Things You'll Need:
- Spare tire and jack if you change the tire
- Rag
- Tire plug kit
- Pliers
- Air compressor
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Step 1
Decide whether you want to do an on the spot patch or change the tire and patch it later. The spare lowering system may be enough of a hassle to convince you to do the repair there. Sometimes the jack does not lift the truck high enough to put on the tire. When you take off it off to patch the tire on the Siverado, you may have difficulty putting on the spare.
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Step 2
Clean off the area where the air leaks. If you leave it on the truck, slowly roll forward until you see it.
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Step 3
Mark the hole and get out the tire plug kit. Before you remove any foreign item from the tire, get everything ready to patch it.
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Step 4
Load the needle with the tarry worm supplied in the kit. Thread the worm through the needle to the middle of the worm. Set it aside away from dirt and dust. When you patch a hole in a tire on a Silverado, you need the plug to be clean so it sticks.
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Step 5
Remove the foreign object in the tire. Use the rasp to clean out the hole. Run it in and out a couple of times. Blow away debris.
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Step 6
Insert the needle with the worm into the hole until there is only about 1/2-inch of the tarry worm left on the outside. Rapidly remove the needle and leave the worm in the hole. Trim away any excess that is above the tread.
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Step 7
Plug the compressor into the cigarette lighter. Fill the tire and wait a few minutes to see if the patch for the hole in your tire on the Silverado is solid.
