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I was rotating my tires after Saturdays AutoX and noticed a screw in my tire (see pics). The tire seems to be holding pressure fine. What are my options? Do patches work well on AutoX tires (It's an RS3), and do they hold up to that kind of driving?
Or maybe just leave it and keep a very close eye on it?
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Hell, I'd just plug it. I've tracked my car on a plugged tire. They hold up just fine.
The screw looks far enough from the shoulder for a plug or patch to work fine. I would plug it. I have plugged several autocross tires with no ill effects. YMMV
Definitely don't just leave to screw and watch it.
+1 Plug it!!
None of those tires are any good now....
I would be happy to dispose of them for you just contact me and I will send someone over to pick them up at no charge to you.
plug with a backup patch. Also possible it did not go all the way in, could just be the screw head and the rest of it broke off.
Perfect for the Buick....comes with pre-installed screws.
Too soon....... ::Cry2::Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogue
Erm... No.Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
I picked up a plug, I'm gonna try and plug the hole in a few days when I get a chance.
Hey! You were running Studded Tires at NTAX? That's where you found all that grip on the Bus Lot!! ;)
That has to be popular with site owners!Quote:
Originally Posted by wrx74
Discount Tire will fix it for free ( plug and patch) if you or your dad have any kind of history with them. They are very smart about building customer loyalty that way.
Discount tire is good. I believe some NTBs also fix for free now if they are closer to you. I think their website says if you bought your tires from them they will, but I know someone from out of town who just went there and got it done.Quote:
Originally Posted by OZMDD
Last time I set foot inside a Discount Tire to have a tire patched, I waited a solid hour for the numbnuts behind the counter to finally tell me that they wouldn't fix the tire because it was too close to the sidewall. It was in about the same spot as the OP's, and clearly an easy fix. I cussed them and took it down to the Texaco where they plugged it for $5 in about a minute. Money well spent to avoid a big pain in the ass. Last time I went to NTB, I walked out of there paying $200 to replace a tire that I got for $90 on Tire Rack. It was Sunday, they were the only ones that had the tire in question, and they refused to price match. I bet it'll be a cold day in hell before they give anything away for free...
I now have a plugging kit, but it's a cheap piece of shit from Pep Boys, and I had a hell of a time plugging one of my RS3s. If I had a little rat-tail file chucked into my drill, it would've been easier - most of the Mexican tire shops around here have such an apparatus.
I bought a plug kit a few years back, and it's one of the best things ever. The convenience of plugging the tire on the spot (sometimes while still on the car) is great. Rick, if you're at home and have a hard time reaming out the hole, grab a drill, and drill the hole out... just don't go too big.
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Last time I went to discount tire, they cross threaded 3 lugnuts with their stupid impact gun.
I'm not going through that again. I think I'll just try my luck with the plug kit.
Put plenty of glue on the plug. Push the plug in firmly, but slowly. Pull the plug tool out RIGHT QUICK, so it cuts the plug on the way out.
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Use it as an excuse to buy a new set of tires.
Team Cheap Bastard membership revoked. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by bnordin
Hey... is mosmiles still around here??? Cuz I still chuckle when I think of the time his wife loudly recounted the story about him getting a "big screw down by the river." Just as the laughter died down, she realized why we were laughing, she loudly proclaimed (and I swear she really did forget to say tire), "It was in the rear!!!!"
This sounds like kama sutra instructionsQuote:
Originally Posted by chriscar
Chris is a recent NE transplant. He's practicing his Texan (right quick, I reckon').
Note to self: Use fugeddaboutit in my next reply.
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So I just plugged the hole and according to the spray bottle and pressure gauge, it is holding well. The screw did go all the way through, so it's a good thing I plugged it. However, I notice a second piece of debris stuck in the tire, and pulled it out as well. The tire is not leaking from where I pulled it so it obviously didn't go all the way through. Should I try and plug that spot as well, or leave it since it hasn't been punctured?
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Grab some water with a little dish soap in it (or use yucky spit) to see if air bubbles out. If not, then all is well.
That's what I did, and it wasn't leaking. I'll be keeping an eye on it.
Thanks for the help everyone!
I was in the same boat with one of my RS3s! I took it to the MTS (Mexican Tire Shop), and they squirted soapy water on it - nothing. Then they dipped it in the Water Bath - still nothing. So the man grabbed his pliers and yanked the "massive" nail out of the tread, and it was all of an eighth-inch long! No fuss, no muss...
I felt so bad I gave the guy a fiver just for screwing with it for 15 minutes... LOL
I bought a Optima Red top battery equivalent (which they told me was better than the optima) from them once. It died one day after the free-replacement warranty on it expired. I took it there and raised hell about it. Essentially I refused to leave until I got a replacement and began announcing my displeasure as each customer walked in the door.Quote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
10 minutes later I had a free optima redtop :)