VIDEO UPDATES0. 3 2. Dont smear the glue as long as is shown here I got distracted reading the script. Peel off the paper or plastic backing after the patch is applied. Fixing a flat tire is one of the most common bicycle repairs. I hear you maybe Ford doesnt. This is getting much more common. The Nissan Leaf has a similar compressorsealant combo kit. Someone punched a whole in the. I personally recommend replacing a tube when you get a leak, but that is not always possible. If done properly, a patch will work just fine. Heres how its done. Required Tools. For this tutorial youll need a patch kit, a set of tire levers, and an air pump. Your patch kit should contain a few different patch sizes, sandpaper or a metal scraper, and a tube of glue. Inspect Tire. With the wheel removed from your bike, inspect the outer surface of the tire to make sure there are no sharp objects like a thumb tack or thorn stuck in the tread. I dont get the title of this article Instant Bike Tire Repair No tools How do you get the tire off without tire irons which are tools and the wheel off. Remove Tire. Remove the valve cap and fully deflate the tube by depressing the valve stem with the hooked end of your tire lever. There are two main types of valve stems, a schrader valve and a presta valve. This tutorial is based on a schrader valve, but I will be covering the different valve types in another tutorial. Now its time to remove your tire, one side at a time. Choose a section of tire that is away from the valve and hook one of the tire levers under the bead, directly in line with one of your spokes. Pry one side of the tire bead over the edge of the rim, and then hook the end of the tire lever to the nearest spoke. Insert another tire lever two spokes away from the first, and a third another two spokes away. How to Fix A Flat Tire By John Andersen. Unless you live next door to a bike store or have a significant other who loves bike maintenance its a. Heres a tale of a Nissan LEAF owner who experienced firsthand what type of damage puncturing a tire can do to his pocketbook and how his beloved LEAF was repaired. How to Fix a Flat Tire. Having a flat tire is one of the major inconveniences of driving. Autoit Remove File Extension here. When a good spare is unavailable, you either have to call a tow. My car has a tire that got recently fixed with a plug sticky string type when punctured by a nail. I drove about 100 miles mostly in a city since it got fixed and. Now the middle lever should fall out, and you can continue the process. When the tire is loose enough you can just run a tire lever around the rest of the rim to pull the whole side over. After you have removed one side of the tire, the other side should come off very easily. Inspect Tube. Now remove the tube from the tire, and try to keep track of where it was positioned in relation to the tire. Inflate the tube to approximately twice its original size. This will expand the hole making it easier to find. Listen carefully to the entire circumference of the tube you should hear a hissing sound that will indicate where the leak is. As a last resort you can submerge the tube in water and watch for bubbles, but youll want to avoid doing this as youll need the tube to be completely dry in order for the patch glue to work. Once youve found the leak, take note of whether it is on the inner or outer side of the tube. If the hole was on the outer side of the tube, inspect the inner surface of the tire in that spot to make sure the object that caused the puncture is not still stuck in the tire. Double check the entire inner side of the tire by running your fingers along the entire surface, feeling for obstacles along the way. If the hole was on the inner side of the tube, inspect your entire rim to make sure there are no sharp burrs in the metal, and that the rim tape is properly protecting the tube from your spoke ends. Patch Tube. Now that the rim and tire are clear, its time to patch the tube. Select an appropriate sized patch for the hole. Use the sandpaper or scraper provided in your kit to buff the surface of the tube for an area a bit larger than the patch. You need to buff the tube so that it is no longer shiny. If the molding line is running along the area where the patch is to be applied, you must sand it down completely, or it will provide an air channel. Once buffed, avoid touching that area with your fingers. Apply a dab of rubber cement, and then spread it into a thin coat, using your cleanest finger. Work quickly. You want a thin, smooth coat of cement if you keep fiddling with it as it begins to dry, youll risk making it lumpy. The thinner the cement, the faster it will dry. It is very important to allow the cement to dry completely. Peel the foil from the patch and press the patch onto the tube firmly, squeezing the patch tightly onto the tube. Install Tire. Now inflate the tube so it is round and place it evenly into the tire. The first bead of the tire should fit easily onto the rim. Make sure you line up the valve stem with the rims valve hole. Carefully fit the valve through the hole and place the cap on to keep it from falling out again. The outer bead is harder to install, although most tires can be re installed by hand. Staring at the valve, work the bead onto the rim using both of your thumbs. You should never use tools to install the tire, but very tight tires may need some help. Kool Stop makes a great tool called a bead jack, which helps to pull the tire bead over the rim. Once the tire is seated, inspect the outer edge on both sides to make sure it sits evenly all the way around, and push the valve down into the tire to make sure it didnt get caught between the tire bead and rim. Inflate Tire. Inflate the tire to the recommended pressure, which should be written on the side. Make sure to inspect the tire a few times while you are inflating, to make sure the tire remains seated properly and doesnt start to bulge anywhere. Once the tire is fully inflated, install the valve cap and put the wheel back on your bike. Discuss this topic in the Tire Forums. Hey guys,My tubeless tire keeps going flat. The air comes out near the rimvalve as you can see here I have tried to tighten the valve screw and turn the wheel around so the latex would cover the inside, but without much success. Read more. Top of valve looks like Shrader but is smaller 5mm. Core unscrews easily using nut shown. Is this an alternate Presta version valve, so if Im using a pump compressor with car Shrader attachment, would I just need a Presta to Shrader adaptor Tnx. Read more. Took a ride on my MB today on a trail. Texas. still. It was err. Got home and realized I lost something so I took my road bike down the same path since it was hard packed dirt. It was a breeze what a difference. Now the MB is maybe 8lbs heavier and has dirt tires, is it mostly the tires or both extra weight and tires. I mean its only about 8lbs. Its 2. 6X1. 9. 5 mb and 2. X1. 2. 5 road tires. Any old timers still out there to chime in. Fire Emblem Sacred Dawn Patch'>Fire Emblem Sacred Dawn Patch. Read more. I pulled my bike out from a winter hiatus and got a flat on my first ride. The hole was right next to the valve. I bought two more tubes, did a change, went on a ride and got a flat in the same spot within ten minutes. I replaced it with the 2nd tube and the same thing happened within 1. See photo to see where the hole is appearing. Also the 2nd photo shows how the rim strip appears to have shifted to the side. Would that be shifting and rubbing the damaged areaAre those things supposed to be glued down and not shifting I suspected that ma. Read more. Will a 3. OK on a 3. 5mm rim  Both 7. That is 7. 00c x 3. Is there a table to use for checking various tirewheel compatibility Im concerned about bulging one way and pinch flats if too small. Thanks Bud. Read more. Ive had my mountain bike for 5 years and Ive never had to change the tires. Past 3 months or so Ive been getting more and more frequent flats, and now there is a hole straight through the top of my rear tire. Yesterday I notices the hole, so I wanted to replace it with a new tire. Install Visual Studio 2005 On Windows 7 32 Bit. What type of tires at nowadays works good in term for mountain bikes. Read more. My tubes keep bursting either deflating rapidly soon after inflation ,or after a few hours, or overnight. I inflate them to maximum pressure and they always seem to burst on the inner side, closest to the rim. Instant Bike Tire Repair No Tools 6 Steps. This is a butt saving trick Thanks to Mars for teaching me in the nick of time Do you ever get a flat tire while youre in a bike shop, right there with all your toolsNo You get flat tires on the road, just off the highway near the intersection of Middle of Nowhere and Most Inconvenient Place to Get a Flat. I got this flat in Lynnfield, MA, seven miles from the nearest bike shop, while biking to Montreal from Boston. Seven miles is a long walk What did I learnIf its just a puncture, patch it.