Re: lug nuts

Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> wrote:

On Sun, 8 Jun 2025 23:16:31 -0400,
  bfh <redydog@rye.net> wrote:

Ted wrote:

On 6/8/25 6:41 PM, sticks wrote:

On 6/8/2025 4:11 PM, Ted Heise wrote:

On Sat, 7 Jun 2025 20:48:42 -0500,
   sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:

  On 6/7/2025 8:07 PM, Ted Heise wrote:

Okay, got home from Wyoming and found a tire quite low on
pressure.  Did the cleanup and it's definitely flat...

 

And Bill, I'm not sure how I would use a tire plug, given i
have no idea where the leak may be coming from.

 
Pump it up, pour/spray some slightly soapy water all over it
and look for bubbles and then use the tire plug thingy where
the bubbles are coming from. However, if the leak is not
somewhere in the tread, myownself would not punch a hole in the
sidewall. I would tell you about that stuff that you squirt
into the tire to stop leaks, but I've never used it, and I'm
unlikely to start. I've used the tire plug thingy a number of
times in my life, and it always got me to where I needed to go
to get a more permanent fix. I never leave home without it.

 
Picked up the wheel today and was informed the problem was the
valve core.  I don't think a plug kit would help with that kind of
problem, so should I also get a spare core or two to travel with?
 
I assume the soapy water treatment would work to find a leaking
valve too?
 

Be careful using tire plugs. If they aren’t the kind that expand and
flatten against the inside of the tire,  they can let air leak between the
plies and you will be seeing a bubble in the treads. It’s best to consider
plugs as a stop gap measure and have the tire properly patched when you
can.