Puncture, rear wheel removal

[Jacal]

First puncture in a long while so I suppose I was due one 'Anyway' could anyone tell me the size of the torq or whatever they call the bloody thing, aint got one to fit so will have to buy one....What size please

 

[kasti]

torx size 50

 

[Jacal]

Cheers Kasti

 

[stephen.stallebrass]

Can't you just plug it using something like a Stop 'n' Go for example. You shouldn't need to remove the wheel as they're tubeless.

 

[Sprocket Square]

Can't you just plug it using something like a Stop 'n' Go for example. You shouldn't need to remove the wheel as they're tubeless.

+1. Gear Gremlin or the BMW ones are great. We used them at a recent maintenance workshop course I went on, and they are super simple and take 2 mins
The chaps there said they last and are almost like a good as new tyre.

Of course if you are up for new tyres then yes, it is indeed T50 and 60nm torque

 

[ChazzyB]

Can't you just plug it using something like a Stop 'n' Go for example. You shouldn't need to remove the wheel as they're tubeless.

He could, as I do. Though I always follow up at leisure and get the tyre demounted and plugged proper-like.

 

[Jacal]

Hi folks and thanks for all the replies.
The puncture happened last week while I was riding home with a friend and he used his "Stop & Go" kit which got me home, with out him I would have been up the preverbal creek without a paddle. It was fixed by the roadside in the dark and rain, not ideal and if I've had known I would have planed it so I could fix it in the garage like they do on YouTube, you know the one where they bray a nail into the tyre then show you how easy it is to fix....What they don't show you or tell you is "when you use the reemer to open up the hole, you should follow the line of the ferkin sharp object that caused the damage. This I may add isn't easy to do when your at the side of the road in weather condition you wouldn't put a cat out in !!.....But 'fair does' the repair got me home, so did everything it's supposed to do.
I suppose what I've learned from this is, 1, don't think that a puncture tyre repair kit will always get you out of the shit, it won't, it'll just stop you sinking more, and 2, always try to have a good mate around, their worth their weight in gold. Ian, thanks mate, I owe you one

 

[Jacal]

He could, as I do. Though I always follow up at leisure and get the tyre demounted and plugged proper-like.

Yep!! I've always found the boot and laces approach best. On this occasion I'll have too has it's still leaking and I won't know if it's fixable till it goes to the shop.

 

[stephen.stallebrass]

Don't underestimate the strength of the repair, I've known people to ride the same repaired tyre throughout the rest of tyres life. However, if in doubt, as you are, get it repaired properly or replace the tyre if it's more financially viable. FYI if you're on an adventure it's a good idea to take a tube, it can get you out of a bind like a split tyre.

 

[ChazzyB]

Yep!! I've always found the boot and laces approach best. On this occasion I'll have too has it's still leaking and I won't know if it's fixable till it goes to the shop.

I have to say the only Stop&Go fix I've done (I carry a kit as well as sticky strings) also leaked. The plug also wore at a MUCH faster rate than the tyre around it. At the end of the week-end away, the plug was a good millimetre below the tyre surface.

 

[mrtee43]

I have to say the only Stop&Go fix I've done (I carry a kit as well as sticky strings) also leaked. The plug also wore at a MUCH faster rate than the tyre around it. At the end of the week-end away, the plug was a good millimetre below the tyre surface.

As said in the thread on the Hexhead forum, my stop n go also leaked a few pounds every day on an 1800 mile trip around Scotland 6 weeks ago, BUT, it did enable me to complete my trip. Replaced it with a sticky string when I got home and this has been airtight and done another lesser trip to Scotland 3 weeks ago.

I fully intend to leave it until the tyre wears out.

 

[Jacal]

The trouble I have is it's still leaking and to try to repair a repair (the plug) I would be pushing the plug into the tyre and then it would be floating about inside, so the tyre will have to come off.....No big deal and a proper repair at the tyre fitters will be a far better job than a plug....IMHO

 

[Galactic Greyhound]

The 'Stop 'n Go' plug floating about inside the tyre should not cause any problems.

I had two of them loose inside when I finally replaced the tyre.

The Stop 'n Go plugs will not fully seal a hole unless the hole is truly round.

They are quick and easy to use but did not last long with me (100 miles) before they disappeared inside the tyre.

Others have fared better than me and the plugs lasted the life of the tyre.

I now prefer to use the Sticky String which will seal a non-round hole.

 

[Jacal]

The 'Stop 'n Go' plug floating about inside the tyre should not cause any problems.

I had two of them loose inside when I finally replaced the tyre.

The Stop 'n Go plugs will not fully seal a hole unless the hole is truly round.

They are quick and easy to use but did not last long with me (100 miles) before they disappeared inside the tyre.

Others have fared better than me and the plugs lasted the life of the tyre.

I now prefer to use the Sticky String which will seal a non-round hole.

Thanks for the info but I personally don't like the idea of the little blighter running free, knowing my luck it will more than likely damage the tyre pressure sensor

 

[mrtee43]

Thanks for the info but I personally don't like the idea of the little blighter running free, knowing my luck it will more than likely damage the tyre pressure sensor

When I repaired mine with the sticky string second time around, I pushed the stop n go mushroom plug into the tyre alarmingly easy. It's been in there for about 1100 miles with no bother.