Plugging and patching a tire leak should never be your first option for repair, but if you're going to do it, we can help make sure you're pointed in the right direction. Here's a list of everything ...

Considering that many cars no longer come standard with spares, a tire plug kit is a good thing to have in your roadside emergency kit. It's a fast, cheap way to seal a puncture from the outside of ...

Getting a flat while out riding sucks. Whether you’re on a tour or running errands, getting a flat on a motorcycle is not only inconvenient, it can be downright dangerous. It’s even worse when you ...

You topped off the air in your tires, but a few days later, you notice that one of them is low again. It could be a hole, but before you go through the hassle of searching for one or making an ...

The olden times were wild; we had supersonic passenger jets, smoking indoors was allowed and the prospect of owning a house was realistic for most people. But did you know the 20th century also had ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Dave Eanet had a flat tire on his way into ...

Spare tires are going the way of oldies radio. A standard feature as recently as 2015, the temporary spare beneath the Prius’ cargo floor disappeared in half the trim levels when Toyota redesigned the ...

I had a flat tire a while ago, so I mounted the space-saver spare. I'll admit I left it on for way longer than the owner's manual suggests. Eventually, I replaced it with a full-size tire, but I've ...

When I asked Gary Keyes if he sees a lot of tire punctures at his Stuart auto shop, he sent me a picture: Two tires, from the same truck, riddled with at least 20 nails. "A roofing truck dropped a box ...