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

[vabchusa]

Many tire shops use these all the tim.

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[Headcase650]

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?

They look pretty convenient but I'll stick with the slimy caterpillars. Reason being they seal the puncture on the inside and outside. I don't want the moisture that's inside the tire getting into the puncture and rusting the belts.

 

[RLmesc]

I have repaired dozens of tires for family and friends with then old-fashioned plugs with great success. I have done only one with these new screws. It is still holding strong, after a year. I would suggest that when you screw them in that you push it in until the screw head is flush to the bottom of the tread depth. I've picked up screws in a tire and they held air until the repair. Hopefully these are as good as the old ones.

 

[Jensen3]

One reason I can see going for the screw is that I've previously had a very hard time getting other plugs in when the hole is really small. One time I found myself with a drill making the hole bigger so I could get the rope into the hole. Screws might go in more easily in a small hole.

 

[zorki1c]

My dad used to talk about relining the Model T clutch with bacon rind in an emergency.

 

[1929]

Intrigued by this new product I did some research and found mixed reviews on these screw in plug tire repair.
I'll continue to use tire repair strings. Great experience, no failures. Decades of using this method.

 

[Joester]

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.

I once had a hole so big I had to put two push through side by side to plug it.
Drove like that until the treads were gone.

 

[HeyBales]

I like that screw in option, I think.
Sure seems like something solid filling a hole in a pliable material that will indeed move - would not be great.

Perhaps location on tire makes big difference.
Just as I've had nails/screws be a fast or slow leak.

I know in video - I'd sure sink it below the tread to the tire carcass level, so it's not being worn off with the tread.

Or maybe treat it as the finish the trip repair, or until totally convenient time repair - then back it out and put in better or take somewhere.
I know around here, I've got a tire shop that is willing to do the patch/plug combo unless it's just too close to the sidewall - I prefer that to just a plug, which I guess I've never tested on it's own.

So many good reports on just a plug - perhaps I will treat that as just fine.

 

[Toddman45]

Never used them had no need. I use the old standard trident true strips never failed me once and I probably installed 20 of them in multiple car tires over the years.

 

[icegradner]

One of my tires picked up a small finishing nail a few weeks ago, no loss of tire pressure, and it's pushed in below the surface of the tread so it's not coming out without dismounting the tire. Tire shop would do a warranty fix, but for now I'm just leaving it there. Would have been nice if I could have fixed it myself with one of these options.

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