As you can see in the pic below, I came out to the garage this morning and saw this - a flat tire.
And, as I would come to find, the leak was bad enough to leave our tire completely flat. As in, there was ZERO PSI when I went to fill it back up. Of course, it's always easier to find a leak with air in it and plugged as well if it can be.
Some soapy water goes a long way to find a leak fast.
There it is! Thank goodness it's on the tread too.
Have to say, I was kind of surprised that this tiny piece of metal was enough to flatten our tire.
Now to ream out the hole and get it ready for a plug.
Slip a plug onto the insertion tool.
And, push the plug in the hole. This is typically the hardest part but again, a lot easier to do with the tire fully inflated.
Now it's time to hold the plug in place using the slide portion of the tool while pulling the shaft out.
And just like that, the hole is plugged. No more bubbles.
Just need to trim off the excess plug.
And just like that, the hole plugged and the flat is fixed!
Hope you found this write up to be useful
And, as I would come to find, the leak was bad enough to leave our tire completely flat. As in, there was ZERO PSI when I went to fill it back up. Of course, it's always easier to find a leak with air in it and plugged as well if it can be.
Some soapy water goes a long way to find a leak fast.
There it is! Thank goodness it's on the tread too.
Have to say, I was kind of surprised that this tiny piece of metal was enough to flatten our tire.
Now to ream out the hole and get it ready for a plug.
Slip a plug onto the insertion tool.
And, push the plug in the hole. This is typically the hardest part but again, a lot easier to do with the tire fully inflated.
Now it's time to hold the plug in place using the slide portion of the tool while pulling the shaft out.
And just like that, the hole is plugged. No more bubbles.
Just need to trim off the excess plug.
And just like that, the hole plugged and the flat is fixed!
Hope you found this write up to be useful
