Easily find and fix a leak in a tire - No Jack Required

My girlfriend had a slow leak in her tire. It was pretty easy to find this leak but sometimes they can be difficult to locate. I show you how to do that and how to easily fix the tire without even jacking up the car.

[propblastnd]

Finally a YouTuber that didn’t remove the tire, well done 👍

[davidmarshall]

I have plugged several tires, both front and rear without removing them. The plugs always worked. A few suggestions: (1) always carry a plug-in air pump that you can get for about $40. (2) The tires should have air. Flat tires are more difficult to plug. (3) Ream the tire more aggressively than shown here and the plug will be easier to insert. (4) Extract the plug tool with a quick jerk, not a gentle pull. (5) Always carry an air pump and plug repair kit, and you can easily take care of most flats.

[christopherpaul]

If you buy a cheap plug kit make sure you Weare a thick leather glove. If the handle of the plug tool breaks the steel pin will go through the hand. I had a close call.

[sumeshr]

I've plugged tires in the past, what I could say is that here in India where I live, no one replaces a tire if it got a nail in it. All we do here is plug and go. The roads here are pretty bad in most places. The tires take a lot of beating and the plugs hold up until the tires wear out eventually over its lifetime. That means to say that if you're driving on good roads most of the time, you don't have to think of replacing the tire for a nail plug, as long as it is in the flat area of the tire. Damages on sidewalls should not be repaired. Enjoy your ride!

[louistomeldan]

I know this video six years old, but I just save me a whole lot of money… Thank you for putting this up! God bless

[watcherdude]

Ty . This is the first video I found that explains the process VERY CLEARLY. You deserved a thumbs up.

[Chefbcooking]

My friend u just earned a sub for life first time doing anything like tire stuff I'm a chef had a nail just brought a house so my funds are depleted wife just had a baby she's off work man o man u are a life saver

[pakchu]

I just finished plugging my tire with the 8 piece Slime kit. A couple of things I noticed:
1. Before you start removing the object stuck in the tire, make sure the wheel is rotated in a position to give you enough room to ream the hole and to insert the plug (you're going to need to exert a lot of force, utilizing leverage). My puncture was in the rear tire, so I rolled it to where it was below the rear bumper.
2. Make sure to ream the hole thoroughly. This will make inserting in the plug correctly much easier.
3. If you are using the rubber cement, be careful when inserting the plug, as the exiting pressure from the tire tends to spray out some of cement back outward

[thepipejunkie]

Man you really helped me out. My rear tire has a nail in it and I don't have a jack or even an air compressor for that matter, but I do live less than a mile from a gas station. I'm glad to know I don't have to totally deflate the tire to plug it

[TomO-ifnh]

Thank you for making an easy and simple to follow video. It helped me out.

[jonabarr]

Thank you for the video. I'm teaching my girlfriend how to change a tire, and plug a tire. This was very helpful.

[Raul-wtjx]

Thanks Dude. I literally just did my tire in a parking lot, following your instructions and it worked. So your video made a difference here lol. Thanks again

[DeltaRoots]

Had the exact same spot the tire shop said they couldn't repair it. For liability reason. It was in the same spot in the middle of the outter edge. Well Your video was extremely helpful Im replacing it today. I learn something new. Thank you

[dannp]

It was funny yesterday I seen a screw in my tire. First stop told me legally they couldn’t do it because it’s not in a specific area. They told me I would need a new tire I said ok I’ll let you know once I get the cash. Took it to a different tire shop they patched it in a minute I wanna say they did it this way you showed and covered it with some yellow stuff for extra measure for a low killer prize of 8 dollars 7 for service and dollar fee for card I was in shock they hooked your boy up x2 I’m definitely going back to them for any service needed. Not saying anybody is better but I love my Mexican people always taking care of people the right way.

[Steve-qnbt]

I, too have put in more plugs than I can count. Windex is a great leak detector, and I use the Slime kits that come with a tube of rubber glue. The glue not only makes the plug seal better, it makes the plug a million times easier to insert. I'm surprised your kit didn't come with glue. My Harbor Freight compressor and a Slime plug kit have saved me many times and many dollars. I keep both in each car.

[pleitch]

My man!!! Talk about getting straight to the point in making it very very easy to understand easy to follow video that really anybody can do man. What you've done here sir is you've probably saved lives from people being stranded at the side of the freeway at 2 AM, with their car jacked up with other people that shouldn't be out on the road at that hour for obvious reasons And I want to thank you for your selfless video that once again was straight to the point easy to follow and really really can help somebody in a sticky situation one thing I was wondering… and I don't expect you to respond to this but do you hear it while you're driving you know like the the thud thud thud as the tire rotates? That's it the only thing I was wondering I don't expect to reply back but man thank you for being selfless and your video was very very easy to follow straight to the point and yeah man it's not my vehicle it's my buddies that we're gonna do it on today just yeah man thanks from the bottom of my heart God-bless you sir

[TheLittlePatriot]

I've never thought about carrying a kit in my car. Great idea! Thank you

[morganmorelli]

Putting the tire at an angle! Genius!! Was struggling to get the plus in, saw your video, rotated the tire, and it slid right in. Thank you!!

[noslack]

I've been plugging tires for over 40 years easily. I only do plugs when a patching place isn't easy to get to. I can honestly say that within thos 40 years, I have had less than 3 tires to start to leak air from the same spot. I chalk that up to doing a shoddy job. Mostly because I was in big hurry to do it properly

[dondardanelli]

Excellent Job, i used to do that back in the 70's when i worked in a Gas Station, nice to know nothing has changed.