2 Tire pressure gauges failed in the last couple of months.

pontiac428 said:
Must be that new type of air I've been hearing so much about. Everybody says the air isn't clean like the old stuff was. Others say it costs more to compress. I don't know what to think about all that.

These days, nobody wants the liability of putting a patch (or plug...) on a tire and taking responsibility in court for a fatal blowout. Patches and plugs work and can be safe to use, so long as you know when it's not safe and listen to reason. Corners are the part that hits the curb or road furniture first when a driver is reading his personal feed on his phone instead of driving. Front tire failures are the killers, too, so move those tires to the back. I'm sure you know all this. One good, solid reason to take risks here is when you've set up a strong life insurance policy on your spouse... so I heard.
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it's already on the back.
 
mmcmdl said:
I guess you need that green air in the tire with the green valve stem covers Jeff . ;)
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green air to a glider (sailplane) pilot is thermal air... Sometimes it's like an elevator up... sink is like an elevator crashing.
You like those florescent green things?
 
mmcmdl said:
I guess you need that green air in the tire with the green valve stem covers Jeff . ;)
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The "green" air is 99% nitrogen. Free air is 75+%. Compressed air is slightly lower, a percent or two. Has to do with being compressed. For street and highway driving, the "green air" is grossly over-hyped. It may be necessary for NasCar with speeds of 200-300 MPH. But I think it is more a matter of the convenience of having high pressure air in a bottle right at the car.

As noted above, some older pressure guages were repairable. Good luck finding parts though. . . I have had several, low pressure though, for doing fiber enclosures. Never had one fail, so have no comments on rebuilding. I probably would have replaced it if it did fail. In field work, time is important too.

Now, sidewall breaks should never be patched. The tire is just replaced. The more so with radials than with bias ply tires. There is a stunt that works well enough with low speed, low pressure tires. Off road and/or UTV tires that are subject to tearing. I would recommend against it for car tires, but personal preference and other factors come into play here.

Super glue, ACC, is an acrylic resin that dries very brittle. However, there is a form of ACC that dries flexible. I have it on hand for "other" projects. But it can be used to "boot" a piece of salvaged sidewall inside. Both the boot and the original must be clean, spotless. . . The tire will be grossly out of balance. It might be compensated enough that weights would work. Maybe. . .

The glue came from Amazon, in a small, 20 gram bottle. The brand is "Hong Kong Guoelephant", the part number is "B680". I don't remember what it cost, but it isn't much more than regular ACC. Now, the disclaimer: I strongly recommend against repairing the side walls of highway tires. And any such repaired tire should not be run at highway speeds.

These days though, folks do what they got to do.

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woodchucker said:
I have to replace the 4.. I am not worried about a blow out. What was already expensive, is now astronomical.
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Not exactly sure why you have to buy 4, every place I've bought tires from they will sell just one.

The last time I had to buy them was probably about a year ago, I got run into the median and took out both drivers side tires and wheels on my Cadillac. I bought two from Tire Rack for around $500 balanced on new wheels, liked them enough that I replaced the other two.

Seems like you could just replace one, then when you're ready you can move that one to the spare. I've done it that way before.

Whatever you do be safe, cars are more expensive than tires and hospitals are more expensive still.

John
 
Depending on what car you have, can require a new set of four tires. If you have full time four wheel drive it's best to have matched tread depth to minimize wear in the differential.

A slight cheat is to buy a tire and have it shaved to the same tread depth as your other tires. I had to do that for a Forester that my daughter ran into a curb. Ruined the rim and the tire. Bought a tire from Tire Rack and had them shave it to depth. They will do that for minimal cost on a new tire. Was a lot cheaper than buying a full set of tires. They won't shave a tire that's used, since a used tire could have stones or nails in it.
 
matthewsx said:
Not exactly sure why you have to buy 4, every place I've bought tires from they will sell just one.

The last time I had to buy them was probably about a year ago, I got run into the median and took out both drivers side tires and wheels on my Cadillac. I bought two from Tire Rack for around $500 balanced on new wheels, liked them enough that I replaced the other two.

Seems like you could just replace one, then when you're ready you can move that one to the spare. I've done it that way before.

Whatever you do be safe, cars are more expensive than tires and hospitals are more expensive still.

John
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because they are all over 54k miles. so they are almost ready. I have good tread left, but if I buy one, I really have a situation of angrypoop.jpg
 
WobblyHand said:
Depending on what car you have, can require a new set of four tires. If you have full time four wheel drive it's best to have matched tread depth to minimize wear in the differential.

A slight cheat is to buy a tire and have it shaved to the same tread depth as your other tires. I had to do that for a Forester that my daughter ran into a curb. Ruined the rim and the tire. Bought a tire from Tire Rack and had them shave it to depth. They will do that for minimal cost on a new tire. Was a lot cheaper than buying a full set of tires. They won't shave a tire that's used, since a used tire could have stones or nails in it.
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wow, didn't know tire rack shaved tires. Used to do that when I was young, we would go around one of the speedways, and have them do it.. That speedway closed long, long ago, and I no longer live even remotely close.
 
Well that definitely stinks.
 
Long before I was born my grandparents had a serious wreck from a blowout. They would always make sure anyone in the family that needed tires but couldn't afford them got them. He was a medical doctor so he knew what it took to put people back together....

My last situation was tough because I basically destroyed two tires and rims trying to avoid an accident (all the intersections in this town seem to be offset). I could have driven with two different tires/rim combos but didn't like how it looked or felt.

With over 50,000 miles on them I'd say it's probably time to just bite the bullet and get a new set, if you like you can keep the take-offs and sell on Craigslist.

John
 
If the hole is not in the "belted" area of the tread, meaning the general flat part in the center it is not repairable.

Yes, one could patch it but the structure on the rest of the tire moves too much.

Stop the stupidity, hate to be mean but have lost family to tire failures and have had a few tire failures, well over a million miles of service work....close to two...

Some states do not allow used tires to be sold but you may be ale to find one.

If only you use what this tire is on, what is your life worth?

If your family, skip some meals or other, tires are not that expensive.

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