Roadside Tire Repair Kit

[J-Dub]

Yes! Track days in AZ all "winter" long. You should come out for the "snowbird" season some time and do some track days.

I went Snowboarding yesterday in Flagstaff, AZ. The main lodge is at 9,200 feet and the highest lift takes you up to 11,500 feet. AZ is a very diverse state.

[blueline]

@J-Dub

Snowbowl. We drove by there in the early 90s but it was off season for skiing. We used to ski a lot in the Rockies but I was always curious what skiing in AZ would have been like.

I love Arizona. Many childhood memories. I spent a number of entire summers there starting when I was about 6-years old. This was in the 50s and early 60s. Sierra Vista, Hauchuca City & Ft Hauchuca. Sierra Vista was literally just a dusty crossroads town - a sleepy little spot on the highway with a few stores and a dirt airfield where I'd get to watch a few Pipers and Beechcraft Bonanzas fly in and out on occasion - always a thrill for a plane obsessed kid! Hauchuca City was a simple area of small identical frame houses lining a few streets below the highway, all with swamp coolers and a lot of dust. It was great!

Visited Nogales, Tombstone, Yuma, Bisbee, Tuscon, the fantastic National and State Parks at a time when one could roam freely in all of them, Flagstaff - all of the state was authentic, sparsely populated, and wonderful. Many years later I went to Sedona a couple of times before it became an "in" place to visit and live.

Yeah, a long time ago. Great memories. Been a long time since I've seen the beauty of Arizona.

[german1985]

I have found that most commonly available "plug kits" tragically just expand the size of the puncture and lead to a short term fix hopefully - if any.
A family owned tire service near me uses a very thin = small diameter insertion tool. Then is a deliberate twisting of the plug cord loop with the end of the tool and the repair cord loop inside the tire - before extracting the tool.
Their procedure is done on a tire with minimum pressure = only enough inflation pressure to form out the shape of the tire and provide a firm enough tread surface to inset against. Then the tire is returned to running pressure.
I used to insist upon a "hot" patch to the inside of the tire wall; then remounting and rebalancing, but since years of employing these folks I have had multiple plug repairs with permeant results - on my OTHER vehicles.
As most of you practice, I'm not running any "repaired" tire on my 911 at speed.
Greg

[911-Purist]

Can someone recommend their favorite tire plugging kit.

Ultra compact and well made...

Dynaplug Pro for my motorcycle.
https://shop.dynaplug.com/products/dynaplug®-pro

Dynaplug Pro Extreme for my Porsche that does not come with a spare tire.
https://shop.dynaplug.com/products/dynaplug®-pro-xtreme

I bought both of them in Stainless Steel.

I've never needed them but my friend who bought one upon my recommendation fixed a leak in his motorcycle tire. There are enough YouTube reviews.

[blueline]

Can someone recommend their favorite tire plugging kit.

Ultra compact and well made...

Dynaplug Pro for my motorcycle.
https://shop.dynaplug.com/products/dynaplug®-pro

Dynaplug Pro Extreme for my Porsche that does not come with a spare tire.
https://shop.dynaplug.com/products/dynaplug®-pro-xtreme

I bought both of them in Stainless Steel.

I've never needed them but my friend who bought one upon my recommendation fixed a leak in his motorcycle tire. There are enough YouTube reviews.

Thanks for the post and welcome to Carpokes!

[ikone]

Can someone recommend their favorite tire plugging kit.

Ultra compact and well made...

Dynaplug Pro for my motorcycle.
https://shop.dynaplug.com/products/dynaplug®-pro

Dynaplug Pro Extreme for my Porsche that does not come with a spare tire.
https://shop.dynaplug.com/products/dynaplug®-pro-xtreme

I bought both of them in Stainless Steel.

I've never needed them but my friend who bought one upon my recommendation fixed a leak in his motorcycle tire. There are enough YouTube reviews.

I have the same one in stainless. I think I mentioned it earlier in this thread. I used it on my RS3 and the reamer is worthless. The plugs work but the reamer itself bent immediately. I co tacked the company and they said that it’s designed to do that so it does t snap. lol. Crazy thinking. How about making it strong enough to penetrate a car tire?

I now carry the safetyseal set.

[911-Purist]

I have the same one in stainless. I think I mentioned it earlier in this thread. I used it on my RS3 and the reamer is worthless. The plugs work but the reamer itself bent immediately.

I know how tough a motorcycle tire is in comparison to a performance car tire.

I take it by "reamer", you are referring to the rasp. I can't comment on your experience but if that happened all the time, Dynaplug would long be out of business. And there are plenty of YouTube reviews on car tires.

As I mentioned, I never had to use it yet, but my friend has without issues on his motorcycle. By the way, I also carry a tube of rubber glue with me to make insertion easier.

[ikone]

I have the same one in stainless. I think I mentioned it earlier in this thread. I used it on my RS3 and the reamer is worthless. The plugs work but the reamer itself bent immediately.

I know how tough a motorcycle tire is in comparison to a performance car tire.

I take it by "reamer", you are referring to the rasp. I can't comment on your experience but if that happened all the time, Dynaplug would long be out of business. And there are plenty of YouTube reviews on car tires.

As I mentioned, I never had to use it yet, but my friend has without issues on his motorcycle. By the way, I also carry a tube of rubber glue with me to make insertion easier.

Yeah. Whatever it is to clear the hole. I don't know if they'd be out of business. Most people probably never get to use it. It was a huge pain, that's all I can say. And once it's bent, it keeps wanting to bend. I would try it on an old tire if you get the chance. I do like their design, but that reamer/rasp part needs to be redesigned. I'm guessing they were trying to save space. I can guarantee you though that if you try to get it through a sports car tire, you'll have issues.

[911-Purist]

Yeah. Whatever it is to clear the hole. I don't know if they'd be out of business. Most people probably never get to use it. It was a huge pain, that's all I can say. And once it's bent, it keeps wanting to bend. I would try it on an old tire if you get the chance. I do like their design, but that reamer/rasp part needs to be redesigned. I'm guessing they were trying to save space. I can guarantee you though that if you try to get it through a sports car tire, you'll have issues.

Dynaplug is still around. And since I have horseshoes up my butt, whenever I have some type of emergency kit with me, I never have to use it. Had two flats in almost 50 years, and that was before I had a repair kit. Go figure.

I will be replacing the front tire on my motorcyle this summer. I'll give it a try. The Porsche due to its low mileage per year, will have to wait.

[irishbirdman]

Interesting reading y’all. Any thoughts on a compact jack? We do a ton of PCA roadtrips here in BC and the law of averages means someone’s bound to get a flat and the law of Murphy will dictate it’ll be miles from anywhere - AND it’ll be a centre lock that the AAA/tow truck guy will never have seen before, etc, etc…
I already have a cordless impact (plus a low profile floor jack - gets all my wheels off in seconds for an occasional deep clean!) so with that, repair kit and a jack we’d back on the road pretty quick WITHOUT having to lay on a blanket. i don’t know if any of us have given any thought to the possibility of flats when we head out, I’ve definitely never heard it mentioned - so I’m glad I read this! Thx again and hope someone has some jack ideas…