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Jan 25th 2014, 11:26 pm

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Re: Car Tyre Punctures

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Originally Posted by TGA

I don't know what it is, the inferior aussie tyres or the state of the roads but something's not right.. Just take a drive up the GCHW and count how many blown out tyres you see at the side of the road!!

Most of those will be truck tyres - under massive pressure, huge loads etc

Modern car tyres are incredibly reliable and genuine blow-outs are rare

Jan 25th 2014, 11:35 pm

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Re: Car Tyre Punctures

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The car is in the garage and has two flat tyres, not one but two, and i only have one spare which is also flat?

I need to get the tyres off one by one and fix all three?

Has anyone ever used this.

http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/onl...d=130242#Cross

My friend swears by the kits, her tyre has done over 20,000 k's on the tyre which her hubby repaired with the kit above. Are they safe to use, is it the same way they reapir your tyre at Kwik Fit and charge you 40 bucks or more?

Thanks for any help.

I use them all the time and dont even take the tyres of the car. Takes all of a couple of minutes.

Jan 26th 2014, 12:12 am

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Re: Car Tyre Punctures

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I use them all the time and dont even take the tyres of the car. Takes all of a couple of minutes.

Really, so there not just a temporary measure? I don't have a puncture, but i will buy some just incase i get in a pickle. Thanks for the info

Jan 27th 2014, 1:10 am

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Re: Car Tyre Punctures

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Really, so there not just a temporary measure? I don't have a puncture, but i will buy some just incase i get in a pickle. Thanks for the info

Yeah. Im on building sites every day so getting nails, screws in tyres is regular occurance. Works a charm. How do you think they do it at the Tyre places.

Jan 27th 2014, 1:34 am

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Re: Car Tyre Punctures

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Yeah. Im on building sites every day so getting nails, screws in tyres is regular occurance. Works a charm. How do you think they do it at the Tyre places.

I thought they took the tyre off and patched from the inside? Along with a plug. Can't the plug pop out at high speed under pressure?

Jan 27th 2014, 8:49 am

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Re: Car Tyre Punctures

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I thought they took the tyre off and patched from the inside? Along with a plug. Can't the plug pop out at high speed under pressure?

Not very often. I've used them when I was into off-roading in the U.K. My Landy had quite a few of them in some tyres.
Your problem sounds like a leaking rim, a foot pump just doesn't have the umph the compressor at the servo has so won't reseat the tyre properly. Now you've taken it there you probably fixed it yourself.

Jan 27th 2014, 4:01 pm

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Re: Car Tyre Punctures

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I thought they took the tyre off and patched from the inside? Along with a plug. Can't the plug pop out at high speed under pressure?

No the plug won't come out....if properly fitted....as it is effectively heat welded to the wall of the tyre. I find that the can's of gunk that have been mentioned before are more of a temporary solution and won't really substitute for getting the tyre properly fixed for only a few $'s

Jan 27th 2014, 9:52 pm

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Re: Car Tyre Punctures

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Originally Posted by Amazulu

Most of those will be truck tyres - under massive pressure, huge loads etc

Modern car tyres are incredibly reliable and genuine blow-outs are rare

'the inferior Aussie tyres'..

Little Englander alert! There are a variety of tyres on sale in Australia: there are some I would not put on my daughter's toy stroller: and others I would go for everytime.