That sounds like a good idea. They will get to see the actual tire and hole and advise you on the feasibility and cost of fixing it. Unless you are extremely hard on tires I would expect that you can get it fixed well enough to last.
Patching side walls....
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Yeah I'll definitely check prices first. Good point .
patch it yourself something you should know how to do so if it happens on a trail you can patch it to get yourself home. Patch it from the inside with a rubber patch and you will be good to go. Last time i had a side wall puncture like that i patched both inside and outside.. Just did the outside so the puncture would not catch on anything and possibly rip... Outside patch never came off and it had lots of abuse and rubbing on it.
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I once repaired a small sidewall hole like that with superglue. I took the tire off the rim and wedged a screwdriver against the hole to open it up a little bit. I then filled the hole with superglue and knocked the screwdriver out of the tire. The hole closed when I took out the screwdriver and the superglue dried. All said and done, I put a lot of miles on that tire after that and it never leaked. Cheap fix but it seemed to work.
i couldn't trust a sidewall puncture repair.i have a carnivore sitting in my shop with maybe 50 kilometers on it.i took a big chunk out of the side.it didn't puncture but there is a big flap that i epoxied shut,but it's still just an emergency spare to use if i have to order and wait for another one.
Could we see a photo of it please.
It would contribute to our collective knowledge about fixing sidewall damage. Whether to fix and how to fix sidewall punctures is always a dilemma for quad owners. I would have a strong bias for fixing a tire instead of replacing it in order to keep all four tires running as a set.
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Most tire shops will probably refuse to repair it.
If the repair fails at speed they could be liable for your injuries.
If the repair fails at speed they could be liable for your injuries.
yeah sorry,i'm not digging them out of the garage right now.they're buried behind the mowers and one of the boats.i have my tracks on right now.
It has been my experience, that no tire shop will touch a damaged sidewall.
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GlueTread Sidewall Patches - these are specifically made for sidewall repairs. A fairly new product but has received good reviews, even from the guys over at Dirt Trax. Patches on the outside. I keep a kit in my trailer now but haven't used it yet.
Do you mean that it just held air or that it was run on occasion to replace a flat tire?
As I recall it never needed to be used after that incident.
It's so much quicker and easier to plug a tire than to put the spare on. Now, had another tire ended up with an even larger and unfixable gash, then that plugged one would've been Plan B.
That looks pretty cool. I think someone else mentioned super gluing his split back together. This kit also adds the sandpaper and piece of rubber. I think it's a great idea.
In case anybody is interested in ordering this, it is available on Amazon and Ebay both for about $24. But I found it on Glue Tread External Patch Kit | ChapMoto.com for $14.95.
Just an update. I ended up removing the tire and patching it from inside, then I put another on the outside. I have ran about 35 miles on it and over a week and it has not dropped any pressure.
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