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Should I just plug this?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Blauman, Aug 10, 2020.

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  1. Aug 10, 2020 at 3:07 PM
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    Fohu

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    Use this as an excuse to learn to use a plug kit
    You’ll be hyped you know how when you get a flat on the trail.
     
    Fohu, Aug 10, 2020
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  2. Aug 10, 2020 at 3:10 PM
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    I would plug that, plugs have been very reliable for me for the past 25 years. With that screw being so close to the edge, tire shops will not repair that and try to make you buy a new tire.
     
    gobie18, Aug 10, 2020
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  3. Aug 10, 2020 at 3:18 PM
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    patch and use as spare.
     
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  4. Aug 10, 2020 at 3:20 PM
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    Havent looked under there yet, but are the spares actually the same exact tire on these and not some POS like most cars?
     
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  5. Aug 10, 2020 at 3:34 PM
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    I just got a puncture in my ST MAXX e load tires. It’s barely leaking. Maybe 1psi every 7-8 hours. Puncture is between tread blocks about 2-3inches in from the sidewall. Tires got 7k miles on it. Think I can find a tire shop to dismount the tire and patch it on the inside?
     
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  6. Aug 10, 2020 at 3:36 PM
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    If it is that far in from the sidewall Discount Tire should fix it for free.
     
    Blauman, Aug 10, 2020
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  7. Aug 10, 2020 at 3:39 PM
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    been a few years since i looked under trucks but all the new ones I looked at were full size matching spare on steel rim. I actually had the same tjing happen to me about year after buying mine, too close to sidewall I pulled off spare put on aluminum wheel and ran it with a used same size spare bought used from tire shop as i knew I was going to upgrade eventually anyway.
     
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  8. Aug 10, 2020 at 3:43 PM
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    Oh so much truth
     
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  9. Aug 10, 2020 at 3:53 PM
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    Good to know. do they do a more permanent fix where they dismount and patch/plug?
     
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  10. Aug 10, 2020 at 4:01 PM
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    Yep too close to the sidewall. A tire repair shop is not supposed to repair a puncture on a sidewall OR the outside row of tread on a tire is what I understand.
    Story-- I was trapping beaver one spring and put a pencil sized bean stubble through the sidewall of one of my tires. Portable compressor wouldn't do a thing for it and like a moron my spare was in the garage. Thank the Lord for cell phones.Got my new tire the next day and a few days 200-300 miles later noticed it as few PSI low. Inspecting I found a small piece of stubble in the tread like the OP. Found a small shop who had a vulcanizing machine. He fixed it and has been good since.
    Never before or after have I had problems with bean stubble!!
     
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  11. Aug 10, 2020 at 4:02 PM
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    Plug it. You’ll NEVER have a problem with a plug in that position. I’ve used 100s of plugs over 10s of thousands of miles on many vehicles from street bikes to road cars and off-road vehicles, and never had a single one even leak let alone fail. Just do it right and it won’t be a problem. Too many old wives tales from people who probably can’t even change a wheel let alone mount a tire.

    Few things that many forget when plugging.
    1) Clean the hole correctly (that’s what the rasp is for in the kit).
    2) use tire cement / goop on the plug.
    3) push plug far into the hole so only about 1/2” of the tails are showing and pull out as fast as possible.
     
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  12. Aug 10, 2020 at 4:05 PM
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    Well, the tire stores do like to sell tires....

    Seriously, I’d plug it. I’ve also driven thousands of miles on a plugged tire. As long as you do it properly.
     
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  13. Aug 10, 2020 at 4:07 PM
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    Tighten the screw it will be fine.
     
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  14. Aug 10, 2020 at 4:19 PM
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    It's complicated.
    I use the Safety Seal brand of tire repair strings & vulcanizing cement; they make for a permanent fix. Avoid the Alibaba/Chineseum ones--the sticky stuff on the string dries out after a few months, and you're back to having a leak.
     
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  15. Aug 10, 2020 at 4:24 PM
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    Could be a shallow puncture
     
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  16. Aug 10, 2020 at 4:24 PM
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    Yes.
     
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  17. Aug 10, 2020 at 4:31 PM
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  18. Aug 10, 2020 at 4:32 PM
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    Yes, same exact tire with same exact specs without a tpms sensor and on a steel rim. Thats why some guys just do a 5 wheel rotation.
     
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  19. Aug 10, 2020 at 4:53 PM
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    Not proud to say but did this on vacation and drove around for two weeks without losing pressure after about 2k miles afterward started losing about 2psi every 24 hours but was very surprised and happy not to go to the shop until I had to
     
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