Can you plug RUN FLAT TIRES? Answered.

Can you plug RUN FLAT TIRES? Answered.

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[joemelissabucik]

It helps to put rubber cement on the reamer and the needle and plug to help lubricate and make them go in a lot easier. It will also vulcanize the plug and tire together for an even better seal.

[twoweelr]

Hey buddy. Good to see that someone else has some common sense. Rasps and plugs work great and save you lots of time and money. I carry them with me always. I keep a spray bottle of dish soap and water with a small drill bit and drill in place of the rasp. Saves you hands from the pounding.and doesn't damage the steel cords in the treads. 10 minutes and a flat tire is fixed. Use a rubber malet instead of your hands. When you get to be my age you'll appreciate it.

[billiebobbienorton]

My late husband would often ream the hole, make it larger and shove the plug in
He was such a 😂

[julianneli]

Thank you. This video saved me $300. The tire shop tried to sell me new tire by saying run flat tire is not plugable.

[dennisward]

You are a good man. This video just saved me $500 on a new sport runflat on my grand cherokee. Sincere thanks brother.

[stevenlaubach]

I also use a little rubber cement on them plugs did allot or tire plugs last 15 years never had a leak yet. If im at home I also use a drill rather than that pain in ass reamer first then the reamer to make it easier. Great job!!

[johncarilli]

I have done this many times, front AND rear tires, yep even on my BMW run flat. I took my BMW to a local mechanic and asked them to put a plug in a nail hole... he refused saying “you can’t plug run flats.”
I explained to him that the tire never lost air but had a very slow leak with the nail still embedded... he refused. Disgusted, I proceeded to purchase a kit at Harbor Freight then proceeded to repair that “expensive” tire that mechanic wanted to replace by selling me a new tire, probably another run flat!
Had the tire been flat loosing all air and driven in that condition, I could agree the tire could have interior damage and plugging after that may not be wise, but the tire never lost more than 5 lbs and the warning alerted me to add air so the tire was never forced to rely on the thick interior wall to continue driving. I was quite pissed since that mechanic typically was afraid to hear my reasoning and typically did what his limited understanding told him. So if you have a tire that is loosing air, typically a slow leak and the warning light comes on, do not allow the tire to flatten AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE DRIVE IT IN THAT CONDITION WITHOUT KEEPING AIR IN IT AND KEEP IT FULLY INFLATED BEFORE LOCATING THE NAIL OR WHATEVER IS CAUSING THE LEAK and as long as it IS SMALL ENOUGH (nail or screw hole) THAT INSTALLING A PLUG WILL REPAIR THE LEAD AND CONFIRM NO LEAK REMAINS ... IT IS CERTAINLY WORTH THE MINIMAL COST A NEW TIRE IS NOT NEEDED.
BTW... I don’t think I will replace any RF ever but replace with a standard tire since that extra cost is a marketers fool idea!

[conv]

I have been driving vettes and vipers for years, they all have run flats. I always have a tire plug kit in the car. I have plugged run flat tires dozens of times and I have NEVER had an issue. All these cars are run fast and hard. The idea that you can not plug a run flat is ridiculous. You put plugs on the threads, and there is essentially no difference in the thread portion of a run flat tire compared to a regular radial tire. All the difference in a run flat tire is on the sidewall, which makes no difference when using a plug.

[notoco]

Good to use a little bit of rubber adhesive over the plug before it goes in.

[starbucksjunkie]

Blew a run-flat on an out of town trip and had to be towed to the dealership to get it replaced. Had to scrap the trip. This would have saved me so much time and hassle if I’d known and had had the proper tools. Headed to Autozone right now to be prepared should it happen again. Thanks so much!

[peterscanio]

Excellent demonstration of the run flat tire repair. thank you

[markcc]

I plug a runflat tire on my 08 civic si pirreli p7 runflat tires and i did not see any issue or what so ever

[spark]

This is exactly how I plug it too but it can only be done on the front tires without taking the tire off the car. I have also plugged run flats with no problems as long as the puncture is on the tread.

[mattpeterson]

Helpful video -- I'm about to try to plug a run-flat on my BMW. Having said that, that's the tread pattern of a Contintal DWS, and unless I missed something, they are not run-flat tires.

[RobertLeBlancPhoto]

Nice work. Thanks! We just bought a new BMW and it's good to know I can plug any holes myself if need be.

[dsc-nrzy]

Glad I saw this video. Ran over a screw with a run flat and when I tried to remove it, it started leaking air. Promptly drove around for a mile so the screw would plug the hole again and I'm going to Auto Zone first thing in the morning to get a plug kit. 🔌👍🏾

[martinwinkler]

Why are you beating the plug tool with you hand ? Steady pressure gets it in. Your also supposed to turn the plug 1/2 -3/4 of a turn to ball it up inside the tire before you pull out the tool.

[sulutkin]

Thumbs up absolutely from here in Finland <3 <3 Don't break your hand next time, it should go more easily by pushing towards it or at home, if there's rubber hammer to replace fist hammer

[shiloh]

In theory, the runflat tures are supposed to seal when punctured by an object.

[OliverAragonesPTRP]

Thanks a lot for that quick video. The whole saying run flats cannot be fixed with tire plugs is crap. I helped me out.