I noticed a screw in my back tire. It did not lose any air. If I take the screw out it might. Could the tire be repaired with a plug or a patch if required? Or should I just leave the screw in the tire?

 

It depends on the brand of the tire. Some EMT's are not repairable. The original Goodyear's are repairable. You may have to shop around to find a store that knows enough about EMT's to know that you can repair some of them. I talked to one idiot on the phone when i had a problem with mine and got the "you can't repair them runflats" crap. Needless to say i shopped around and found a place that would repair it.
Good luck.

atilla...

 

About 2 years ago I had the same problem in a rear EMT tire.
Had about 50% tread and a large screw was causing a slow air leak.
Got the screw out without dismounting the tire but was unable to use the reamer tool to ream out the hole for a plug until I dismounted the wheel. Then it was simple. Used a $2.00 tire plug kit with reamer and insertion tool, rubber cement, and composite plugs (not rubber). Made sure I got some cement into the hole by using the reamer with cement on it. Plugged the hole and did a quick valcanizing trick my father showed me. Light up the plug with a match and let it burn for about 15 seconds before blowing it out. Then let it cool for about 5 minutes and cut MOST but NOT ALL of the bulging plug off so it wont try to push itself further into the tire. You should put about 2/3 of the plug into the tire when you plug it.
I know that some purists will say demount the tire. Put a patch inside
use a tapered plug etc. but if it was a small hole (mine was soooooo small it was hard to push the reamer into the tire).
At any rate my $2.00 patch has held up without any problems for over 2 years. I also had a side bulge on an EMT tire. If you get that REPLACE IT. All EMT tires have the ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY BUILT INTO THE PRICE. A local dealer tried to SELL ME the road hazard warranty for $60.00 additional. Told him I just called Goodyear and they sent me a copy of the ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY. Don't pay for something TWICE!!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck BIGHANK

 

I've had good luck with my original Goodyear EMTs at America's Tire Company. They have repaired mine a few times. They wont do it if it's too close to the sidewall or a previous repair.

Good luck!

CB

 

EMTs can be repaired as long as the screw is not in the sidewall.

A plug/patch combination is the best to use. They state that you can only do this 2 times and each time you lose a tire rating. I have run at the track with a plug/patch tire with no issues though.

 

I was told, NO, buy a new tire. But Goodyear did fix my "screw in the tread" leak for $54. The guy doing it took half an hour, dismounted it and was REAL careful jacking up my car and with the rim. He seem very proud of his knowledge of corvette tires and EMTs..

 

A Goodyear representative told me that their EMTs will maintain their speed rating for up to two non-sidewall repairs. After that, the rating is null and void.

 

I have been told the same thing - as long as it is patched from the inside, you are good to go.

 

I had a similar problem, the local Goodyear facility repaired it for $44. I've had it "up to speed" many times since w/no issues.

 

I've had my original Goodyear EMTs repaired using the plug/patch method with no problems. I've also had my Firestone Firehawks repaired with no problems.

 

I, like you had a screw in the rear tire 2 weeks ago..Dealer fixed it & no problems.

 

Firestone repaired a screw in my Firehawks with no problems.

 

:iagree same with my kuhmo's