General Repairs and DIY maintenance

[shadowrider]

We will try to cover some basic maintenance and repairs in this section.

Feel free to post any advice, tutorials, or questions you may have related to this section.

[shadowrider]

Flat tire repair options.

There are several options when dealing with a flat tire. The most labor intensive would be to put your spare tire on and drive to a shop and let them deal with it.  We will cover that last as it is usually not something the average person wants to do if they have an option.

Tire repair gels or goos. I think the 2 most popular are Fix A Flat and Slime so I have their videos first.

Fix A Flat

 

Slime

 

Plugs

 

If the hole is in the side or sidewall of the tire the above fixes may not work. And a tire shop will not try them in the sidewall. At that point we need to put on our spare tire.

Changing a tire

 

If you are new to repairs it never hurts to take your car to a shop you trust and have them double check your work. Be safe out there.

[Cebakes]

Make sure your car always has the right amount of oil! Never let it get down too low.  Get the oil changed as per the cars owners manuel.