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Patched a tire with a mushroom plug and a rubber band trick that actually held

Had a sidewall puncture on my own truck last Tuesday, not even a repairable spot according to the book. Instead of dropping $200 on a new tire, I tried a trick an old guy at the shop showed me. You push a mushroom plug through from the inside, then wrap a rubber band around the stem before pulling it tight to keep it seated. Drove 50 miles on it since and no leak. Has anyone else used a weird hack that shouldnt work but does?
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lisa671
lisa67111d ago
Wait, you wrapped a rubber band around the stem of a mushroom plug inside a sidewall?
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mary614
mary61411d ago
Sounds like a recipe for a Darwin Award nomination, honestly.
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