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Old 03-28-2014, 07:31 AM   #1
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Punctured Tire

Has a tire puncture last summer on one of my summer tire and got it plugged, which seemed fine afterwards. No signs for leaks etc.

3 weeks ago, swapped out my winter and summers back on, with proper psi.

Yesterday, I noticed my tire a bit funny and soft, checked the tire and it dropped 10 psi. So I took out the tire to inspect for leakage and used the soap/water bottle mechanism by spraying tire all over to see if there's any bubbling/fizzing, which would potentially be the culprit. The plugged area seems to be slowly releasing air.

Should I go get it patched up? Patch and plug two different things? Or buy a another tire?
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Go to Kal tire and get it properly patched. Plugs only work temporarily. Kal tire will probably do it for free or else its $25.
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Go to Kal tire and get it properly patched. Plugs only work temporarily. Kal tire will probably do it for free or else its $25.
I went to Kal Tire. They plugged it......no wonder they didn't charge me...
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Weird, I've gotten all my tires patched by them many times. Never have they put a plug in it, always a patch. I go to the one on Boundary. The last time I got my oil changed, my mechanic threw in a plug since I had a nail in the tire. I went to Kal tire right after and they patched it up for free.
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As long as the puncture isn't near the sidewall you can patch it. Plugs aren't very good. They don't seal up as well.

Patching a tire usually costs like $20.
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+1 to Kal Tire patching tires for free.
have had 3 tires (diff vehicles) patched for free
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not all kal tires do tire repairs for free. the one in whalley charged me $45 to fix two punctures on my dad's car. when i asked the manager when is it free, he told me it was for past customers at the same location only. i have bought from the boundary one before and they did it in the past for free, but this whalley location was the first time
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when you plug your tire, isn't that only supposed to be for temporary use until you actually fix the problem?
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when you plug your tire, isn't that only supposed to be for temporary use until you actually fix the problem?
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I always get good service at Kal-Tire. They replaced a broken valve stem on my tire the other week for free.
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Combination patches are best.

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Buddy usto work at kaltire, the whole reason they patch it for free is they usually give the "run around".
"Don't worry about the 30$ patch, although we would recommend to change your brakes, muffler, etc, etc.
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Combination patches are best.

They used this on the tire that is currently leaking. Although I have this on another tire, which seems to be fine....
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Interesting. 20 years of using them and never had one leak.

Improper install maybe?
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Combination patches are best.

This is exactly what Kal uses. 1/4 inch or 1/8 inch.
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Which one?

I've seen them use regular patches too. It probably depends on location and if they do it for free or not.
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