Tips For Healthy 4x4 Tires

All the sports car lovers and Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) owners are often get trapped into the troubles caused by their powerful machines while on a long drive. These automobiles runs on a 4 wheel drive (4WD) or simply 4x4 drive. In this sort of mechanism, engine supplies torque to all the four wheels of the vehicle, providing great strength to them even in tough conditions. Thus 4x4 vehicles are frequently used in military operations, adventure sports, car rallying and in any other such activities where heavy duty machines are needed. But these powerful machines cause serious problems when they get damaged in midway, where there is no access to a mechanic. To tackle the issues related to its repair you can follow some useful tips discussed in the succeeding sections of this discussion

Some Common 4x4 Repairing Tips

Flat tires is one of the commonest problem with SUVs and it is really costly to run to a mechanic every time you get these. You can fix it at your home with the help of common tools like lug, wrench and jack. Although keeping a spare tire is always a good proposition, here are some general tips for handling the worrisome issue of flat tires:-
# Most of the automobile repairers usually over torque the lug nuts. So properly check this over twisting and optimize the torquing to avoid getting flat tires.
# Several canned stuffs are available in the market to fix the issue of flat tires. These are extremely easy to use and carry but they provide only a temporary solution to it. Inflators delivers a best solution for the damage, it is just needed to be fit to the valve system of the tire and squeezed optimally.
# Tire breaking is also one of the conventional yet reliable solution for treating the harm. This method also exposes you to hidden damage, if any, of the deflated tire. To get this done, just remove the tire and deflate it by lidding off the valve core and mark its position. Lay it on ground and break the tire beads. Finally apply the patch to the affected portion and inflate it after reinstalling and mounting it.
# Tire Plug is also a suitable and effective tool to rectify the troublesome issue of flat tires. Tire plugs can be applied in using the following steps:

* First of all, point out the cause of the leakage and then clean the puncture area to stop debris from entering into the tire during the course of repair.
* Now make a suitable hole in the tire after reaming with a suitable tool, to ease the entry of tire plug into it.
* Now with the help of the needle just thread the plug and push it into the tire, pull out the needle with a twist placing the plug into it.
* Remove the remaining plug from the tire, inflate it and leave it for some time. Now your tire is temporarily fixed.

All these tips are just meant for temporary fixing of the tires. However, if the problem persists, a professional inspection is recommended.