Needle-nose pliers help get the plug into the plug insertion tool. You want to center the plug in the tool before inserting it into the tire. You can now pull out the object that has created the leak.

Flat tires happen so often, they're practically an inevitability for the millions of American drivers out there on the road. If you break down the math on the 220 million flats reported a year on ...

Not to ruin your day or anything, but you should know that there’s a very good chance that you’ll have a flat tire at some point in your life. Even if you drive like a saint and carefully avoid every ...

Getting a flat tire is a surefire way to mess up an otherwise perfect day. Beyond the hassle and questionable safety of swapping to a spare tire on the side of the road, dealing with a flat is ...

The world of tires is an ever-expanding nexus of increasingly specialized compounds for any situation. There are tires for everyday roads, snow, rain, summer, racing, off-roading and tires that ...

Although run-flat tires have been around awhile, their name can be a bit misleading. Perhaps it’d be more accurate to say “run-without-air-pressure tires,” though that would also be somewhat of a ...

Run-flat tires are very different than conventional tires. They may look similar from the outside, but there's a world of innovation inside. Unlike standard rubber, run-flat tires or zero-pressure ...

If you've been driving long enough, getting a flat tire is pretty much as certain as taxes, given that millions of flats happen in the U.S. every year. If you’re one of the lucky few who reach the end ...

Every driver's nightmare: a flat tire. This unwelcome surprise can be especially troublesome on highways or remote roads, where accessing a repair shop can be challenging. Insert the tire plug kit, ...

Before you get a flat, know whether you have a spare tire and where it and your jack are located. Most spare tires cannot be driven at highway speeds and are just designed to get you to a tire shop.