Weeds tyre repair kit to the rescue

[drivesafe]

Hi folks, harry, weeds ( and his two youngsters ) and I went up to O’Rielly’s yesterday to do a recce for an up and coming night run.

The recce went well till I showed them a mountain on private property that we could drive up.

Going up was great but unfortunately for harry, coming down turned into an expensive trip. Only a week ago, harry fitted new tyres to his disco and coming back down the hill, he speared the side wall of one of his new tyres.

Now all was not lost because thanks to weeds being there, harry got his tyre fixed without even taking the wheel of the disco and we all got an education on a product I had only read about.

Weed’s had bought a tyre puncture repair kit for his recently completed Simpson Desert trip and luckily had the kit with him, so he and harry carried out the repair right there and then.

The actual repair, including re inflating the tyre took about 5 minutes.

Because this was a front tyre, and no one was really sure how well the repair would hold, once it was repaired, harry decided to be safe and swapped it with a rear tyre to do the trip home.

I drove behind harry till I turned off the freeway, to keep an I on the tyre and we made a few stops along the way to check the repair but when I left harry, he had done just on 100 kms with the repair.

I’ve got the get the details off weeds but as soon as I can, at only $10 a kit, I’m putting one or two of these in my 4x4 and I’m tempted to put one each in the wife and daughter’s cars.

Great product and I strongly recommend that if you are planning a trip or just for piece of mind, have a look at these kits.

Cheers.

[one_iota]

I have one of these:

http://www.bushranger.com.au/tyrerepair/repair_pic.jpg

from:

http://www.bushranger.com.au/tyrerepair.html

[George130]

I have the same as one iota. Saved me heaps my first year out of town. 5 punctures all sealed with the lugs and they held for the life of the tyres. I would have done 30,000 ks on them but that style isn't any good for the side wall as far as I know.

[Captain_Rightfoot]

I think that's pretty much it style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

When we were in the simpson, a we had a couple of sidewalls punctured on the trip. That type of kit can have you going again in no time style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

I think you'd have to fix the tyre properly when you get the next twon, but when you're putting along off road they seem fine style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif

[DEFENDERZOOK]

<span style="color:blue">they are classed as temporary repairs......
but a lot of tyre places use them as permanent...... 8O

i use them as permanent on my vehicles......
most times when the side wall is damaged the tyre becomes a throw away
item.....or used for a spare.....



where can you get them for $10.....?</span>

[drivesafe]

Hi one_iota, that looks like the exact same kit.

Hi Captain_Rightfoot, harry is taking the tyre back to the where he bought it and he is getting it fixed and then keeping it as a spare.

Hi George130, I can see how they would save a lot of time and more importantly, save you from being stranded.

Hi zook, they look like a temporary fix but they don’t say that. Either way if I had not seen it, I would not have been interested in getting the kits for my own use.

Cheers

[DEFENDERZOOK]

<span style="color:blue">drivesafe...plugs are not classed as permanent repairs according to tyre
places....

they are only temporary.....a permanent repair is a patch on the inside...
and only if it is in the tread area......

side walls are not to be repaired as the belts are usually damaged.....


but these are only laws......meant to be broken...?

i have heard of instances where 36 plugs have been fitted in a sidewall
tear to get mobile again.......

i have plugs in my tyres....</span>
also for years they were used as permanent repairs then the laws
changed in the last few years....

i trust them......

[abaddonxi]

I picked a kit up a couple of years ago when I realised the mechanic (not the current mechanic) was charging me for putting plugs in.

Went out and bought it, keep it in the truck, haven't had a puncture since.

Touch wood style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif
Simon

[landrovermick]

Guys , i used to be in the tyre game both in retail stores and selling supplied to tyre outlets,

Yes you are correct when you say thy are a temporary repair, the only correct and safe way to 100% fix a flat is to remove the tyre from the rim, inspect the insied of the tyre ( to ensure there is no other damage to the insde of the tyre ) - I have seen 6 inch pieces of wire inside tyres scratching away at the inside of the opposite sidewall, or worse nails etc inside the tyre!

then a patch plug is applied from the inside this seals the belts from moisture and repairs the inner liner of the tyre this helps keep air in and helps stop belt seperation from rust in the steel belts.

Oh BTW South Pacific tyres ( Dunlop, goodyear, olympic ets) wont warrant tyres repaired in any manner other than those I have mentioned.

On theother hand as a temporary fix - they work and work well, did you know you can also get rubber ones that vulcanise to the tyre - far better than the "safety seal" brand - red/brown coloured impregnated cotton.

Thay can be purchased at wholesale price from eagle SMF - who are lisetd in the recommended suppliers forum under Sydney.

Mick

PS Incisor - how about a tyre related forum? me

[harry]

8) well it was the best thing since since beer in eskys, half way down the hill weeds said whats that funny noise - i was pulled up on the left of his diesel def. and couldn't hear anything but distilate being converted to noise.
turns out i have a stick about inch and a half by about half inch sticking out of my front right tyre [i estimate it has done no more than 600 kms from new]
well drive down the hill immediatly to flat 'ish ground to solve the problem,
weeds, you're a magician!
he produced this repair kit [as shown earlier in this thread] and stuffs things into the tyre.
i have now done about 200 km no loss of pressure, weeds inflated it to 38, and this morning i checked it cold at 36.
thanks again weeds!
i will be the tyre mans best friend in the morning!!!!!!!!!!
and we learn't more about jacking two opposite wheels,
'cause i was not going to drive home on a dodgy front right,
like discowhite, i don't wanna be forced into the oncoming lane so we put it on the left rear.
thanks guys !

[weeds]

I was just in BCF and they have the bush ranger tyre repair kit for $18 or so, looks better than the repco, better instructions (had a good read no I know to pull the cord right back through the tyre), comes with a plastic box and the tube of glue is about four times bigger.

[DEFENDERZOOK]

[quote=weeds]I was just in BCF and they have the bush ranger tyre repair kit for $18 or so, looks better than the repco, better instructions (had a good read no I know to pull the cord right back through the tyre), comes with a plastic box and the tube of [b]<span style="color:green">glue</span>



<span style="color:blue">you will probably find this is some kind of lubricant to help the plugs slide in the hole.........</span>

[landrovermick]

Yep its glue, basically the ones that have like a piece red / brown or black coloured string sandwiched between two pieces of clear plastic are what we call in the game - Safety seal they use glue but can still let water into the belts, the glue assists in puttingthem in it acts like a lubricant.

The other ones actually vulcanise in and look like 1/4 inch strips of licorice and are individually wrapped in plastic wrappers, they are a better product if you have to use them.

for demo purposes i have actually cut a tyre from bead to crown in the sidewall and then filled the gap with these and pumped it up - it held pressure and i guess would get you out of a tight spot - but id not trust it for ever and a day.

Mick

[harry]

8) well the tyre man was amazed at the repair, but gave me good news that it can be repaired, its off to brisvegas tomorrow, meanwhile i now have another new tyre on that rim, the repaired one will be the spare.