love2learn Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 a friend has discovered this gizmo i wondered if any of you can explain if and how it works? is it worth carrying and are they idiot proof? http://www.ok4wd.com/index.php/catalog/pro...ure_repair_kit/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 They're very good although you can buy them cheaper from agricultural tyre places. They allow repair of a TUBELESS tyre without removing the rim or tyre from the vehicle. Find the hole, use the reamer to make the hole bigger if required, put the string into the hole with the insertion tool, twist it and pull it out. The string stays in the hole and self vulcanises. If the hole is too big, put in more pieces of string until it seals. The string bunches up on the inside of the tyre and is coated in a self vulcanising rubber solution, it's known as "sticky string" or "silastic string". It forms a mushroom type plug on the inside of the tyre making, to all intents and purposes, a permanent repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinny Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 as dave says very good i have a set of tip top sealistic plugs like a small dickie bow shape ok to get you home ream the hole out and insert the plug in vulcanizing solution and insert in the hole as far as i am aware its illegal to use these on the highway off road only ive fixed punctures on jcb tyres where ive put 5 plugs to fix the hole but thay are very good chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I'm not sure on the legal aspect i don't see any difference between using string or putting in a plug or even using tyre "gunge". I suspect it's more to do with the nature of the hole you are fixing than the method of fixing but, like you, I've been told it's not legal to run on the road but have no idea why or even if it is really the case. I normally get tyres repaired properly after using the string but have ended up doing thousand's of road miles on repaired tyres without a problem. On the 2005 Outback Challenge every single tyre on my motor had at least one repaired puncture and one of them had 5 repairs ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 BTW, just did a quick search on ebay... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAR-VAN-TRUCK-BIKE-T...%3A1|240%3A1318 They do spare string too, you need the brown string for 4x4 use though, the black ones are thinner for motorbike use I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I've used the ARB set once, very easy and quick fix and lasted untill I sold the tyres. As far as I know, it's legal in Europe, and most tyreplaces also use a similar fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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