How to Repair an ATV Tire
The tires on your all-terrain vehicle (ATV) deal with a a lot of stress, wear and other damages that can cause one to go flat. When this happens, you shouldn't need to replace the tire or have a shop fix it. You can repair it at your own home in a lot less time. All you need is a pry bar to take the tire off of the wheel and a patch kit.
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Instructions
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Loosen the nut in the center of the wheel with the tire tool. Place the jack under the frame on the side of the four-wheeler. Jack the four-wheeler up off the ground. Remove the wheel from the axle.
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Place the tire on the ground and let out any air that may still be in it. Slide the pry bar between the tire and the wheel. Lift up on the pry bar until the tire's lip pops out of the wheel and pull the tube out. Do this all the way around the tire. Once the tire lip is completely off the tire all the way around the wheel, pull the tire off the wheel.
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Rub your hand on the inside of the tire to find the object causing it to malfunction. Remove that object from the tire. Use the tar from the tire patch kit to plug the spot. Use the tools provided in the patch kit to distribute the tar. Let the tar harden overnight.
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Place the tire back on the wheel. Insert the tube back into the tire. Use the pry bar to work the tire all the way back onto the wheel. Fill the tire with air. Put the tire back on the axle and the nut back on the wheel. Tighten the nut with the tire tool.
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