Feels like I'm limping

dkl · #1 06-15-2007, 10:58 PM

My 2 months old new tire just became asphalt. I got the staggered 19s slapped on not too long after I took delivery of it 3 years ago. Needless to say, I have not seen much of my X with 17s…until now. It’s an odd look…seeing how the front tire is now wider than the rear. The skinny 235 looks like a donut compared to the 285 on the other side.

dkl · #2 06-15-2007, 10:59 PM

…And here’s the culprit. Saw it on my way out to lunch today. Just my luck that this only time I decided not to buy roadside hazard replacement, I got screwed…literally. It’s lodged into the outer rib, which is un-repairable. A new tire is on ordered, which will relieve me of about 3 bills

Sorry…just wanted to vent.

fatboyoz · #3 06-16-2007, 12:43 AM

Pull out the screw, obtain a push in repair kit (no need to even take the wheel off the vehicle), repair the hole, blow up the tyre and you're on your way. Have done this type of repair on all of my cars, and they have always worked.

TQ2K · #4 06-16-2007, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by fatboyoz

Pull out the screw, obtain a push in repair kit (no need to even take the wheel off the vehicle), repair the hole, blow up the tyre and you're on your way. Have done this type of repair on all of my cars, and they have always worked.

Too close to the edge of the tire, with this type of puncture it's more of an issue of safety when plugging/repairing the tire.

If it were in the middle plugging it would be okay but as owner said only option is to replace it.

Wagner · #5 06-16-2007, 06:43 AM

tiny tiny tiny....

That is a big @ss screw.

dkl · #6 06-16-2007, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by WagnerX5

tiny tiny tiny....

That is a big @ss screw.

Yep...it is indeed a big @ss screw. After pulling out about a quarter of an inch, when I started hearing air hissing out of it, the I don't even see any threads yet. So, that should give you an idea how long it is!

motordavid · #7 06-16-2007, 12:03 PM

I have a few of those, (removed) from my take off/hanging around
set of eom style 69s with oem Michey 18s: they are all "patched"
from the inside, and never had a prob.

My newer set of 19 132s also caught a screw like that in a very
similar location on the tread, on driver front: patched from inside
and I don't give it a 2nd thought.

I realize many here think the safe/high road is to buy a new tire,
but for street/highway driving at less than 8/10ths and under
a hundred mph, I personally don't give it a 2nd thought.
Your MMV.
GL,mD

dkl · #8 06-16-2007, 02:37 PM

Well...a couple of other tire shops concur that it is not repairable...at least they don't want to take on the liability. So, I will be limping around like this for the next few days until a new tire arrive since no one around here stock these (or similar size) tires. I'm now so glad that the car came with a spare (a full size spare, no less). At least I won't have to putt around under 50mph

I often wonder how people with runflats do without a spare while waiting for their tires to be ordered (rent-a-car, I guessed). If I can help it, I will never buy a car without a spare!

Thunder22 · #9 06-17-2007, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by dkl

I often wonder how people with runflats do without a spare while waiting for their tires to be ordered (rent-a-car, I guessed). If I can help it, I will never buy a car without a spare!

How about people like me who have no spare and no runflats.... I've got a can of fix-a-flat and an air pump in the trunk and chevy's roadside assistance number on the door frame

motordavid · #10 06-17-2007, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by gresch

How about people like me who have no spare and no runflats.... I've got a can of fix-a-flat and an air pump in the trunk and chevy's roadside assistance number on the door frame

...except I have a tire plug kit, too. Vettes and non-runflats:
perfect together, as long as our luck holds out.