Flat Tires

Patches and plugs are an inexpensive way to extend the life of a damaged tire. Punctures that fall in the middle third of the tread are candidates for repair. Repairs to the sidewall should not be...

If a vehicle's tire is punctured by a nail, an external plug or an inflation aerosol may fix the problem long enough to get home. This is, however, considered an unreliable, unsafe and temporary...

Ream, or clear out, the hole in a tire to make adequate fitting for the plug. Learn to ream the puncture hole to fix a flat tire from an auto mechanic in this free auto repair video.

To fix a flat tire you must find the source of the leak, the puncture wound. Learn to locate the puncture to fix a flat tire from an auto mechanic in this free auto repair video.

It happens to the best of us, and it will most likely happen to all of us sometime in our driving lifetime. You run over a nail, it punctures your tire and you get a flat. While certainly this...

Roads and highways are littered with various sharp objects that sometimes make their way into one of your car's tires. If left unfixed, this can result in a flat. There are various ways to fix...