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   Gronk to Mighty Wannabe   
   Re: What percentage of flat tires can be   
   30 Apr 23 09:52:25   
   
   XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: invalid@invalid.invalid   
      
   Mighty Wannabe wrote:   
      
   >> https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=tire%20machine   
   >   
   > Thanks for the link, but it's a lot of work taking the tire off the car,   
   > prying it open, patching the puncture, and then putting the tire back   
   > together and onto the car (minus the balancing). I haven't encountered   
   > enough tire punctures in my life to justify saving that once in a blue   
   > moon $20 expense to get someone else to fix it for me.   
      
   If the tire changing machine at HF costs $100 then it pays for itself the   
   first time you need to replace 4 tires on your vehicle (at $25 per tire).   
      
   The ability to repair your tires at home is just an added convenience.   
      
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