Abby’s Guide > Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) > Discussions > Have you Used the Tire Slime to Repair Flat Tires and will it Last
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tkrotchko
Location: Maryland
Joined: Feb 9, 2010
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Re: Have you Used the Tire Slime to Repair Flat Tires and will it Last
Reply #3 Feb 6, 2011 11:14 pm |
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I had some dry-rotting tires on my sears tractor leaking air, so here's how I fixed it in about 15 minutes. 1) Get a bicycle tube repair kit, and use the patch over the outside of the tire. Each works a little differently, but all basically the same. When you're done, you'll have a patch on the outside of the tire. 2) Then use the stuff you get at the auto store, the quick leak stuff. Shake it up. On older tires, you make have an issue with the valve; I had to replace mine. 3) Run the unit around to let the "stuff" get all over the inside of the tire. Now before anybody criticizes my method, keep in mind the impact of a blow-out on a tractor going 5 MPH or a snow thrower going 1-2 MPH will likely not be catastrophic, so there's almost no down side to this. Oh, and I've coaxed another 3 years of life out of the tire as well.
This message was modified Feb 6, 2011 by tkrotchko
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