Frustrated!
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Melting Slicks
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If you get a new tire put that old one for sale for cheap. Someone here will buy it.
Burning Brakes
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From: Pittsburgh PA
Me, too. I externally plugged one in the shoulder and it held air until the tire wore out two years later. I took it easy with it for the first few rides and then forgot about it. Same with my motorcycles, too
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Instructor
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From: Mount Pleasant SC
I have the rope-type repair kit and I thought of doing that, but this is not a direct repair. Meaning, the screw is not a clean perpendicular puncture. It is going into the tire at an extreme angle and sometimes, those can be a real problem. On a car with NO spare, I decided not to chance it.
Melting Slicks
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From: Baton Rouge LA
Maybe by the time I need tires the A/S3 will be available for the GS/Z06 like it currently is for the Stingrays. Maybe they'll be less prone to pick up screws and nails.
Last edited by iclick; Jul 2, 2018 at 11:49 AM.
Racer
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Discount won't plug it because thats on the shoulder of the tire where its not flat inside. They use a plug/patch. More info here:
https://www.discounttire.com/learn/tire-repair
If the hole is small enough you may be able to seal it with rubber cement, but not likely. I'd I'd try this:
https://www.discounttire.com/learn/tire-repair
If the hole is small enough you may be able to seal it with rubber cement, but not likely. I'd I'd try this:
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