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In my last race my Spesh Renegade S-Works tire got a sidewall puncture (thorn) that wouldn't seal up, so I had to stick a tube in to finish the race. Does anyone have any experience - is it possible - repairing a sidewall puncture such that the tire can be run tubeless again? The hole doesn't seem that large, but definitely wouldn't reseal with Stan's.
I use these which work very well
all my side wall repairs fail after a while running tubeless. IMO the way the side walls flex eventually ruins any repair.
I've found the weldtite above one works faultlessly if done properly - it's holding up to 60psi on my cx tyres...
The patch/superglue method that most others seem to be have failed though.
Thanks for the tips! I'll stick the weldtite in my next CRC order, as I don't think there is a distributor here in Singapore.
From about this time last year until November I ran a tyre tubeless with a gash in the sidewall (it wasn't worn enough to stomach chucking it). I used motorbike patches, one on the inside and I also put one on the outside too. It ran without issue for several months, I only got rid of it because the tread was so worn.
Worth a look I reckon if they're easier to get hold of.
I've got a Rubber queen with a cut in the sidewall which I sewed with dental floss and then fitted a patch on the inside. I've only used it briefly on the rear as I don't trust it 100%.
[url= http://www.justridingalong.com/tools/puncture-repair/velox-tubeless-patch-kit-no-option.html ]Tubless tyre patch[/url] I had no luck with the strip type plug as suggested by Clubber when trying to fix a Beaver with a small sidewall hole; maybe the sidewalls are just too thin on Beavers - just seemed to make the hole bigger. Tyre off and repaired with a patch as above and it's been great ever since.
I've successfully used a standard glue-on tube patches inside the tire casing. They've been able to repair regular tires run tubeless with Stan's sealant with no issues. In fact, I think that one of my current tires (Tioga Psycho Genius) has had a patched sidewall since last summer.
If I get a hole that Stan's won't seal I usually repair (when out) with standard glue patches - its a bit of faff, but easier than a tube as the inside of the tyre is usually 'peppered' with debris.
At home I've superglued them before, but tbh if the tyre is over 1/2 worn I'll bin it - as it will probably fail again quite quickly.
Use normal patches and normal rubber glue (vulcanising solution). If it's a big rip you can even stack a few patches or glue on a piece of inner tube. Use sandpaper to roughen the area and once glued clamp it to let it all dry for a few hours before inflating. I've patched a few Rubber Queen sidewall's this way and they are still working under me three months later.
Superglue (and most other glues) will be too brittle - the vulcanising solution/glue lets stuff move.
Not for me I don't trust 'em. But then I do tend to break a lot of stuff and at the tender age of 41 fret more about crashing than I used to. Perhaps I should MTFU.