Tire Inflation Kit Question

[NightmareMoon]

I carry a plug kit and a battery powered inflator which I trust, after needing to borrow a friend's plug kit on a drive. Since then I've used the plug kit three or four times for other people and a couple times at home when I've found punctures at the end of a drive. Now all my cars have plug kits. They won't fix all kinds of tire damage, but your odds are good.

Its gonna be easier with a jack for sure, esp on a front tire, but you can usually borrow a jack, since almost every car has one FWIW.

For long trips, I'd certainly rather have a good jack and a real spare. No question, but for daily use in town or within phone-a-friend distance, I'm good with the plug kit.

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[FLMustangMan]

Mine was used so it didn't come with the kit. I just carry a tire plug kit and a air compressor in my trunk. I have AAA and also roadside assistance with my insurance. No way in hell on I75 here in FL I would even attempt to change a tire. All my flats I'm able to catch early enough and get plugged at a shop. People, and law enforcement have been killed down here on the side of I75. a couple years ago in Sarasota on I75 someone took out 3 people on the side of the road fixing a tire.

 

[RacerPaul]

Yikes, that's terrible.
Very good advice Tom
I think if you have Hagerty Insurance, as I do, which is a fantastic deal by the way, you have Roadside Assistance with the plus package
Very much worth it.

 

[ShadesOfBloo]

It worked. Theory confirmed.

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

It didn't work for DCShelby.

Got a cut tire once in my 350, tried the goo and it was worthless...

In this thread, it didn't work for jwt:
https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/threads/service-tire-mobility-kit.191399/

Tried using mine the other week but hole was too big and just made a mess on the side of the road. Any recommendations on an alternative mobility kit?

And SheepDog offered this clarification:

The inflator kit has a very limited use case. As long as you only get a nail/screw in the tire, and the nail is in the tread section it may work in a pinch but if the tire has sidewall damage, or a larger oblong shaped hole it will not help you. Also to note, the tire slime will destroy your TPMS sensor.

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