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Originally Posted by E39LV

Already put new rubber on but what's the name of the plug kit just for future reference? BTW the shop that found the nail told me they couldn't repair it because it was a run flat...


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Just FYI...


the 'rules' around run flat repair vary with Mfg.


It is my opinion that these are driven NOT by the technical question of "can it be repaired" but are in fact driven by "if we say it can be repaired and some idiot drives on the flat tire, damages the carcass, the shop misses it and they go out and die and we get sued" question


Michelin allows repair of their RFTs.


Ive repaired RFTs without issue.

FWIW


You can see their rationale here:

Even a trained tire specialist may be unable to recognize internal structural damage to a Self Supporting Run flat (SSR) tire resulting from having been driven in an under inflated or zero pressure condition. Such damage may not be visible on the surface of the inner liner or sidewall making it impossible to determine the tire suitability for repair. Continental does not recommend any repair to Continental SSR tires

So if you never drove it flat...it was just a leak...it never reached the threshold for their stated reason for not allowing repairs




Edit: Oh, per chance, did they helpfully "dispose" of that useless tire? Ebay here it comes!