mailman Posted December 31, 2012 Report Posted December 31, 2012 I have a small leak in the sidewall of my SLS paddle tire. What is the best way, other than a new tire, to repair this. I tried a little slime and it worked well until I ran the bike, then it started leaking again. I have heard that a tube is ok but the tire pressure must be high which isn't what I want for drag racing. Any luck with tire patches? The tire stores say they won't do it. Let me know what you guys have tried that works. Quote
Nightmare Posted December 31, 2012 Report Posted December 31, 2012 I used a patch on the inside, been holding up for a few months now. Sent from my SGH-T679 using Tapatalk 2 Quote
BigRed350x Posted December 31, 2012 Report Posted December 31, 2012 You can also send it back to skat trak and they can vulcanize a patch on it for you. Quote
lms1977 Posted December 31, 2012 Report Posted December 31, 2012 We run skat trac paddles in the coal and put holes in thw side wall a lot we either put a plug in them or patch the inside. I sand down the inside to rough it up use napa vulcanizing. Cement and put a patch over that. Quote
mailman Posted December 31, 2012 Author Report Posted December 31, 2012 Awesome ideas guys. Thank you! I will try the patch myself first. If I fail, then off to Scat Trak it goes. Quote
camatv Posted December 31, 2012 Report Posted December 31, 2012 the plug patches work great also Quote
mailman Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Posted January 3, 2013 I got the vulcanizing glue from Napa and a large rubber patch. It worked great and is holding air with no leaks. I will post back up if it fails after I run the bike but hopefully not. Thanks again guys for the replies. Quote
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