Flat Tire External Sidewall Repair?
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jadmt
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be worth a try in an emergency the tough thing is not like you can really try it out before needing it. I used to practice with the mushroom plugs when I had a worn out tire on my motorcycle so I know that if I needed to patch on a dark night I could do it no problem but at $50 too much for me to experiment with
Herbie
Rendezvous Conspirator
Based on the instructions and the inclusion of an accelerator, I'm guessing its a CA-glue (superglue) based system. Which is only to point out that maybe you could get similar results with your own stuff. Not sure if these are better or worse than the traditional rubber-cement-and-pad style sidewall patches (which I have only seen demonstrated in a training session, but never used...)
I will say that the GlueTread stuff advertises "Good to 40psi", so anyone running high-pressure E-rated tires for a big load will want to consider other options.
This is a good reminder it's probably time for me to go through my tire repair kit just to check that everything is still fresh and "sticky", as appropriate, and refresh as necessary.
I will say that the GlueTread stuff advertises "Good to 40psi", so anyone running high-pressure E-rated tires for a big load will want to consider other options.
This is a good reminder it's probably time for me to go through my tire repair kit just to check that everything is still fresh and "sticky", as appropriate, and refresh as necessary.
just fyi, but the adhesive they use appears to be CA glue, i.e., "super glue," with an accelerator to help it instantly bond. I'm very familiar with CA glue having spent hundreds of hours with them gluing my model airplanes together. Not sure that I would trust them on a highway vehicle sidewall repair, but then again, this product seems to be marketed for slower speed vehicles like ATVs, etc. If on the trail, and the alternatives and speeds are limited, I would totally go for it.
67cj5
Man On a Mission
As an off road repair it would be fine, The main issue would be Airing Down where the sidwall flexis a lot would make it hard to keep in place and also because of the sharp square edges it would catch on a lot of rocks and things out on the trail a quick fix would be to bevel the edges, And the other thing is this would be a bad idea to use on the black top at highway speeds, Not forgetting if it is legal to use a tyre that has had a sidewall repair on the open road.
In the UK they would kick ya butt big time regardless of what excuse you gave.
In the UK they would kick ya butt big time regardless of what excuse you gave.
OllieChristopher
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+1!! I cannot believe anyone would believe it could possibly work. Physics will prove otherwise.
pith helmet
Well-known member
Having had sidewall tears on both rear tires at once with one full size spare, I’d say anything you can carry and not take much space/weight that *might* work or help would be beneficial.
I replaced the worst tire with spare and shoved almost all my plugs in the other and added a can of fix-a-flat. I didn’t have a compressor, long before I had ever seen portables like we have now And the fix a flat barely got the rim off the ground.
This product, or more glue and some scrap rubber, screws, whatever, would have been good to have. As it was, I limped about 20 miles off-road and got a worn out spare from a rancher.
Every fix doesn't have a ready- made solution; you have to think outside the box and be flexible.
I replaced the worst tire with spare and shoved almost all my plugs in the other and added a can of fix-a-flat. I didn’t have a compressor, long before I had ever seen portables like we have now And the fix a flat barely got the rim off the ground.
This product, or more glue and some scrap rubber, screws, whatever, would have been good to have. As it was, I limped about 20 miles off-road and got a worn out spare from a rancher.
Every fix doesn't have a ready- made solution; you have to think outside the box and be flexible.
67cj5
Man On a Mission
I done my time in the Tyre industry at HQ for a major Auto company,
As pointed out the flatness of the sidewall will dictate how well these patches stick, the only way to do a tempory patch on a side wall is to vulcanize it inside and out, That does not mean get Dr Spock to beat the daylights out of it, LOL.
It would be better to break the bead and patch it on the inside and if possible put one on the outside just to get back and then buy a new one asap,
Reading through the notes, the 4x4 patch is quite a bit larger, while not ideal it could get you back to cell range or backtop. But it would really depend on the nature of the damage.
And as noted it is going to be a long slow trip, where you have to actually pick good lines and take it easy on the damaged tire. But if you hole 2 this might do the job.
And as noted it is going to be a long slow trip, where you have to actually pick good lines and take it easy on the damaged tire. But if you hole 2 this might do the job.
67cj5
Man On a Mission
Yeah over that way they do have a habit of doing things that are illegal and ought not be done, Whats worse they use them on the Highway.
pith helmet
Well-known member
Nothing like necessity to show you what’s possible. In the USA that would be considered ‘reclaimed, boutique and custom’ and would cost more than a new tire.
geoffff
Observer
I think I've posted my Baja tire sidewall repair story here before... Even though I did so many things "wrong", it still got me back to pavement, and then even down the road to the tire shop.
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