| Author | Message | ||
     Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 1059 Registered: 09-2002 |
Here's a strange one. I carry my spare on my roof rack. Well, I must have snagged it on a tree or something cause i have a peirced sidewall. Very strange, getting a flat a tire that is not even on the ground. Cheap bastard q is.....I need to have a spare but it will not be rotated into service and I don't really have the $$ for a new one or even a used one so has anyone had any luck repairing a sidewall? The hole is about the size of a pencil. | ||
| Brian Dickens (Bri) Senior Member Username: Bri Post Number: 472 Registered: 08-2002 |
I have repaired a sidewall before and after the repair I never reallty used it other then for a short duration. I was told not to count on the tire, but it always held air. I believe it was plugged, trimmed and then patched. I'm sure that someone else will chime in on this one. | ||
| Mike M (Mikem) New Member Username: Mikem Post Number: 33 Registered: 02-2003 |
http://www.expeditionexchange.com/safetyseal/ | ||
| Dave_lucas (Dave_lucas) Senior Member Username: Dave_lucas Post Number: 389 Registered: 02-2002 |
 Damn Brian, I think you have to have the worst luck of anyone I know. | ||
| Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 1061 Registered: 09-2002 |
Yeah Dave.....very strange. I got up there as part of my typical before trip inspection and was very surprised that it was flat. I thought that maybe when I replaced the broken valve that I had not seated the tire properly but to my dismay as i tried to reinflate it air came out the side wall as fast as it went in. I tried a plug but the hole is too big for that and keeps blowing the plug out. Im thinking duct tape...but that might be too red neck even for me. and it might not work real well either. | ||
| Daniel Covaciu (Danielcovaciu) Senior Member Username: Danielcovaciu Post Number: 347 Registered: 10-2002 |
Duct Tape?!!!!!!!! WTF, Holy...... I am laughing out load as I write this. Brian, you made my day, you cheap freakin bastard you. LOL Dan | ||
| Jaime Crusellas (Jaime) New Member Username: Jaime Post Number: 28 Registered: 05-2003 |
Sand the inside of the tire around the area of the hole. Then get a thick piece of rubber (maybe a couple of layers of inner tube that have been laminated together with glue), and glue the patch from the inside. Maybe hold the patch in place with a big C clamp And hope that the air pressure holds it in place. I wouldn't count on it, but it may be worth a try. | ||
| Greg Hirst (Gregh) Member Username: Gregh Post Number: 240 Registered: 10-2002 |
Brian- Did you run over a neighbor kids toy RC car? That might explain a screwdriver-in-the-sidewall type flat. If you're really desperate, try a large interior hot patch. But it will not be a reliable offroad use spare and especially no airing down. It may seem the cheap way out now but I bet you'll pay in the long run... | ||
| Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 1066 Registered: 09-2002 |
Greg....no I didn't run over anything. The spare was on my ROOF rack strapped down. the tire will just be a spare and will be used to get me off a trail if needed. I just need the thing to hold air. | ||
| Mark & Bev Preston (Markp) Member Username: Markp Post Number: 211 Registered: 02-2002 |
Brian, I wouldn't trust a sidewall patch for a hole that size. Especially since your family will be in the truck. Since you won't be using the tire, just a spare, find a very used one at a tire dealer and trade them. I suspect they will do this for free. - Mark | ||
| Greg Hirst (Gregh) Member Username: Gregh Post Number: 242 Registered: 10-2002 |
You're missing my point-you made someone mad and they crawled up and stabbed your tire one night (or day) with a screwdriver, knife, awl, ice pick, whatever... Have any 14 yr olds flipped you off recently? Bottom line-buy a new tire  | ||
| Phil (Discoanywhere) New Member Username: Discoanywhere Post Number: 37 Registered: 06-2003 |
I'd do what Mark said go around to tire shops and tell them you need an old tire for a spare.. I picked up an ok 245 for $15 bucks (installed and balanced!) Tell em its for an old farm truck if they see your rover they might try to soak you ...lol Also just wondering if you bought the tires new and when...maybe your could get it replaced ...road hazzard warranty?? | ||
