There was a company in Ladysmith Wisconsin who did a sidewall repair by "vulcanizing" the tire. Remelting the whole closed. I bought and tires from him for many years and never had a problem with them. I believe that only safe way to repair sidewalls is to do this "remelting process." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Ewing" <uberhare@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:13 PM Subject: Re: Advisability of patching tire sidewall
> The only time I'd ever plug a sidewall is on a trail, and would change > the tire before heading out on public roads. It can be handy when > your up to your knees in mud! :) > > Jason > > On Nov 13, 2007 12:10 PM, Ed Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote: >> Someone punctured the sidewall of my Goodyear Wrangler HT. It looks to >> have been done with a pushpin or very small screwdriver. If it were a >> wide gash or larger puncture, it would not be a good idea to try to patch >> it- the integrity of the sidewall would be compromise. But wha about a >> small puncture? Is is ever ok to use a patch on a sidewall? >> >> Ed in CT >> > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.30/1127 - Release Date: > 11/12/2007 9:19 PM > > |
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