Puncture Repair (sealant)

[Herbie]

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Edited by Herbie on Wednesday 19th September 10:29

[keep it lit]

Hi,

Yep been down this road before away on a euro-tour in a 996 RS... the sealant is ste, and most places refuse to repair the puncture if you've used it, as in your case....

The problem is that the sealant solution lines the inside of the tyre, therefore making is near impossible to do a repair with a patch or a plug..

May i offer this solution for the future.. we never leave home or cross the channel without one of these, priceless;

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAR-VAN-TYRE-TIRE-PUNCTU...

ade

Edited by keep it lit on Sunday 22 January 16:25

[Trev450]

That looks like a must-have little bit of kit to keep in the car. Can it be used with the tyre still on the rim?

[keep it lit]

Trev450 said:

That looks like a must-have little bit of kit to keep in the car. Can it be used with the tyre still on the rim?

yep.. just use the kit and inflate the tyre.. those little 12v compressors that plug into the cig lighter usually do the trick.

[Trev450]

keep it lit said:

Trev450 said:

That looks like a must-have little bit of kit to keep in the car. Can it be used with the tyre still on the rim?

yep.. just use the kit and inflate the tyre.. those little 12v compressors that plug into the cig lighter usually do the trick.

Order placed. Thanks for sharing the link.

[keep it lit]

Trev450 said:

Order placed. Thanks for sharing the link.

most welcome dude

[APorscheTech]

keep it lit said:

Hi,

Yep been down this road before away on a euro-tour in a 996 RS... the sealant is ste, and most places refuse to repair the puncture if you've used it, as in your case....

The problem is that the sealant solution lines the inside of the tyre, therefore making is near impossible to do a repair with a patch or a plug..

May i offer this solution for the future.. we never leave home or cross the channel without one of these, priceless;

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAR-VAN-TYRE-TIRE-PUNCTU...

ade

Edited by keep it lit on Sunday 22 January 16:25

I have to agree with ade here, the tyre sealant supplied and most available at halfords etc are best avoided, most garages will refuse to repair a tyre where it has been used as removing the gunk is time consuming and you can not guarantee a good bond on the repair. Much better buying one of the kits listed above.

[jackwood]

Lol, Ade (Keep it lit) actually fixed one of my tyres in the paddock at Oulton Park with one of these kits.
I was driving round the paddock and ran over a huge bolt. It went straight through the tyre and left the bolt head sticking out.
We pulled it out with some pliers and the tyre went down instantly. Used a can of sealant and it just poured out the hole and did zero job of inflating it.
Ade gave me the kit, stuck in one of the inserts into the hole, trimmed it off, found a guy in the pits with a compressor and blew it back up.
Job from start to finish took under 2 minutes and I drove the. At for 2 weeks on the repair before I got round to replacing it. And NOT at max 50mph either!
As soon as I got home I ordered 3 sets off Amazon, one for each car. Amazing bit of equipment for the price.

[David W.]

3 things with this

1. When you get the kit have a practice on an old wheel (before you loose all the inserts in your punctured wheel on the roadside or can't remove the tool) trust me this can happen.

2. Get some disposable overalls and gloves as doing the repair WILL get you filthy.

3. Don't underestimate how difficult finding the hole may be.

The tyre fitting Co I use is part of a 24/7 nationwide network that will get assistance to me where ever I am but charge back through my account at my local depot, not cheap but better than sitting on my arse on a wet road looking for a hole on the surface of a 305 in the dark?

STOP PRESS 4. Oh yes, best get a torch too!

[keep it lit]

jackwood said:

Lol, Ade (Keep it lit) actually fixed one of my tyres in the paddock at Oulton Park with one of these kits.
I was driving round the paddock and ran over a huge bolt. It went straight through the tyre and left the bolt head sticking out.
We pulled it out with some pliers and the tyre went down instantly. Used a can of sealant and it just poured out the hole and did zero job of inflating it.
Ade gave me the kit, stuck in one of the inserts into the hole, trimmed it off, found a guy in the pits with a compressor and blew it back up.
Job from start to finish took under 2 minutes and I drove the. At for 2 weeks on the repair before I got round to replacing it. And NOT at max 50mph either!
As soon as I got home I ordered 3 sets off Amazon, one for each car. Amazing bit of equipment for the price.

hi Jack, twas a fun day from start to finish!

see you soon mate

[Pugley]

I had the same experience with the useless sticky gunk.

It fails on 2 counts:- Does not get you home and wrecks what could be a nearly new tyre.

