Tell me good repaired runflat stories...

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May 27, 2005 | 06:49 PM

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Tell me good repaired runflat stories...

I picked up a f**king screw in the tread of my front right tire. Tire is not losing pressure and I can see no reason that this would not be a candidate for a patch job. How does a runflat repair hold up? What abut under "spirited" driving conditions (not that I do a lot of that)? Any thoughts? Thanks.

May 27, 2005 | 08:05 PM

CliffB-99

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Take it to a Goodyear dealer...still might be some warranty left on the tire for the fix. They warranty the stock tires.

May 27, 2005 | 08:11 PM

VetteSiNz

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I had the Goodyear dealer patch my tire......it has been over 8k miles since it was patch and no problem so far.

May 27, 2005 | 08:34 PM

BWP 5P

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You can't use the word "screw", as it is copyrited

Actually...I had one of my rf's fixed twice. 1st time it had a big ol sheet metal "threaded device"

stuck in it. Since they only had about 5000 miles, we pulled it off and hot patched from inside. The next time...I thought I would be replacing them soon so we just plugged it. Due to circumstances...it was on there about 10-15K miles....with no problem.......and some spirited driving.

May 27, 2005 | 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BWP 5P

You can't use the word "screw", as it is copyrited

Actually...I had one of my rf's fixed twice. 1st time it had a big ol sheet metal "threaded device"

I've patched a few. My pass. front has 2 patches now, all is fine.

May 27, 2005 | 08:38 PM

50 4Ever

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If it is patched you won't have to worry. Each time a Goodyear runflat is patched, you will lose one level in speed rating - so if you patched a "Y" rated tire (186MPH) it would become a "W" rated tire (168MPH) which is plenty of speed. If it was patched a 2nd time, like mine was, it would become a "V" rated tire (149MPH). Goodyear says you can patch a runflat at most twice, if you need to patch it a 3rd time, Goodyear deems the tire compromised and will not patch it.

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May 27, 2005 | 08:51 PM

C5inWV

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Got a punctured right rear tire last spring on the way to a driving event at MidOhio. Stopped 5 times before I found a shop that would patch it.
Once repaired, I drove on to Ohio where I fully flogged the car. Speeds of 130+ for sure (I hit 140's this year) then drove the car home and for another 2 or 3,000 miles before replacing the set.