magneto10

My passenger front tire has met with another nail, the second one in a year. The goodyear dealer says he can patch it (it is straight through the tread, sidewalls are ok) The tires have 10000 miles on them- should I just have him replace the tire (or both fronts)?

Thanks


Oh yeah, the nail hole is straight in 90degrees perpendicular to the tread surface, not at an angle if it makes a difference, the patches will be done on the inside surface.

barondw

Patch should be done on the inside not through the tread. If the two patches are not near each other I would think it is fine. If they are close to each other I would replace the tire.

TEXHAWK0

Same thing happened to me on the left rear. I got two nails in the same tire. I used the opportunity to pick up a spare wheel, put the new tire and wheel on the car, and kept the repaired tire/wheel as a spare. I still cannot carry the tire in the car, but if I have a problem in town, at least I can put the spare on so there is not such a rush to get the flat fixed. I drive the Z06 to work every day, so it can be a semi-crisis if I have a flat with no place to get it repaired for a day or two.

CYA-Vett

I have 4, yes 4 patches in my left rear bald Drag Radial, I live in a new development and it seems that construction workers do not like to clean up. Anyway, 4 patches and trap speeds over 120 for me....Your fine.
Oh yeah, I have one in the right front too.
Dave

REDLYNER

Each patch or plug degrades your tire rating by one. 1 patch makes a Z rated a y. "Three patches makes the tire unfit to drive." According to my tire shop anyway.

Tracy

If the patch is done properly from the inside, tread only, balances nicely, etc, etc.......well.....I've made some serious top-end charges with 2 two-holers and 1 one-holer....all on the same car at the same time, with no problems at 168 mph. So I guess I had "T" rated tires, huh!

I guess I wouldn't sweat it in the least, especially if you don't make top-end charges.

don527

wrong. The rule on speed ratings with the goodyears is that one patch and the speed rating stays the same. One speed rating lower on the next patch and so on.

TEXHAWK0

This is another reason I went ahead and replaced my tire after the second patch. The Discount Tire store I do business with says they are not allowed to patch a tire more than 2 times. I knew that unless I wanted to go somewhere else, if I got another flat, I would have to replace it anyway, so I just made a spare out of it.

HalM

10000 miles doesn't tell us much really...how much wear is left? Is the treadwear even? If the tires are already shot then by all means pick up a couple new ones...