How do they match: Tire Repairers and Changers

  • Buff defective areas of inner tubes, using scrapers.
  • Glue tire patches over ruptures in tire casings, using rubber cement.
  • Patch tubes with adhesive rubber patches or seal rubber patches to tubes, using hot vulcanizing plates.
  • Raise vehicles, using hydraulic jacks.
  • Rotate tires to different positions on vehicles, using hand tools.
  • Seal punctures in tubeless tires by inserting adhesive material and expanding rubber plugs into punctures, using hand tools.
  • Separate tubed tires from wheels, using rubber mallets and metal bars or mechanical tire changers.
  • Unbolt and remove wheels from vehicles, using lug wrenches or other hand or power tools.