Nail in tire
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Nail in tire
I typically wash my summer wheels before packing them away for storage, after changing over to winter tires. It was then that I noticed one of my Kumho Ecstas had a broken off nail in one of them.
I say broken off because it looks like it penetrated the tire tread but the end snapped off during the tire rotation so that it looks nearly flush with the surface. All you see is the top of the remaining nail bit.
What course of action do I have for this tire? Do I need to replace the tire or can I continue using it? I did not notice the tire loosing any pressure during use this summer.
I say broken off because it looks like it penetrated the tire tread but the end snapped off during the tire rotation so that it looks nearly flush with the surface. All you see is the top of the remaining nail bit.
What course of action do I have for this tire? Do I need to replace the tire or can I continue using it? I did not notice the tire loosing any pressure during use this summer.
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Rep Power: 0 The tire is perfectly fine. Screws and nails will often puncture the tread, logde themselves, and form an air tight intrusion. Sometimes they will cause a very slow leak. However, you never know when it could come out and leave you with a flat tire. Take a pair of needle-nose pliers and pull that puppy out. Go to an auto parts store and buy a plug kit which will run you less than 5 bucks for everything you need. You will basically insert a strip of rubber into the tire with cement/super type glue on it. Then, you just cut off the excess strip sticking out from the tread and are good to go.
I would look for a kit that has a tweezer like plug inserter and not one that has a hook. You will know what I am talking about if you go look at them. Of course you can take it in and most places will repair for 10-20 bucks. Much more satisfying to do it yourself. It will also save a little money in the long run as you will get a few more nails and screws and such...
Oh, as a general rule of thumb, punctures in the tread are repairable while sidewall punctures are not.
I would look for a kit that has a tweezer like plug inserter and not one that has a hook. You will know what I am talking about if you go look at them. Of course you can take it in and most places will repair for 10-20 bucks. Much more satisfying to do it yourself. It will also save a little money in the long run as you will get a few more nails and screws and such...
Oh, as a general rule of thumb, punctures in the tread are repairable while sidewall punctures are not.
Go to a tire shop or body shop. Its around $10 to get it fixed and its like the hole was never there.
OR you can go to Pepboys and buy your own tire repair kit. You pull out the nail, use this screwdriver like tool along with some type of rubber compound to plug it up.
OR you can go to Pepboys and buy your own tire repair kit. You pull out the nail, use this screwdriver like tool along with some type of rubber compound to plug it up.
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Rep Power: 0 My gf drove over a nail a couple months ago. Depends on where you live how cheap a shop will do it for you. We couldn't find anyone who'd plug it for less than $18, somebody, might've been NTB wanted like $30.
If the tires already off just do it yourself with the kit for cheap. It's not an exact science though. She still had a slow leak after the plug, but we filled the tire with that Fix-A-Flat stuff and she hasn't had a problem with it since.
If the tires already off just do it yourself with the kit for cheap. It's not an exact science though. She still had a slow leak after the plug, but we filled the tire with that Fix-A-Flat stuff and she hasn't had a problem with it since.
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[hr]Originally posted by: Mbow
The tire is perfectly fine. Screws and nails will often puncture the tread, logde themselves, and form an air tight intrusion. Sometimes they will cause a very slow leak. However, you never know when it could come out and leave you with a flat tire. Take a pair of needle-nose pliers and pull that puppy out. Go to an auto parts store and buy a plug kit which will run you less than 5 bucks for everything you need. You will basically insert a strip of rubber into the tire with cement/super type glue on it. Then, you just cut off the excess strip sticking out from the tread and are good to go.
I would look for a kit that has a tweezer like plug inserter and not one that has a hook. You will know what I am talking about if you go look at them. Of course you can take it in and most places will repair for 10-20 bucks. Much more satisfying to do it yourself. It will also save a little money in the long run as you will get a few more nails and screws and such...
Oh, as a general rule of thumb, punctures in the tread are repairable while sidewall punctures are not.[hr]
[hr]Originally posted by: Mbow
The tire is perfectly fine. Screws and nails will often puncture the tread, logde themselves, and form an air tight intrusion. Sometimes they will cause a very slow leak. However, you never know when it could come out and leave you with a flat tire. Take a pair of needle-nose pliers and pull that puppy out. Go to an auto parts store and buy a plug kit which will run you less than 5 bucks for everything you need. You will basically insert a strip of rubber into the tire with cement/super type glue on it. Then, you just cut off the excess strip sticking out from the tread and are good to go.
I would look for a kit that has a tweezer like plug inserter and not one that has a hook. You will know what I am talking about if you go look at them. Of course you can take it in and most places will repair for 10-20 bucks. Much more satisfying to do it yourself. It will also save a little money in the long run as you will get a few more nails and screws and such...
Oh, as a general rule of thumb, punctures in the tread are repairable while sidewall punctures are not.[hr]
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