Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:33:59 -0600
Reply-To: John Carpenter <jcarp2001@GMAIL.COM>
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From: John Carpenter <jcarp2001@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Cross Country Travel Tips Wanted
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Say what you will about the behemoth, Walmart,
If I buy a tire or any other product, in NY
I can have it returned or replaced in CA,
no problem ...
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 12:05 AM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com>wrote:
> dear tire thread weary but setting out with confidence anyway ...
>
> wallmart or canadian tire or nearly any auto store sells three dont leave
> home with out it items
> yea four
> 1. portable mini compressor that runs off 12 volt
> 2. tire valve wrench
>
> http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=86089&group_ID=1668&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog
> 3. tire plug kit http://www.autobarn.net/vicv104.html
> 4. pressure gauge to qualify air levels in tires after repair
> also useful but only if you have room and sufficient paranoia
> a small hydraulic jack that fits under the axle or some other suitable jack
> point for situations outside the norm
>
> A cautionary word of note ...
> leak detection and tire repair takes some practice ...
> -use your pliers to remove the road hazard from the tire ... nails can be
> pulled out with a slight twisting motion ...and screws can be turned out
> ...
>
> -shove the awl into the hole immediately both to mark it and to allow easy
> access before the rubber remembers where it once existed and returns --
> one of the failures is often realized when the repair person is not
> aggressive enough with the awl in finding the direction of the hole ...
> especially with radial tires where the foreign item can enter strait on
> then
> angle sideways ... causing it to squirm between each layer of steel belting
> ... rather than strait in as one might assume ...
> -place the plug in the needle applicator ...
> -pull the awl out with a quick wrist turn ...
> -insert plug needle with a slight turn of the wrist and then pull handle
> back out strait -
> -plug should stay in tire -
> -use flat linesman pliers to cut tail off plug *with out* pulling on plug
> ...
>
> air up -- to pressure ... use eye and very light soapy water to search for
> other leaks
>
> Never use your hand to check for road hazards on the face of a tire ...
> at the very least a piece o sharp radial steel may be sticking out... these
> hurt... a lot...
>
> Never under any circumstances repair the sidewall of a tire > PERIOD<
> Never patch -plug - or reuse a tire that has a damaged sidewall ... No
> Matter what any one says or tries to sell you
>
> Very often these repairs can be affected with out removing the wheel from
> the vehicle --yet it is important to note that laying on the road to look
> at
> your wounded tire will likely cause serious harm ...
> pull over where it is safe... air up with the road hazard still in place
> ...
> move to a safe place off the road ...
> then commence repair ...
>
> so much to think about for such a simple procedure ... whould a thought it
> yours
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:45 PM, Gary Bawden <goldfieldgary@gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Robert,
> >
> > Just catching up on the Digest Mode, something Don Hanson said caught my
> > eye:
> >
> > > Establish a routine for fuel stops. Follow the routine faithfully
> so
> > as
> > > to avoid mistakes.
> >
> > I second the motion! Not only that, but once you're west of Kansas or
> > so, Never, Ever, leave a town with your gas gauge below the half-way
> > mark. Just because a town is on a map Does Not mean you can get gas
> > there!
> >
> > Also, you asked about the product known as Slime - - great stuff, in a
> > mountain bike, but I think it's not really meant for speeds above 45
> > MPH. There may be a newer version that is, but I haven't seen it yet.
> > Myself, I'm very proficient with the plug method. Living in an area
> > with a LOT of nails I have to be. I will say, however, that if your
> > tires are in good shape you probably won't be getting a flat, seems
> > like I almost never get a flat until I've got 10 to 12K on the tires,
> > then it seems they're fair game for almost any nail (I run the
> > Yokohama Super-Vans). By the time I replace my tires, I usually have
> > around 4 or 6 plugs per tire (but then, I have quite a bit of the
> > Scotsman in me). :^) And for those of you who feel plugging tires is
> > a mortal sin, I guess I'll be seeing you in Tire Hell!
> >
> > Gary (currently running with no plugs on fairly new Yokos)
> >
>
>
>
> --
> roger w
> From Proverbs:
> Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a
> servant who becomes king ...
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