| Terry Christmas (Cornfed3) New Member Username: Cornfed3 Post Number: 8 Registered: 06-2003 |
Brian, There are some things you can skimp on and tires are not one of them. Don't eat lunch for 3 days and save those pennies to get a used tire. If you patch that sidewall and it blows, you could bend the rim, flip over, get trapped in the truck upside down while gas leaks in your eyes, you lose your vision, all because you didn't want to spend $15. | ||
| Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 1067 Registered: 09-2002 |
Ok guys....let me rephrase the question. I have a friend that wants to repair a sidewall hole in his tire. I have advised him not to do this because it will be unrelyable but it seems that against all advice he will probably do it anyway. Knowing that the guy will do it anyway (risking blindness and all) what do you think would be the best way for him to do it? | ||
| Dave_lucas (Dave_lucas) Senior Member Username: Dave_lucas Post Number: 390 Registered: 02-2002 |
What about using a patch on the sidewall and a tube in the tire? | ||
| Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 1068 Registered: 09-2002 |
Dave, I think that is the way to go...sounds very feasable. Does anyone make tubes for a 35" tire? | ||
| Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 1069 Registered: 09-2002 |
Dave, I think that is the way to go...sounds very feasable. Does anyone make tubes for a 35" tire? | ||
| Art Vigil (Colorover) Member Username: Colorover Post Number: 200 Registered: 02-2003 |
http://www.roverworx.com/tirerepair.htm $40 - might work for you and comes with 60 plugs for future freak accidents. ~Art Vigil | ||
| Lionel (Fromage) Member Username: Fromage Post Number: 58 Registered: 02-2003 |
Brian, It looks like it is time for charity. What tyre size is your friend using? Maybe someone out there can help...looks like everybody is concerned with your friend's safety! Lol Lionel Maybe hail did that to your tyre. You know just one ice cube coming from really really high. Another possibility...did you find a bullet in your tyre? | ||
| Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 1071 Registered: 09-2002 |
Lionel....ironicly my friend uses the same tire size as me. it is a 35x12.50x15 we both have very good taste | ||
| Andy Thoma (Andythoma) Senior Member Username: Andythoma Post Number: 333 Registered: 01-2003 |
Brian, tell your "friend" to watch the rubicon video. Someone puts a large hole in a tire, uses EE safty seal patchs and fills it up and continues to wheel. I will someday buy one of those ee kits, but since all my money seems to goto keeping the truck running, I found walmart has the big plugs like that kit, a cheap bastard kit isn't near as nice but you will spend like $20. But I think your "friend" could find a used tire for that much that's good enough for a spare. | ||
| Brian D. Slaughter (Slug) New Member Username: Slug Post Number: 3 Registered: 06-2003 |
You people are killing me. Try Ebay! ! If your in the States and west of the Mississippi, go to any Les Schwab they'll fix u up. | ||
| Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 1073 Registered: 09-2002 |
There is another advantage to solving this challnage. If we can figure out how to make a large sidewall pucture repair somewhat reliable then we have also figured out another trail repair. \ \I like to try to fix everything I can myself and I try to do it withas few things as possible (some might consider that rigging) but I figure if I can fix it myself at home with stuff laying around i will be able to fix it on the trail. So...if I can figure this out for my (friend) then I will have that little bit of knowledge that just might get me out of a bind some day. My theory is that if I have 5 tires, 4 in use at any one time and I get two flats then I am minus one tire and I am now in a bad situation. It turns out that it is possible to blow out a spare tire that is not on the ground so i think the possibility of blowing a tire out that is on the ground is higher. I am just using deductive reasoning here. | ||
| Zach Jaggers (Mountenn) Senior Member Username: Mountenn Post Number: 303 Registered: 03-2003 |
Go to Tractor Supply Company and get some of their tractor tire patches. They are really beefy, and I figure if it will hold pressure in a 52" tractor tire driving around in a damn field somewhere, your spare will probably survive with it, too. Good luck--let us know how it works out. |
