Tire Repair - Honda 86-87 TA200 FATCAT Service Manual

TIRE REPAIR
NOTE
Use the manufacturer's instructions for the tire repair kit
you are using. If your kit does not have instructions. use the
procedures provided here.
Check the tire for puncturing objects. Chalk mark the punc-
tured area and remove the puncturing object.
Inspect and measure the injury. Tire repairs for injuries larger
than 15 mm
(5/8
inl should be a section repair. Section repairs
should be done by a professional tire repair shop.
If the injury is smaller than 15 mm (51B in), proceed with the
repair as described here.
Install a rubber plug into the injury as follows:
, Apply cement to a plug inserting needle and work the needle
into the injury to clean and lubricate it. Do this three times. Do
not let the cement dry.
Insert and center a rubber plug through the eye of the inserting
needle.
Apply cement to the rubber plug.
Push the inserting needle with plug into the injury until the plug
is slightly above the tire. Twist the needle and remove it from
the tire, the plug will stay in the tire.
NOTE
Be careful not to push the plug al! the way into the tire to
prevent it from falling inside.
Trim the plug 6 mm (1/4 in) above the tire surface.
Repeat the above procedure if the puncture is large.
Do not use more than two plugs per injury.
Allow the repair to dry. Drying time will vary with air tempera-
ture. Refer to the tire repair kit manufacturer's recommenda-
tions.
Inflate the tire and test the seal by dabbing a small amount of
cement around the plug. Escaping air will cause a bubble in the
cement. If there is leakage, remove the tire (page 11·8) and
apply a cold patch to the inside of the tire as described.
If a plug has been inserted, trim it even with the inner tire sur-
face.
Temporarily place a rubber patch that is at least twice the size
of the puncture over the injury. Make a mark around the patch,
slightly larger than the patch itself.
Remove the patch.
Roughen the area marked inside the tire with a tire buffer or a
wire brush . Clean the rubber dust from the bulled area.
FRONT WHEEL/BRAKE/SUSPENSION/STEERING
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