I'm not an expert, but I've read that you shouldn't just plug a speed
rated tire if you expect to ever use it at speed, like at a track
event, or the way some of you drive on the freeway.:)
The problem with plugging is that you don't check to see if there was
damage inside the tire. Apparently somethign that makes a minor
looking puncture from the outside can do more damage to the cords
and cause problems with the strength of the tire, resulting in a
possible blowout at high speed.
If you take the tire off to do a proper vulcanized patch, you also can
see if there is any internal damage.
I got a puncture in my almost brand new T1-S's about a week before a
two-day school at Thunderhill last March and made darn sure that
they did a proper inspection and patch job.
Keith Hearn
'99 Miata 10AE "Sexy Sadie" the Sapphire Shark
B-Stock
Milpitas, CA
In message <39695447.E3A60A02@ix.netcom.com>, Kenneth Allan Mitchell writes:
> I thought it was not cool to plug steel belted tires because the steel
> belts will wear/cut through the plug thus the tire will leak air? I
> thought the only way to repair a radial tire was to patch it from the
> inside. Am I wrong?
>
> Just curious. I'm just a tire expert wannabee
>
> --
> Kenneth Allan Mitchell
> mailto:nokones@ix.netcom.com
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