Topic: How do you patch tears in tires

[MidgetMike]

My spare swamper has a big tear in it and I want to patch it but it is about 3" x 3" u shaped tear about 4" below the tread. I seen a tire get stapled or something once and am trying to do that and run a tube in it? What do you all think.

[freds40]

I know some guys have sewn tears up with stainless wire and then run a large patch inside the tire. Seams to work okay for a trail tire anyway.

[oddball]

I HOPE YOU WOULDN'T DRIVE IT TOO FAR ON THE STREET, I SAW IN A MAGAZINE THEY USED A BUTT LOAD OF PLUGS AND THE GLUE THAT COMES WITH THEM, IT SUPPOSEDLY HELD BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WENT ON THE STREET

[oddball]

OH YEAH THE STAPLE AND TUBE THING SOUNDS OK BUT I WOULD BE AFRAID THE STAPLES WOULD PINCH FLAT THE TUBE EVEN IF THE SMOOTH SIDE WAS AGAINST THE TUBE, DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?  

[Rockcrawlintoy]

there is a really good thread on pirate about this. By buddy has one of his PJ Dirt gripz get the sidewall fixed. a semi tire shop did the work u might wanna try them

Drew

[MidgetMike [OP]]

I was thinkin staple, patch, then tube and it would only be a trail spare.I am hoping the patch wil protect the tube.

[oddball]

YEAH I THINK IF YOU GOT A DECENT PATCH (THICK) IT SHOULD DO JUST FINE 

[Hyena]

I would like to do that with my mtr.  It got the sidewall gashed and i haven't had any luck finding a repacement.

[Ferg]

I'm no help,  I patch mine with MONEY!  Buy a new one and go have fun.

[MidgetMike [OP]]

I'm no help,  I patch mine with MONEY!  Buy a new one and go have fun.

I 'll try the some steel fishing line and a patch and tube money and    learned how to do it lucky    buy a new tire I can oi it   

[mr4x42u]

I would just patch the tear and toss a tube in it..Like you said its a spare..If the tear is bigenough and you van see the patch from the outside I would use some silicone just to keep crap out of the cut..sikaf;ex works awesome..