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1. Patch or Plug? Tire repair (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 11:00:27 -0600; Hey all, I have a nail in my tire and went to three places to get it plugged. No-one wants to plug anymore. Instead they all want to patch the tire, which costs 20-25 vs the $5 I used to pay for a pl; /html/spridgets/2005-11/msg00261.html (7,713 bytes)
2. Re: Patch or Plug? Tire repair (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 12:17:45 -0500; As I understand it, new tire technology will not work well with a plug. Since the cords run radially as well as diagonally inserting a plug causes a "gap" in the cord coverage and a weak spot in the; /html/spridgets/2005-11/msg00262.html (9,778 bytes)
3. Re: Patch or Plug? Tire repair (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 10:35:05 -0800; Plugs are the pits and are essentially out. They were lousy in their $20 plus is outrageous for a patch repair. Time to move to Oregon where Les Schwab patches all the tires sold by them for free. Th; /html/spridgets/2005-11/msg00268.html (8,894 bytes)
4. Re: Patch or Plug? Tire repair (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 11:49:54 -0800; Hey, wait a minute. On "This Old House" on Saturday, they showed how to plug a tire!!! OK, maybe it was a wheelbarrow tire, but it was a tire!!!! My cousin was his pilot, and I always found it hard t; /html/spridgets/2005-11/msg00270.html (8,785 bytes)
5. Re: Patch or Plug? Tire repair (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 14:57:49 EST; I disagree--I have used plugs for years and they always worked just fine for me. --David C.; /html/spridgets/2005-11/msg00273.html (7,408 bytes)
6. Re: Patch or Plug? Tire repair (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 21:20:42 GMT jA7LLweq015119; "...this guy walked on water" Nah. Just a sincere businessman wherein customers obviously came first. In these parts....Town Fair patches their tires for free and performs free balancing as well for; /html/spridgets/2005-11/msg00277.html (6,420 bytes)
7. Re: Patch or Plug? Tire repair (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 14:54:50 -0800; I wish I could get it done that cheap around here.; /html/spridgets/2005-11/msg00279.html (7,510 bytes)
8. Re: Patch or Plug? Tire repair (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 23:19:18 -0000 reply-type=original; The analogy I used when replying to the original post was between a 1950's TV set and a modern one. The 1950's version may have worked fine for many years and still may produce a good picture but, fo; /html/spridgets/2005-11/msg00282.html (7,843 bytes)
9. Re: Patch or Plug? Tire repair (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 15:26:22 -0800; My call on that is due to 2 failures where the plug simply came out of the hole and man, does that let a tire go flat in a hurry! So since then, I've never had a tire plugged again and have had no pr; /html/spridgets/2005-11/msg00283.html (8,388 bytes)
10. Re: Patch or Plug? Tire repair (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 20:21:29 -0500; In my line of work, I get a plug every couple of months. I used to try plugging my own tires but I just don't have the knack. And like Mike said, most shops want to patch a tire these days. But my lo; /html/spridgets/2005-11/msg00289.html (8,503 bytes)
11. Re: Patch or Plug? Tire repair (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 20:06:27 -0800 reply-type=original; American Tire will patch any flat on anybody's tire for free in hopes of earning a future customer. They even did the flat repair on my chrome wire wheel a few weeks ago which has a tube, and require; /html/spridgets/2005-11/msg00297.html (8,675 bytes)
12. Re: Patch or Plug? Tire repair (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 23:38:01 -0500; Bought a patch kit at Autozone. Patched a hole from a drywall screw in my Grand Cherokee tire over a year ago and it's been fine for 10,000 miles with no drop in tire pressure. Dave; /html/spridgets/2005-11/msg00299.html (8,749 bytes)

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