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I know you're probably kidding, but plugging a tire doesn't require removing it, and while lying down on dirty ground might be helpful, it's not a terribly swea

• pengaru 5y ago
  It certainly does on my car, we don't all drive vehicles with pickup truck levels of wheel well clearance... And the few times I've aided others with installing a plug, attempting it without removing the wheel first just made it more difficult, sweaty and dirty, than had we just taken the wheel off for better access.
  • capitainenemo 5y ago
    hm. kay. I've not had any reason to use my plug kit myself so far, but the 2 times I had a slow leak, on front tire they just had me turn it at a nice sharp turn for good access, and on the rear one, they jacked it up nice and high without removing it.
    • pengaru 5y ago
      It's a different story in a gas station parking lot with just your space saver jack. Personally I'll always prefer working from above a removed wheel where I have more mechanical advantage and can avoid laying on the ground. Sometimes you do get lucky on the fronts though, if the puncture is near the outside edge. Especially if your vehicle has a lot of caster presenting more of the wear surface at full lock. But either way, we're deep in the realm of "sounds too much like manual labor to me" for someone drawing the line at attaching a can of green slime to the valve stem and pressing down the button. Wheel on or off, it ain't happening.