If you've been driving long enough, getting a flat tire is pretty much as certain as taxes, given that millions of flats happen in the U.S. every year. If you’re one of the lucky few who reach the end ...

Dear Tom and Ray: Whenever I find a pesky nail in my tire, I take it to a service station or tire store and have them "plug" it. A friend of mine told me I should have an internal "patch" installed ...

Question: What is the best way to repair a punctured tire? With a plug or a patch from within? — George Answer: The best way to repair a punctured tire is to use a plug to seal the hole and a patch ...

Repairing a tire properly requires it be demounted from the rim so it can be inspected on the outside and inside, remove damaged material, fill the void with rubber and seal the innerliner with a ...

Needle-nose pliers help get the plug into the plug insertion tool. You want to center the plug in the tool before inserting it into the tire. See All 10 Photos10 You can now pull out the object that ...