What have you done to your car today?
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on this topic.....I have had people tell me they wont use plugs because they fall out.....So as a kid, one of my first jobs in my dad's gas station/shop was plugging tires....I can't even tell you how many I have done....customer cars and my cars....I have never seen one fall out or leak in the 35+ years I have been installing them.....Is this actually a thing? Or have I just been lucky?
serviceguy
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I would say maybe if they're installed wrong?
1speeder
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I've never had a plug fall out or need to be replugged either.
youv been lucky EVERY SINGLE ONE of those damn plugs i have ever used has leaked (not sure about falling out, but definitely leaked) last time i had a puncture it was ~$20 to have it patched internally. not worth the worry IMO. I will note the leak doesnt show up immediately, its after tire was worn down a bit and i believe it is caused by the fact the plug is a different durometer than the tire so wears differently (i suspect slower) and then gets pushed around as you drive on it and it breaks the seal between the plug and the tire.
Always thought that plug/patch thing would be the ultimate way to go.
But that requires a tire machine.
When I worked in the station, i'd plug them right on the car - in/out in 5 minutes.
$10 - people were ecstatic.
I did a horse trailer once - the horse was watching me.
Talk about pressure 😉
I always use the ONR with the mustang, I think it works so well for cleaning a dusty, but not really "dirty" car....Plus the mustang is not exactly the most watertight vehicle, so I dont love blasting the hose on it, soap, etc. Usually I just give it a quick rise with the hose, then put it back in the garage so I can wash it out of the sunlight....yesterday it was pretty cool, so I did it outside.
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ekuhn
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I actually just had this happen. 2 days in a row I lost 10psi over night. Soaped the tire when I got home Friday saw that it was leaking from the plug. I went to try and pull the plug out (before just pushing it in) from the bit of the tail that was hanging out, to replace it, but in the process it sealed up again. No bubbles. Held all weekend while I was away and so far so good traveling on the Turnpike.
If I remember correctly, Mavis would patch the tire since it was within 2" from the edge of tire, so I just plugged it and its lasted almost a year.
People do get impressed if you can do it while on the vehicle.
don
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lol - I never knew you were on the NAS-ROW site - 316 stainless sliders are ultra trick!
one piece crank
1pc Cranky
After 80,000 miles it was finally time to do the brakes on my focus... I think I got my money's worth out of these ebc greens
Of course one of the 4 rotors was welded on...thankfully I was able to pop it with a bolt/nut thru the caliper mounting hole
Then I replaced a very worn out motor mount... God what a difference that made, feels like a new car again
Of course one of the 4 rotors was welded on...thankfully I was able to pop it with a bolt/nut thru the caliper mounting hole
Then I replaced a very worn out motor mount... God what a difference that made, feels like a new car again
@UtahJoe Brakes last forever with a manual it seems. I finally changed my rotors/pads a month or so ago at 100,000 miles and could have left them, was just getting sick of the space they've been taking up. I ordered rear shoes and ended sending them back to Amazon when I realized it was the same amount of material.
I hardly do anything to my car but I finally broke down and bought a pedal relocation kit and installed it this weekend. I wish I did it 100,000 miles ago but the price is rather crazy but I think it was worth it.
Pushed the pedal about 1" closer to the driver's seat and 11mm closer to the brake pedal. I can finally use both the brake and gas with my right foot and I don't feel like I'm reaching really far to press the pedal, feels much more natural.
I hardly do anything to my car but I finally broke down and bought a pedal relocation kit and installed it this weekend. I wish I did it 100,000 miles ago but the price is rather crazy but I think it was worth it.
Pushed the pedal about 1" closer to the driver's seat and 11mm closer to the brake pedal. I can finally use both the brake and gas with my right foot and I don't feel like I'm reaching really far to press the pedal, feels much more natural.
rjr44
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100%, my jeep was almost at 120k when I finally had to do mine.
driving style has a lot to do with it regardless of trans type(manuals do seem to push most people to be gentler on the brakes and avoid full stops which never hurts), my automatics get way longer service life out of brakes than my manuals (100k on my full size truck, and still had 25-30% life left in them, vs 30-40k on my car which was on the feeler gauges, granted i do use the car for track days and autox sooo not really apples to apples there)
i wasnt aware they made this kind of kit for economy cars
My car benefits from the Civic ricer crowd as Honda probably used the same gas pedal/bracket in every car they made for a decade. The Amazon reviews were mostly "I installed this for my 4'10" wife so she could reach the pedals and it's great." as opposed to any spirited driving reason.
And yeah, driving style has a lot to do with it. I don't use my brakes but the manual trans definitely helps with engine braking.
140 k on my GTI and still on original pads in the rear. Front was done around 100k. I don’t drive this car hard at all.
teabagger11
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Trouble free miles minus general maintenance woohoo
