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Old 05-30-2019, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by andrewwynn View Post
I found a little very smooth "stone" in my tire recently. When I tried to pick it out It it steadfastly refuses.

Closer inspection revealed it's either a screw or a nail and it's closer to the edge than they will want to fix even though it's pretty far away, my outer tread blocks are quite wide, the first groove as like 2" from the sidewall.

I'm just leaving it in. That tire is on the chopping block anyhow. Getting cupped and I have a replacement tire ready for when I update the rear suspension
Are you sure it's a leaker? Could it be a nail/etc. that is partially in there, but not an actual puncture?

My brother in law came over on the weekend for me to help him plug his tire, and after getting the wheel off, everything ready, we found that it was not even a real puncture. Pulled the object out and it had only gone in about 3/16" below the surface - between treads so there was more of that sticking up above. So of course, no repair was made.
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