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Once the TMPS told me that it was the driver rear tire, then once I was at the hotel, I sprayed soapy water over the tire threads and saw where the bubbles came from.
I move the car so the area of the tire with the screw was easily accessible.
I pumped up the pressure to 40 psi, then removed the screw with the side cutter pliers. I then reamed out the hole with the tool provided with the kit, then inserted the plug into the hole using the supplied tool and tire plug.
Since the plug is super sticky with glue, once you get it in the tire, you twist the tool and pull it out which leaves the plug in the tire. Simply cut the part of the plug that sticks out close to the tire with the side cutters, check that it is no longer leaking with the soapy water, then reduce the air pressure in the tire to normal pressure.
Here is a similar plug kit to mine
Those kits having changed. That is the kit I carried in my dodge van in the late 70's and I did use it and it worked.
Last edited by Cherokee Nation; 11-02-2015 at 08:53 PM.
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On my 03 C5 I kept the GY runflats until I replaced them with Micheline runlets.
My 13 C6 still has the original GY runflats with 20K and good amount of tread left.
I will not have a vette without runflats. Now I have only had 1 flat tire in 12 years and 70K plus miles on 2 vetted. The flat I had was because of construction in our subdivision, we where the first house in this section.
[QUOTE=LV2TOUR;1590820621]Once the TMPS told me that it was the driver rear tire, then once I was at the hotel, I sprayed soapy water over the tire threads and saw where the bubbles came from.
I move the car so the area of the tire with the screw was easily accessible.
I pumped up the pressure to 40 psi, then removed the screw with the side cutter pliers. I then reamed out the hole with the tool provided with the kit, then inserted the plug into the hole using the supplied tool and tire plug.
Since the plug is super sticky with glue, once you get it in the tire, you twist the tool and pull it out which leaves the plug in the tire. Simply cut the part of the plug that sticks out close to the tire with the side cutters, check that it is no longer leaking with the soapy water, then reduce the air pressure in the tire to normal pressure.
Here is a similar plug kit to mine
Thanks for the info and pics!! I'll be getting the kit!!
I've had a couple of blowouts (and flat tires) with my Run Flats and each incident was able to drive to a tire center for repair or replacement.
Blowouts? Really? Nails and screws and such are always going to be a hazard , but I thought that with today's tire tech, "blowouts" were a thing of the past!
I'm almost 53 years old,I been driving since I was 16. I have had 3 flat tires in that time and none in the last 25 years. I bought Hankook Ventus evo2 non runflat and I love em'!!! Ride quality goes way up!!
Maybe, maybe not! But it sounds flattering, anyway, thanks!
The ow stands for Old Woman. Started out as a joke, but every year that goes by makes it more true.
Ha! Who would have guessed that was the meaning? Oh well, nuttin' we can do about it except hang around with older people. That's what I do, FWIW. It doesn't slow down Father Time though.
Even though I drive a lot, I really don't get flats at all. I remember getting one when I was 17 or so (I'm 44 now) but who knows how old and crappy those tires were.
I believe Mrs. Ow is over 50, but less than 60. But if she gets mad, remember YOU asked!
I'm just the messenger.
Well BRUZE....you got more B@#@LS than me....I always start low when guessing a females age...lOL. Don't think we've heard back, so maybe between my asking and your guess we may have insulted someone eh ? Oh well....won't be my first time.
Well BRUZE....you got more B@#@LS than me....I always start low when guessing a females age...lOL. Don't think we've heard back, so maybe between my asking and your guess we may have insulted someone eh ? Oh well....won't be my first time.
I think I recall correctly (unless dementia is taking over ) her mentioning her approximate age elsewhere on the forum.
I would NOT have just taken a wild guess at something like that.
Were you using the Goodyear's that came with the Vet, or some other brand. The Goodyear's are trash IMO.
original F1's.. i do not drive my vette enough to justify putting up with that CRAP ride and noise to go RF again. i couldn't be happier with the Contis i put on.. so quiet, handle great and even smoothed out the ride.. amazing difference.
I've had my car 2 years and put a whopping 3,800 miles on it lol
I have a set of rims with new goodyear runflats sitting in my garage. Running a set of rims off craigslist now with toyo proxes non runflats. 3 years no issues and the ride is superior with non run flats. My wife runs a bmw 128i vert. She had runflats and a blow out 20 miles on the highway away from home. The tire barely made it home, smoking, wobbling, sidewall spent and I babied it all the way there. I put Michelin pilot sports non runflats on it and it's a totally different and better car. Doesn't bounce all over the damn road. Runflats suck. If you are afraid of a flat, maybe you shouldn't be driving a vet.
I have a set of rims with new goodyear runflats sitting in my garage. Running a set of rims off craigslist now with toyo proxes non runflats. 3 years no issues and the ride is superior with non run flats. My wife runs a bmw 128i vert. She had runflats and a blow out 20 miles on the highway away from home. The tire barely made it home, smoking, wobbling, sidewall spent and I babied it all the way there. I put Michelin pilot sports non runflats on it and it's a totally different and better car. Doesn't bounce all over the damn road. Runflats suck. If you are afraid of a flat, maybe you shouldn't be driving a vet.
Run flats are great. I had one flat with my Goodyear tires and was able to drive to a tire shop for a proper plug patch. I bought a new set of Michelin run flats and they ride great and are not noisy. Run flats only for me, I'm not putting that green crap in my tires.
original F1's.. i do not drive my vette enough to justify putting up with that CRAP ride and noise to go RF again. i couldn't be happier with the Contis i put on.. so quiet, handle great and even smoothed out the ride.. amazing difference.
I've had my car 2 years and put a whopping 3,800 miles on it lol
11-02-2015, 08:52 PM
I've had a couple of blowouts (and flat tires) with my Run Flats and each incident was able to drive to a tire center for repair or replacement.
I don't have a problem with people knowing my age. I'm closer to 60 than 50 . 
