Long sharp object in front tyre (1 Viewer)

[Phod's]

Why would you want to RISK a repair.....as has been said, it's very close to the wall so not typically repairable.
Don't RISK it CHANGE it.............if not for your sake, everyone else that is on the road near you.
You know it makes sense!!!!!!!!!!

The photo on this thread isn't a photo of my tyre.

NOT SURE HOW MY POST ENDED UP HERE......as if from popotla?????????????

 

[pappajohn]

NOT SURE HOW MY POST ENDED UP HERE......as if from popotla?????????????

Your post TEXT was COPIED and PASTED by Popotla rather than quoted then the last line was added.
Nothing sinister, just a lack of understanding how the forum works

 

[Lenny HB]

Have a look on ebay for tyre repair kits. I think YouTube has some videos aswell.

Those are dangerous & I think illegal, that's how they use to repair tyres in the 1960's . To plug a tyre properly you have to take the wheel off and fit a self vulcanising mushroom head plug.

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[MisterB]

Those are dangerous & I think illegal, that's how they use to repair tyres in the 1960's . To plug a tyre properly you have to take the wheel off and fit a self vulcanising mushroom head plug.

If it gets you out of a problem then I wouldn't care if it's illegal or not. They are mainly used for off road vehicles but if I really needed to get out of a situation and take it for a new tyre then I would. It's similar to using an under inflated tyre, that's also illegal .... as it using a spare that's under inflated or below the legal limit. If you needed to, would you use one then?

 

[popotla]

Yesterday morning I went to a tyre place 2.5 km away from our overnight spot. Before getting there, the nail or whatever had fallen out, though it's mark was still visible. There was no leakage. I suggested replacing this wheel wih the spare but was told "absolutely not necessary". Yesterday afternoon, however, in another town, I had this done, so the "nailed" tyre is now the spare. This place was extremely busy, worked on an appointment system, but I'd persuaded them to do this for me. Was charged 7.50 Euro for the change and balancing. The guy suggested that at some point I could have the inside of the tyre checked to see if there is in fact a perforation. It seems to me, though, that even if there isn't, it could be that there's very nearly or very very nearly such a perforation and an apparent absence of one wouldn't prove the tyre's safety.

I guess that the nail was quite short and wasn't in deeply but as I say, that's just a guess. (How a long one could have become embedded, as discussed above here, is not quite clear.)

No photo. In the high wind and the rain, yesterday morning, I forgot to do this.

 

[funflair]

Those are dangerous & I think illegal, that's how they use to repair tyres in the 1960's . To plug a tyre properly you have to take the wheel off and fit a self vulcanising mushroom head plug.

I have a plug kit and would not hesitate to use it if required, I had a puncture repaired in France some years ago and the guy just plugged it from outside 10 minutes job done, was still good years later when I had the tyres changed, I asked my tyre fitter about them and he said that's what he carries in his own car for emergencies and wasn't too worried, I think they are legal.

Martin

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[Wild Brambles]

I've run a lot of scrap metal into scrapyards in the past, and I've picked up a lot of nails and screws. I try to develop a relationship with a fitter of part worn tyres, and I have those fitted to replace any damaged tyres. It's only a couple of quid more than a repair, and a good supplier should let you check the tyre before he replaces it. Some of the tyres are virtually new, and I haven't had one fail on me yet.

 

[Littlewheels]

It’s quite astounding what a Tyre can pick up,back in the Morris Marina days “New” I had a puncture on the A1, subsequently when getting it fixed at the Garage after having fitted the spare the puncture was caused by a Rasp File entering the Tyre it was 8” x 1” in size, how the hell it got in seems impossible.

 

[ambulancekidd]

Those are dangerous & I think illegal, that's how they use to repair tyres in the 1960's . To plug a tyre properly you have to take the wheel off and fit a self vulcanising mushroom head plug.

A plug is legal & an accepted way to repair a tyre & they tend to be done from the outside nowadays & the repair is invariably successful.

A big no, no with a plug is if the tyre is steel belted, the belts must not show damage, in other words sticking out of the tyre.

I was a tyre fitter in a previous life & take tyre safety very seriously indeed.

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[stevewagner]

NOT SURE HOW MY POST ENDED UP HERE......as if from popotla?????????????

What's the relevance of 10 exclamation marks and 13 questions marks?