there. Is it supposed to be like that? Does it eventually wear away and is it ok if it does?
Ended up taking it to Big O on San Pablo and Dwight. Called ahead to make sure they plugged it from inside. They repaired it no problem (but at a cost of $30 to me) and assured me it should last basically the lifetime of the tire.
There's a pretty large lump of rubbery stuff where the puncture used to be. Almost like someone wadded up some chewing gum and stuffed it there. Is it supposed to be like that? Does it eventually wear away and is it ok if it does?
Anyway, the repair should have something that looks similar to this
Where the round white part should be inside of the tire, flush with the inner tire, and the pointy part should have been pulled through and snipped to be a similar height as the tread.
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Originally Posted by WRXakaBooSTi
i would not pay more thatn 15$ for a repair. ive never had a problem with a plug before either. anyone care to elaborate on the negatives of a plug?
The main reason this is bad, is because a lot of people don't file the hole the angle the puncture is at, making another hole, or damaging the tire further. The second reason this is bad, is because the plug doesn't always seal the entire puncture. It may seal the inside of the tire, so it doesn't leak, however, water can still get into the steel belts causing them to rust. The last and final reason you shouldn't do this, is because many tire shops will not properly repair a tire with a gas station plug due to the above reasons and do not want any liability for a tire failure. I'm not sure if these are the only reasons, however, these are the ones I was told while I worked at America's Tire Co. Anyone else have anything to add?
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Originally Posted by STi-owns-evo
...Anyone else have anything to add?
Sears Auto Center also use the one-piece plug/patch repair method you illustrated earlier.
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Hm now with all this talk about differing methods, you guys have me a bit paranoid. :P I might go back there and ask in more detail how they go about repairing.
Thing is though, I'm on my original set of RE070s with over 32k miles on the car. That's generally how timidly I drive. They are pretty well worn though so I'll probably be replacing them come summer. As long as this lasts until then I'm ok with it.
Thing is though, I'm on my original set of RE070s with over 32k miles on the car. That's generally how timidly I drive. They are pretty well worn though so I'll probably be replacing them come summer. As long as this lasts until then I'm ok with it.
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As long as the gas station knows what to do you'll be fine, on my last car I had several $10 plugs that lasted through 30,000 miles and several track days. Just watch them doing it and make sure they properly clean the hole first.
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