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For what its worth...a few weeks ago, my wife had a thick wire in one of her Model Y Perfromance 21" wheels.
I tried plugging it with the usual plugs only to find that the hole was too small and I needed to make it bigger with a power drill. The tires have a foam layer inside which were proving difficult to drill into it.
At the same time, our local ice cream truck pulled up and handed me a few of these rubber screw plugs.
Said he uses them in his double axle Ice cream truck when he has flats and they hold up well.
It took a few seconds to scew it on with the drill and its held up in my wife's Tesla for the last few weeks!
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60 would be a lifetime supply, if they actually work. But I think I'll stick with the trustworthy old-fashioned plugs that I have a proven track record with.
I haven't used these yet as they're a fairly new design. I can see them coming in handy on tubeless lawn equipment, ATVs, etc. or emergency use on a vehicle to get you home for a proper repair. The only tried and true long-term flat repair method is dismounting and patching from the inside, which usually lasts the life of the tire.
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Has anyone used these? The idea seems solid enough but the reviews are kind of mixed. I guess they aren't meant for long term use, which makes sense but I can see them being handy to have in the vehicle.
60 would be a lifetime supply, if they actually work. But I think I'll stick with the trustworthy old-fashioned plugs that I have a proven track record with.
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Has anyone used these? The idea seems solid enough but the reviews are kind of mixed. I guess they aren't meant for long term use, which makes sense but I can see them being handy to have in the vehicle.
I haven't used these yet as they're a fairly new design. I can see them coming in handy on tubeless lawn equipment, ATVs, etc. or emergency use on a vehicle to get you home for a proper repair. The only tried and true long-term flat repair method is dismounting and patching from the inside, which usually lasts the life of the tire.
60 would be a lifetime supply, if they actually work. But I think I'll stick with the trustworthy old-fashioned plugs that I have a proven track record with.
https://www.nealeytirerepairkit.com/ are even better than normal plugs. I ran one in the shoulder of my tire and only had to replace it about once a year when it'd slowly start losing 5-10 psi overnight. Never had to drill the hole out larger either, just pushed new plug in. Got the screw in the shoulder with about 350 miles on the brand new new tires and have an AWD car, so can't just replace two tires. They were factory take offs too, so not like I could have just bought one to replace that tire and called it close enough with so few miles on them. Ran them 34k miles and never had a flat.
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For what its worth...a few weeks ago, my wife had a thick wire in one of her Model Y Perfromance 21" wheels.
I tried plugging it with the usual plugs only to find that the hole was too small and I needed to make it bigger with a power drill. The tires have a foam layer inside which were proving difficult to drill into it.
At the same time, our local ice cream truck pulled up and handed me a few of these rubber screw plugs.
Said he uses them in his double axle Ice cream truck when he has flats and they hold up well.
It took a few seconds to scew it on with the drill and its held up in my wife's Tesla for the last few weeks!
In for one!
Has anyone used these? The idea seems solid enough but the reviews are kind of mixed. I guess they aren't meant for long term use, which makes sense but I can see them being handy to have in the vehicle.
I have used them. Super simple to use and effective. I still went to the tire store the next day and had it repaired (America's Tire fixes flats for free).
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Has anyone used these? The idea seems solid enough but the reviews are kind of mixed. I guess they aren't meant for long term use, which makes sense but I can see them being handy to have in the vehicle.
I have used them. Super simple to use and effective. I still went to the tire store the next day and had it repaired (America's Tire fixes flats for free).
i don't trust these screws.. have been using the glue sticks for decades and never failed me... These look iffy , taking a screw out just to put one in...
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Had some of these in my tire repair kit. Used it on my Model Y when I ran over a nail, but it slowly leaked. After installing, I could see bubbles form when I put soap water on it. Took it off and shoved a jerky style stick in the hole and haven't had any issues for at least 10k miles. These might work for small holes and short distances, but the rubber screw is very short and does not give me confidence as a long term patch.
Bought some to carry in many family cars since most all no longer come with spare tires, but have inflators with goo stuff cans which I hear sorta ruins the tires and hit/miss on if they seal the holes. So if can screw these in and inflate, even with still small leak, we can at least limp by until can get real patch/plug. So hope they work even temporarily and now have to find a deal on bulk pliers for each car since I already have throwaway Philips head screwdrivers for each car.
They'd work as long as you can find the leak point. That's ridiculously hard unless you can see a nail or screw culprit sticking out. At $5 I'll bite, but I don't expect being able to use them anytime soon.
Be interesting to see if these really work. Have used the standard plugs for years when necessary. If I did use these I would coat them in rubber cement, or similar like the plugs are, then install them.
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Has anyone used these? The idea seems solid enough but the reviews are kind of mixed. I guess they aren't meant for long term use, which makes sense but I can see them being handy to have in the vehicle.
I've used them on my offroad utv and my nephew's mini bike. They worked fine and the one in the mini bike ended up being a permanent fix. I put a little rubber cement on them first and put them in with a drill driver.
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I tried plugging it with the usual plugs only to find that the hole was too small and I needed to make it bigger with a power drill. The tires have a foam layer inside which were proving difficult to drill into it.
At the same time, our local ice cream truck pulled up and handed me a few of these rubber screw plugs.
Said he uses them in his double axle Ice cream truck when he has flats and they hold up well.
It took a few seconds to scew it on with the drill and its held up in my wife's Tesla for the last few weeks!
In for one!
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I tried plugging it with the usual plugs only to find that the hole was too small and I needed to make it bigger with a power drill. The tires have a foam layer inside which were proving difficult to drill into it.
At the same time, our local ice cream truck pulled up and handed me a few of these rubber screw plugs.
Said he uses them in his double axle Ice cream truck when he has flats and they hold up well.
It took a few seconds to scew it on with the drill and its held up in my wife's Tesla for the last few weeks!
In for one!
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