Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Do it yourself fix. I show you exactly how to fix a flat car tire that was punctured by a screw using a rubber plug repair kit. The rubber plugs can be applied to the tire while it is mounted to the car. You can find a heavy duty tire repair plug kit at Amazon (affiliate link): amzn.to/2k2lZJW
The first step is to locate the offending foreign object in your tire. Remove the object, usually a screw of nail. Use a reamer tool to prepare the hole for rubber string plug. Insert the reamer probe tool into the puncture. Work the probe in and out while twisting to clean and prep the puncture hole. This process will also enlarge the hole to that the rubber string plug will fit through. Take each end of the repair strip, this is the plug, and roll the center of the strip into the needle eye. Apply dabs of rubber cement to the end of the needle and push the needle into the puncture leaving about a quarter inch above the surface of the tire. The needle can be difficult to push through depending on the size of the puncture. Twist the handle a quarter turn and pull the needle out of the tire, the plug should not come out with the needle. Now cut the remaining plug down to about 1/8 of an inch with a razor or scissor.
Do it yourself fix. I show you exactly how to fix a flat car tire that was punctured by a screw using a rubber plug repair kit. The rubber plugs can be applied to the tire while it is mounted to the car. You can find a heavy duty tire repair plug kit at Amazon (affiliate link): amzn.to/2k2lZJW
The first step is to locate the offending foreign object in your tire. Remove the object, usually a screw of nail. Use a reamer tool to prepare the hole for rubber string plug. Insert the reamer probe tool into the puncture. Work the probe in and out while twisting to clean and prep the puncture hole. This process will also enlarge the hole to that the rubber string plug will fit through. Take each end of the repair strip, this is the plug, and roll the center of the strip into the needle eye. Apply dabs of rubber cement to the end of the needle and push the needle into the puncture leaving about a quarter inch above the surface of the tire. The needle can be difficult to push through depending on the size of the puncture. Twist the handle a quarter turn and pull the needle out of the tire, the plug should not come out with the needle. Now cut the remaining plug down to about 1/8 of an inch with a razor or scissor.
