Abstract: A tool for inserting rubber tire repair plugs into an injury or a hole of a vehicle tire is disclosed which is an improvement of the invention disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,714,851. The improvements on the previously issued U.S. Patent consist of a y-shaped eye at the end of the needle, a plurality of notches and a handle so that needle changing is avoided. Additionally, a protrusion is used to abut the opposite end of a plug from that which is being inserted into the tire to prevent its movement and to further assist in asserting into the injury in the tire.