Tire plugs - Anyone tried those new rubber/plastic screw types?

[Joester]

Picked up a drywall screw while driving from FL to NY yesterday. I've had decent results with the traditional push-through rubber threads but the coarse rat tail filing against steel threads has always bothered me and pushing the repair thread into the tire can be very difficult.
Yes, I know breaking down the tire and patching from the inside is best.
But for a roadside repair, has anyone tried those new rubber/plastic screws that supposedly make for a faster and more reliable patch until the proper repair can be done?

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[Bob zimmerman]

I have not seen these.

I’ve been plugging damaged tires with the push through repair kits for decades. They outlast the tires, that’s for sure!!.

They work great and only a tire repair shop will tell you otherwise since there is no money in those quick fixes.

The new screws-in repair kit looks like it might be a marketing thing. Stick with your old tried and true method!
Bob

 

[MaverickDragon]

Yes, I know breaking down the tire and patching from the inside is best.
But for a roadside repair, has anyone tried those new rubber/plastic screws that supposedly make for a faster and more reliable patch until the proper repair can be done?

I had not seen these prior to your post either.
It looks like they might be easier to install, but without the "mushroom" head on the typical plugs, I'd be concerned that the seal might not be as effective.

Where did you see those advertised?
Edit: Just saw several on Jeffy B's Emporium...

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Seems pretty easy and fast to do on the side of the road at night in the rain or anywhere in the Mojave Desert when it's 110°
I believe they will hold until you can get your tire professionally repaired.
I believe in giving "progress" and "improvement" a chance. You never know whether going to be disappointed or impressed.

 

[Drew304]

I’ve put too many old fashioned plugs in over the years but none have ever failed. If it ain’t broke don’t pad someone else’s pockets.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

I have not seen these.

I’ve been plugging damaged tires with the push through repair kits for decades. They outlast the tires, that’s for sure!!.

They work great and only a tire repair shop will tell you otherwise since there is no money in those quick fixes.

The new screws-in repair kit looks like it might be a marketing thing. Stick with your old tried and true method!
Bob

I have some but have never used them. They have a twisty glue coating to seal rubber. The pkg I have had several sizes. Looks like ok design.
ETA: you won't be able to stack them if you have gigantic hole. I have had to use five or six of the pull through black ones in a big hole.

 

[Jroberts302s]

Picked up a drywall screw while driving from FL to NY yesterday. I've had decent results with the traditional push-through rubber threads but the coarse rat tail filing against steel threads has always bothered me and pushing the repair thread into the tire can be very difficult.
Yes, I know breaking down the tire and patching from the inside is best.
But for a roadside repair, has anyone tried those new rubber/plastic screws that supposedly make for a faster and more reliable patch until the proper repair can be done?

My buddies shop uses them & gave me some to try on our work trucks

 

[FSU TONY]

Picked up a drywall screw while driving from FL to NY yesterday. I've had decent results with the traditional push-through rubber threads but the coarse rat tail filing against steel threads has always bothered me and pushing the repair thread into the tire can be very difficult.
Yes, I know breaking down the tire and patching from the inside is best.
But for a roadside repair, has anyone tried those new rubber/plastic screws that supposedly make for a faster and more reliable patch until the proper repair can be done?

That looks so much easier! Let us know if it lasts

 

[f1jim]

My neighbor plugged the front tire on his Explorer with one of these screw type repairs......2 years ago!!! He and I are both amazed. It looks like the repair will outlast the tread life. (Michelin Defenders). It prompted me to get a set to keep in my car along with my usual plugging set.
f1jim

 

[KenR]

I have use old style rubber-rope plugs for years with no issues. This new screw in plug are never getting near my tires. Cannot understand how you could get them installed the complete length of the hole in the tire. The rubber-rope are easy to install with material inside and outside the tire at the same time. Not risking people's life with the screw plugs. The best plug is always the patch-stem plug installed from the inside - out at a tire shop.

 

[grandpopa'sMPGs]

I put about 12,000 miles on this. so far so good.

 

[rick52]

Well if a nail will stay in your tire with no threads and no glue, then these screw in plugs with an adhesive should stay no problem. At the very least until you get to a tire shop.

 

[Ecorydr]

Although these screw in plugs look interesting..... I too will stick with the old rope plugs. Like vulcanizing rock cut repairs on my off road low pressure trail tires, rope plugs have saved me plenty on new tires and have always provided cheap fast reliable fixes.

 

[Rparry]

I have not seen these.

I’ve been plugging damaged tires with the push through repair kits for decades. They outlast the tires, that’s for sure!!.

They work great and only a tire repair shop will tell you otherwise since there is no money in those quick fixes.

The new screws-in repair kit looks like it might be a marketing thing. Stick with your old tried and true method!
Bob

I agree, I have used these "OLD" repairs for decades and have never had a problem. They actually solve an issue that the standard patch on the inside does not, and that is water intrusion through the hole through the tread. Patches with a tail that is pulled through the hole to seal work the best. However I have not seen many tire repairs done with this type of patch.

I the early days of steel belted tires this water intrusion would rust the belt and cause it to break. I saw this many times with radials in the 70s and 80s. I think they have increased the rust resistance of the tire steel, but it is still an issue of water getting into the belt.

BP

 

[MakinDoForNow]

I agree, I have used these "OLD" repairs for decades and have never had a problem. They actually solve an issue that the standard patch on the inside does not, and that is water intrusion through the hole through the tread. Patches with a tail that is pulled through the hole to seal work the best. However I have not seen many tire repairs done with this type of patch.

I the early days of steel belted tires this water intrusion would rust the belt and cause it to break. I saw this many times with radials in the 70s and 80s. I think they have increased the rust resistance of the tire steel, but it is still an issue of water getting into the belt.

BP

I'm gonna stick with new modern stci* not that my great, great, great grandfather's hemp fiber Oakum hammered into hole sealed with hot fired pine tar pitch he used on his model T!. It worked great then and would now if I had an environmental permit to build a roadside fire! !

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