# Patching a tire **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/patching-a-tire/38434 **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive **Created:** [November 8, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/patching-a-tire/38434 "2007-11-08T16:05:48Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 7
### Author: ![Jim1234664](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jim1234664/32/7438_2.png) [@Jim1234664](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim1234664) #### Post date: [November 9, 2007, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/patching-a-tire/38434/7 "2007-11-09T04:54:14Z")
[quote=“dlatone,post:6,topic:38434"”] well, i know there is a hole. thats not the issue. i just need to find it. but what should i do about it? a guy at work said it isnt that bad to do it yourself. [/quote] fill it up to 50 psi or so, stick it in a pool or stationary tub and look for bubbles. if its the valve stem, you have to get a new one put in and clean/ seal the rim. you cant do this yourself without a tire machine. (same deal with a bead leak) if its an object in the tread more than an inch away from the sidewall, you can pull it with some pliers and use a patch kit that is sold at pep boys, autozone ect. keep in mind the only way to patch a tire when its still on the rim is a pull thru patch and is not an ideal method. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/patching-a-tire/38434)._