Periodic pumping tubeless tire tired and give a clear reason to ask the cause of air leakage. And this reason is often a puncture, in which metallic foreign body stuck in the rubber. If it's a nail or screw, then find it easily on her hat. Wire harder to detect, but careful examination with a Phillips screwdriver in his hand (as probe) is almost always produces a result. But do not rush immediately to retrieve an object from a puncture, if your tubeless tire. In contrast to the wheels with a camera, "beskamerka" stuck with a screw can hold the pressure for months - and that is its obvious advantage. True podspuskat wheel will still be, but at the crucial moment may bring. In addition, a nail, sitting in a tire, can begin to gradually erase the cords, but they are for the tubeless tire is extremely important. If the cord will break, the tire deforms the Group of Eight. To delay the repair is not worth more, and because of corrosion cord resulting from contact of metal with water. Desirable as soon as possible to remove a foreign body and sealing the puncture.
But well, when cure at hand. And what if the tire repair can only be by yourself? To this case come to the aid rapid tests in a series of "DIY". The following discussion focuses on the most effective of them.
Find a puncture outright is far from always. Detect the leak of air helps wetting tires. If you are absolutely not necessary to seek a large tub and rinse it all the wheel - just pour a bottle of individual sectors and, moving in a circle, to inspect the Tires for the emergence of bubbles. If there is no water, then come down and freezing liquid for glasses. Just do not forget, if you use methanol, it is poison.
Another advantage of the "beskamerki" that the puncture can be repaired without razbortiruya wheel, with a special sealing rope. If the problem is in the front wheel, you can not even shoot him with axes. It suffices to unscrew the wheel and raise the car on jack. Of course, such a repair is possible, if you will, these are the most sealing strands. Going on the road, buy a repair kit just in case. Harnesses are sold in any auto shops, and almost always their choice. On varieties of bundles in more detail.
Most sales occur in the so-called Cordoba harnesses. He gossip nylon fiber impregnated with butyl rubber. To the touch it should be sticky, but if dry - it will be a little confusing. Bundles can be sold both separately and bundled with the tools with which it is installed. These tools represent two sewing: a single spiral, else - Vilkovo (input). Spiral awl need, making the rotational motion in a clockwise direction, clean up a puncture on the dirt. At the same time a channel is expanding, without damaging the cord.
Next, print out a new wiring harness, and insert it into the eye of sewing. In addition to a fork, there are sewed with a side slit. The latter is preferable because it easier to pass through a tourniquet. Now you have to unscrew the helical awl and awl already setup on the wiring to enter the hole punch to a depth of 3-4 cm, after which it abruptly pulled out. Tourniquet while delayed in the canal puncture, sealing it. Outside is sure to be cut, leaving a few millimeters above the Tires. Immediately after that you can pump up the wheel and drive on.
Renovated tire is reliable, but this rapid method only helps out the driver in extreme conditions. If possible, zavulkanizirovat puncture. If you do not, then when the cord dries (and it will happen within a few months), the tire will begin to play off the air, approximately 0.2 bar for a week.
This shortage is partly denied strands with an adhesive shell. method for installing same as already described. The only difference is that the harness is made of rubber and before it must be lubricated with special glue, which reacts with the adhesive layer. Seal in this case a tight and time is not affected. However, the method loses the cure, because, like the installation of cord cord reinforced tire carcass did not patch the inside.
rubber bands, despite their reliability, during the installation often damaged because they were made of fairly soft material. To solve this problem was developed tow reinforced nylon cord. Its cost of this improvement slightly increased, but also reliability, along with her. Set them in the same way as ordinary rubber bands without reinforcement.
Even more qualitative way to express tire repair without razbortirovaniya offers repair kits «Rema Tip Top». The kit includes a special insert repair (anchors), the blade, glue, chalk and an awl with a lateral opening. Before installing the anchors need to extend a special hole punch cutter, non-abrasive cord with a diameter of 6 mm. This mill is sold separately.
The advantage of the anchor in front of the wiring in that it strengthens their projections within the treadmill tires. If done correctly, the anchor insertion tightness in the puncture site for the life of the tubeless tire.
Keep in mind that no harnesses, no inserts are not applied on the sidewalls. Such mistake can not be repaired without removing the tire. At the very least you can use the harness, but only in order to reach the nearest tire changer studio, and very carefully.
Text: M. Tamilin