Tesla Motors Club

Step 1) Get a patch kit (its like $8)


Step 2) take the wheel off the car, find the nail


Step 3) Deflate the tire at least down to 15psi so when you pull the nail out its not explosive


Step 4) cleanse the area, and push the file tool into the puncture, work it so the puncture is clean of any rust and loose floating rubber bits, you want the rubber cement on the patch to contact only clean jagged rubber


Step 5) thread the patch through the "needle" tool, use a heat gun to heat up the patch so its all sticky


step 6) ram the patch into the puncture, you need probably more than ~150lbs of force,


step 7) push the patch in so its like 2/3 of the way in, pull the needle tool out as FAST as you can, the patch should stay in place and not move


Step 8) trim the excess off with a utility knife


Step 9) re-inflate the tire to spec


Step 10) check it every day for several days after to make sure its not losing air

i've patched my 4th tire now and none of them have lost a single PSI even after several months,

i dont trust any shop around me with a 30 series tire, they cant even mount a 45 series tire without scratching the hell out of my wheel.