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2. Repair kit - Wikipedia

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   A repair kit or service kit is a set of items used to repair a device, commonly comprising both tools and spare parts. Many kits are designed for vehicles, such as cars, boats, airplanes, motorbikes, and bicycles, and may be kept with the vehicle in order to make on-the-spot repairs. Some are considered essential safety equipment, and may be ...

3. Flat tire - Wikipedia

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   Tire sealant is typically useful on punctures of 3/16in. (5mm) diameter or less. According to research carried out by Continental Tires, 95% of punctures are caused by objects of 5mm or less. Typically, the sealant is a water-based latex solution that can easily be removed by a tire repair professional before a permanent repair is made.

4. Cooper Tire & Rubber Company - Wikipedia

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   Their new company produced tire patches, tire cement, and tire repair kits. They purchased The Giant Tire & Rubber Company of Akron, a tire-rebuilding business, in 1920, and in 1922 moved the business to Findlay, Ohio, [3] at a site at the intersection of Lima and Western avenues that is still occupied by Cooper Tire, adjacent to The Cooper ...

5. Tubular tyre - Wikipedia

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   A tubular tyre, referred to as a tub in Britain, [1] a sew-up in the US, a single in Australia [citation needed], or just a tubular is a bicycle tyre that is stitched closed around the inner tube to form a torus. The combination is then glued (sometimes with two-sided tape) onto a specially designed rim, referred to as a "sprint rim" in Britain ...

6. Contact patch - Wikipedia

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   Contact patch. The contact patch is the portion of a vehicle's tire that is in actual contact with the road surface. It is commonly used in the discussion of pneumatic (i.e. pressurized) tires, where the term is used strictly to describe the portion of the tire’s tread that touches the road surface. The term “footprint” is used almost ...

7. Tire maintenance - Wikipedia

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   Tire maintenance. Inspection and maintenance of tires is about inspecting for wear and damage on tires so that adjustments or measures can be made to take better care of the tires so that they last longer, or to detect or predict if repairs or replacement of the tires becomes necessary. Tire maintenance for motor vehicles is based on several ...