stupid question:
what's a good place to get a hole (screw) in a tire fixed?

i have a big-o-tires around the block, would they be able/willing to plug the hole ???
Andy

$3.00 kit at flaps. Do it your self.

I think Discount Tire or America's Tire (I forget which) fixes flats for free.

I would NEVER plug a radial tire. NEVER. Get it removed from the wheel, and a proper patch installed. Most better tire shops can do it. The Cap'n

most places charge you now.....it's $15 at Americas Tires, but they give you that back in store credit if you buy tires from them later on down the road

QUOTE (Cap'n Krusty @ Jan 10 2005, 05:27 PM)

I would NEVER plug a radial tire.  NEVER.  Get it removed from the wheel, and a proper patch installed.  Most better tire shops can do it.  The Cap'n

ok, so how does the patch work? the tire is actually not completely flat (still has the screw in it) ...

it holds air for 4 days or so before i have to refill it ...
Andy

PS: sooo, would big-o-tires be able to fix that?

Pretty much any place that does tires can do it. Around here even the gas stations. BUT, make sure to tell them NOT to plug it!! Use a patch. A plug rips the steel belts in the tire (see, Cap'n, I did learn sumpin ). If in doubt, ask.

There's this place in LA....

Kinda like looking for a lost contact lens in the other room becuase the light is better.....

BTW....I agree with Krusty...patch it....

Americas tire does it for free, even if you did not buy the tires from them.
Its a goodwill thing.
Waht is good about them too is that they do nothing but tires so the racks open up quick and they don't try to sell you an alignment or brake job.
They patch not plug.

George

ever heard of Canadian Tire?? Its just up across the line... hint... hint... just stay away from the cheap tools Eh?

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ok, so how does the patch work?

A patch is applied INSIDE the tire. The item that punctured the tire is removed and the hole is ENLARGED enough to be able to pull the plug part of the patch through the hole. The area inside the tire is roughed up for the glue to bond to and the patch is glued (VULCANIZED) to the inside of the tire. {I guess that this is describing a plug-patch}

Anyway, that is how I patch one up.

Remember, never try to plug/patch a performance tire, and only try to patch one that is punctured in the tread area and not in a sidewall.

Wow, that's a new one on me. I've never heard of plugging AND patching. I've only seen one or the other. Regardless, I still say never plug, it rips the cord. Just my .02.

Americas tires used to do it for free. I had several flats fixed by them in the past but sometime in the last 3 or 4 months, they stopped doing it for free. They now charge you but give you a credit if you buy tires from them or if you have the reciept where you recently bought tires from them.