Never wishing to be caught out this way EVER again I contacted Porsche Apart and purchased a genuine second hand spare wheel! (and yes, one is actually listed for every model in the PETS parts system)

How Porsche get away with selling a new car without a spare wheel to us mugs in the UK, I just dont know

I believe that in Germany a spare must be carried. The added bonus is that in my opinion the steering actually benefits from the extra weight in the front of the car

[keep it lit]

Pugley said:

I had the same experience with the useless sticky gunk.

It fails on 2 counts:- Does not get you home and wrecks what could be a nearly new tyre.

Never wishing to be caught out this way EVER again I contacted Porsche Apart and purchased a genuine second hand spare wheel! (and yes, one is actually listed for every model in the PETS parts system)

How Porsche get away with selling a new car without a spare wheel to us mugs in the UK, I just dont know

I believe that in Germany a spare must be carried. The added bonus is that in my opinion the steering actually benefits from the extra weight in the front of the car

ok here's the deal in a gt3 cs caged... you get a flat, change the wheel.. where did you get that spare from(storage)?.. then where the fk do you put a 18x11" wheel & tyre after you've changed it, if you have a passenger or not?..

[Angelus]

Cheers Ade, going to take a couple of weeks off and drive to the F1 in Monaco this May. Just ordered the kit. The rest of the guys coming with me should be along in a minute.

[993AL]

Angelus said:

Cheers Ade, going to take a couple of weeks off and drive to the F1 in Monaco this May. Just ordered the kit. The rest of the guys coming with me should be along in a minute.

Well If you're taking one I won't need to buy one will I

I have to say, I had a different experience with the sealant on my last car.

Got a puncture, used the sealant, blew it up. Took it to my Indie to fix it, when he took the tyre off there was a piece of bread knife blade inside about 50mm long and about 18mm broad but the sealant had sealed it OK, tyre was goosed of course.

To the OP, I would suggest that your tyre is repairable, assuming its far enough away from the side wall, if you take it to someone who isn't a lazy bd. The tyre can be cleaned/abraided enough to fit a mushroom.

I'll be ordering one of Keep it Lit's kits too. I used these years ago when they were legal.

[Pugley]

keep it lit said:

Pugley said:

I had the same experience with the useless sticky gunk.

It fails on 2 counts:- Does not get you home and wrecks what could be a nearly new tyre.

Never wishing to be caught out this way EVER again I contacted Porsche Apart and purchased a genuine second hand spare wheel! (and yes, one is actually listed for every model in the PETS parts system)

How Porsche get away with selling a new car without a spare wheel to us mugs in the UK, I just dont know

I believe that in Germany a spare must be carried. The added bonus is that in my opinion the steering actually benefits from the extra weight in the front of the car

ok here's the deal in a gt3 cs caged... you get a flat, change the wheel.. where did you get that spare from(storage)?.. then where the fk do you put a 18x11" wheel & tyre after you've changed it, if you have a passenger or not?..

If you have a cage then you are F*cked. (you could drill a few holes through the roof and bolt the damaged wheel there )

I dont have a cage so can put the damaged tyre in the rear passenger seat wells. Alternatively, rather than dirty the interior of the car, you could politely ask your passenger to get out and walk. Or, even better get them to take the wheel to the nearest OPC by taxi.

The collapsible spare fits in the bottom of the frunk of a 996 C4/GT3 chassis, there is even a lug welded in place for the retaining bolt

[Angelus]

993AL said:

Well If you're taking one I won't need to buy one will I

I never thought of that.

[keep it lit]

Pugley said:

If you have a cage then you are F*cked. (you could drill a few holes through the roof and bolt the damaged wheel there )

I dont have a cage so can put the damaged tyre in the rear passenger seat wells. Alternatively, rather than dirty the interior of the car, you could politely ask your passenger to get out and walk. Or, even better get them to take the wheel to the nearest OPC by taxi.

The collapsible spare fits in the bottom of the frunk of a 996 C4/GT3 chassis, there is even a lug welded in place for the retaining bolt

those skinny red collapsable spares stuggle to fit over 365mm discs & six-pot calipers..

[Trev450]

Pugley said:

The collapsible spare fits in the bottom of the frunk of a 996 C4/GT3 chassis, there is even a lug welded in place for the retaining bolt

A 19" Cayman rear wheel won't fit anywhere inside the car - believe me I've tried

Edited by Trev450 on Monday 23 January 10:36

[BertBert]

How do those kits work?
Bert

[993AL]

BertBert said:

How do those kits work?
Bert

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