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Plug It to Repair the Tire For Good

Tire repair plug inserted.
Push the plug into the hole.
Matt Wright
With the worm threaded onto the plugging tool, stick the end of the tool into the hole in your tire. Once it's in just a little, start to really push on it so that the tool and the plug sink into the hole. It will be pretty hard to push in, but you're looking for a tight fit to hold in all that air. Push the plug in until only about 1/2 inch is sticking out. Now pull the plugging tool straight out, leaving the plug where it's supposed to be, in the hole.

If you have something to cut the ends of the plug off with, go ahead and trim it close to the tire. If nothing's handy, you can trim it later.

Now fill your tire with air to the proper tire pressure and you are 100 percent back in action. Well done, you can now repair tires!

  1. You Can Repair Tires Yourself!
  2. Finding the Offending Object
  3. Mark the Spot for the Tire Repair
  4. Remove the Nail or Screw to Begin the Tire Repair
  5. Ream Out the Hole in the Tire
  6. Thread the Tire Repair Plug Tool
  7. Plug It to Repair the Tire For Good

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