Needle-nose pliers help get the plug into the plug insertion tool. You want to center the plug in the tool before inserting it into the tire. You can now pull out the object that has created the leak.

If you've been driving long enough, getting a flat tire is pretty much as certain as taxes, given that millions of flats happen in the U.S. every year. If you’re one of the lucky few who reach the end ...

Run-flat tires are an increasingly common type of tire on passenger cars. Manufacturers such as BMW are mounting them on new cars instead of equipping the car with a spare tire. Doing so saves weight ...

Q: I have a 2016 Subaru Forrester that recently had a flat tire due to driving over a nail. The tire store repaired the tire and said that it’s good as new. We’re driving cross country this summer and ...

Repairing a tire properly requires it be demounted from the rim so it can be inspected on the outside and inside, remove damaged material, fill the void with rubber and seal the innerliner with a ...