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Yep,I'd plug it in a heartbeat.
Would You Plug This Tire?
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It is leaking--it makes bubbles and lost about 10 psi overnight.
The Goodyear where I bought the tires won't repair anything in one of the outer tread blocks, as suggested by the "Rubber Manufacturers' Association" guidelines.
I have an independent shop that will do a string plug for $10, but they once charged me $49 to do a patch-plug on a pickup tire that Goodyear wouldn't fix. That's half the cost of this tire, so I'll probably have them put on the mismatched tire I already have.
I neglected to say this is on my wife's Vibe. Some of you have convinced me that trying to plug it could be a headache for both of us.
The Goodyear where I bought the tires won't repair anything in one of the outer tread blocks, as suggested by the "Rubber Manufacturers' Association" guidelines.
I have an independent shop that will do a string plug for $10, but they once charged me $49 to do a patch-plug on a pickup tire that Goodyear wouldn't fix. That's half the cost of this tire, so I'll probably have them put on the mismatched tire I already have.
I neglected to say this is on my wife's Vibe. Some of you have convinced me that trying to plug it could be a headache for both of us.
Put a tube in it, but be sure to seal the hole.
Discount tire wont fix that. Too many liability reasons. That tells me that you shouldnt plug it. Plus, that is what separates you from the road. WHy take a chance on something that costs $200 or less? It does make me sick to think about getting rid of a tire so new in life. Im running on a plug now in my tire, but its not near the sidewall.
On the other hand, I dont know if I would get any sleep with a mismatched tire on my car..
On the other hand, I dont know if I would get any sleep with a mismatched tire on my car..
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Yep, plug it. Move it to the rear for a bit to make sure it is ok. I wouldn't patch it though. Put the glue on the plug, push it in, snip off the extra and drive it until it goes bald.
Too much flexing in the outer tread where that hole is. At least it looks like dry rot is starting due to the cracking along the tread block edges, so it was getting close to it's time anyway.
Once, on a trip to Florida from NY, my wife was driving while I was asleep in the passenger seat. She wakes me up and says what does this mean? The dash light said "Check left front tire". Kind of self explanatory. I get out and it looked exactly like the OP's tire except half flat. The back of the Suburban was packed with stuff limiting jack access. I stuck a plug in it, it still leaked. I stuck a second plug in and made it the rest of the way to Florida where I bought new tires.
I had a tire with a screw impregnation like that one, it didn't leak air, so I just drove it. After a few thousand miles the screw head had worn off and the remaining portion of the screw was flush with the tread. Three years later I replaced it with a new tire as part of a set of four, it never gave me any grief. If you don't want to keep running it, that's fine, but as long as you carry a spare, I say wear it out.
Puncture threads are ALWAYS interesting to me.
My only question is: Why are those new style patches-the ones with the long tapered extension-so darned expensive?
They kinda look like an intake valve with the patch being the valve and the extension being the stem.
My friend had a few old style flat patches. We used 'em up over the years and never a failure.
My only question is: Why are those new style patches-the ones with the long tapered extension-so darned expensive?
They kinda look like an intake valve with the patch being the valve and the extension being the stem.
My friend had a few old style flat patches. We used 'em up over the years and never a failure.
I had a similar situation on a VW with only a handful of miles on the tires. I brought it to Discount Tire (free tire repair!) and of course they said it was too close to the sidewall. I brought it to an independent store down the street and they said "Of course we can fix it, do we look like Discount Tire?" About $15 later I had it patched and it lasted until I replaced the tires 80k miles later.
Sure it's possible there could be a safety issue, though I tend to think if it did leak, it would leak - not blow out. My real thoughts are that those chains offer "free repair" because they end up gaining a lot of business out of needing to replace tires that "can't be repaired" and are "unsafe to drive."
Adam
Sure it's possible there could be a safety issue, though I tend to think if it did leak, it would leak - not blow out. My real thoughts are that those chains offer "free repair" because they end up gaining a lot of business out of needing to replace tires that "can't be repaired" and are "unsafe to drive."
Adam
discount tire gave me a free p zero nero once .... I did not have replacement certificates from them. I had a screw about the same place and they tried to plug and patch. They even told me they weren't sure if it'd work, but reassured me tire wouldn't blow, it may just leak. Well about 2 weeks later it was leaking slowly. I took it back to buy a new tire, think it was $204 when I dropped the car off. Came back a couple hours to pic it up and they told me to sign the screen. It read $0.00. Manager gave me some business cards and said have a good day.
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Originally Posted By: eljefino
That's pretty close. But I being myself would plug it to see what happens.
You might consider rotating to the RF so if it blows you wind up in a ditch and not oncoming traffic.
I wouldn't plug that tire or patch it. Not worth placing someone's life in danger
That's pretty close. But I being myself would plug it to see what happens.
You might consider rotating to the RF so if it blows you wind up in a ditch and not oncoming traffic.
I wouldn't plug that tire or patch it. Not worth placing someone's life in danger
I've plugged a good number of tires, a few on the edge of repairable. Thats way past were i would plug it. I'd replace that tire. Plugging that close to the edge, i'd worry bout belt separation and a blowout.
Plug for in town use only. Ed
Fix a flat, then replace it as soon as you can.
How much air are you losing?
How much air are you losing?
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