Flat tire
05-04-2016, 05:51 PM
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05-04-2016, 06:00 PM
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05-05-2016, 06:24 PM
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So what is one supposed to do w/ the Porsche slime? Say my tire has a nail. Yank it using pliers. Insert nose of slime bottle into the gap and spray away?
05-05-2016, 06:49 PM
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05-05-2016, 06:54 PM
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Never done it. I've seen the combined slime + compressor (FaF, Slime etc) in action. In there, the slime is sent through the same pipe as air. However, I presume the porsche sealant would have to be applied directly on the site.
Just saw that #21 from Arch answers the question. Thanks much!
Just saw that #21 from Arch answers the question. Thanks much!
05-05-2016, 07:31 PM
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Enthusiast, if a nail has punctured the tread area of the tire and is completely buried on a straight angle into the tire, it will present a very slow leak. One option is to just leave it in place, and use the car’s air pump to fill the tire to the full load limit (44ppi for a rear tire). This will give you a couple of hours to get to a repair shop or keep putting more air in the tire. If you call the Porsche road assist number, they can give directions to a P dealer, or a list of approved high performance tire dealers that will be able to R&R wheels/tires without harming the car or scratching the wheels.
Typically a nail puncture will most always be in a rear tire. A nail on the road will lay flat and the front tire will roll harmlessly over it. As the front tire’s contact patch passes over it will flip the nail up, sometimes in a perfect orientation on the road surface to stab the rear tire.
(Don’t underestimate Murphy’s Law on a dark and stormy night. Fiddling with removing a tiny valve insert, getting the sealant goop in the right place and then finding the tiny valve insert that is now lost in the dark etc etc.)
Typically a nail puncture will most always be in a rear tire. A nail on the road will lay flat and the front tire will roll harmlessly over it. As the front tire’s contact patch passes over it will flip the nail up, sometimes in a perfect orientation on the road surface to stab the rear tire.
(Don’t underestimate Murphy’s Law on a dark and stormy night. Fiddling with removing a tiny valve insert, getting the sealant goop in the right place and then finding the tiny valve insert that is now lost in the dark etc etc.)
05-05-2016, 07:34 PM
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05-05-2016, 09:32 PM
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The slime kit has a valve stem removal tool. You remove the stem and squeeze the slime into the tire, then screw the stem back in and air up the tire. If you're not sure about it, the manual has instructions. I would not pull the item out of the tire unless it was sticking out a long way.