Pin hole in rear PR 2!

[RadioHowie]

Ummm, if you went to the trouble of removing the tire from the rim, why didn't you just patch it on the inside? :blink:

I did patch it! The mushroom plug is the type of patch with a stem which passes through the hole created by the punture? I guess now that I have gone ahead with that type of patch, a simpler method would have been better? I do have a cycle hill tire machine with balancer and taking the tire off the rim is not difficult so I felt the mushroom type of plug was superior? Wrong thinking on my part.

Are talking about this type of mushroom plug:

.....or this type of mushroom plug:

If it's the top type of plug, DEFINITELY pull it out an patch from the inside.

If it's the bottom style, like a patch on a roofing nail, if it's leaking, it wasn't installed right.

Take the tire off the rim, pull out the mushroom plug from the inside, take it to a local tire shop, pay the guy $10 to put a regular 2"x2" car tire patch on the inside over the hole.

 

[jmgrif]

Ummm, if you went to the trouble of removing the tire from the rim, why didn't you just patch it on the inside? :blink:

I did patch it! The mushroom plug is the type of patch with a stem which passes through the hole created by the punture? I guess now that I have gone ahead with that type of patch, a simpler method would have been better? I do have a cycle hill tire machine with balancer and taking the tire off the rim is not difficult so I felt the mushroom type of plug was superior? Wrong thinking on my part.

Are talking about this type of mushroom plug:

.....or this type of mushroom plug:

If it's the top type of plug, DEFINITELY pull it out an patch from the inside.

If it's the bottom style, like a patch on a roofing nail, if it's leaking, it wasn't installed right.

Take the tire off the rim, pull out the mushroom plug from the inside, take it to a local tire shop, pay the guy $10 to put a regular 2" car tire patch on the inside over the hole.

It is the type on the bottom, I will remove and get a patch!

 

[JamesK]

That's really strange, that big coverage area should definitely not leak when installed with the rubber glue and with something like 42 PSI of pressure pushing it down and a small puncture size...

 

[UHOH]

Can I drill a hole on the side of the plug that appears to be leaking and put in a string? Have I made repairing the hole impossible by using the plug? More suggestions would be great!

can't conceive of reliable internet based advice for a situation where you want to drill a second hole to patch the first holes leak.

Sounds much like the plans to stop the BP Gulf oil leak...

So, with a failed plug attempt as you describe it, I'd probably take out my wallet and buy a new tire, couple six-packs and try to make sense outa what I did

for next time. 'of course, you have your own tire apparatus, so you can experiment ...

luck.

 

[wfooshee]

Ummm, if you went to the trouble of removing the tire from the rim, why didn't you just patch it on the inside? :blink:

I did patch it! The mushroom plug is the type of patch with a stem which passes through the hole created by the punture? I guess now that I have gone ahead with that type of patch, a simpler method would have been better? I do have a cycle hill tire machine with balancer and taking the tire off the rim is not difficult so I felt the mushroom type of plug was superior? Wrong thinking on my part.

Zorlac is talking about just a flat glue-on patch, not a plug. With that small a hole you've got no carcass damage, no side path for air to escape, and if you removed the tire, it would have been a much easier installation.

And I'd be astonished if you actually had to rebalance because of a tire patch or plug!!!! As long as you plug with sticky-string without having to remove the tire. Another reason sticky string is better!!!!!!!

I have the best of all! A sticky-string kit on a Gen-I bike. I rule!!! :bleh: