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Old 03-08-2004, 04:51 AM
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Tire Plug Questions

Here's the story.

In late Nov. 2003, I had 4 brand new Yoko AVS dB S-2's installed on the '92 SVX (daily driver). For the last month or so, there has been a slow leak in one tire. Initially it needed air every 2 weeks, than once a week, now evry 4-5 days. Yesterday I found the cause. There was a screw imbedded in the thread. The impaled tire is the right front. I changed the tire with one of the original AVS db tires that I keep mounted on a spare rim and in the garage just for situations like this.
Anyway, I had the punctured tire plugged. I watched the fellow do it. It took five minutes and cost $10.
I don't know too much about the reliability of plugging. Does anyone here have any experience (good or bad) with plugged tires ?
I intend put the plugged tire back on the car (right rear) and use it on a daily basis, but I am a bit leery of it's reliability.

I have another fall-back position thanks to SolarSVX. I have a set of four 17" white rims with almost brand new, no-name, Z-rated tires that I recently purchased from Solar. I was planing to put them on after the Reading SVX Meet but can push that up, if necessary.

Any advice about plugged tires will be appreciated.

Thanks.
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