Screw in rear tire
Went for a drive today, came home and parked it to check the oil, since the oil temp finally exceeded 175. As I walk behind the car, I notice a perfect silver circle on the left rear. Sure enough, a screw right in the middle of heavy tread. I got my needlenose out, and pulled the screw, hoping it was short, and not thru the tire...Psssssssssss. Oh well, got a plug out of the toolbox, and stopped the leak. 1400 miles on them, guess no high speed driving in it, until a change of tires. If I understand correctly, the speed rating is now toast.
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Drive at any speed you want. Plug will hold for a long time if done right. I've driven on plugs for a the remaining life of tires before & never had a problem. I had to plug one 1 of my C6 tires too. Drove fine at all speeds. :willy:
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That is how I would handle it. No sustained high speed driving on that ti re. By high speed I mean over 100 mph.
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I just plugged it myself, it was in the center of the tire, and in the middle of the widest tread. My wife says...Couldn't you have driven around it? Uh, if I could have seen the 1" bastard, with a head the size of a pencil, then yeah :willy:
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Originally Posted by JLB768
(Post 1583798755)
My wife says...Couldn't you have driven around it? Uh, if I could have seen the 1" bastard, with a head the size of a pencil, then yeah :willy:
http://www.corvettenews.com/images/Screwed.jpg |
fix it right, my friend.........
http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires...ure_ill_sm.jpg even then...the speed rating is gone. The tire is what passed the ECE 30/SAE speed rating test prior to production.. a repair has not been certified. |
I disagree with Wolfdogs above. I think the plug is fine...even though there is no tire manufacturer that says so. Wolfdogs is a former US Government tire engineer, so there is no reason to think that he would know the best way to repair a tire. The car is not a high performance car and neither is the tire a high performance tire.
The important thing is to do what is easy and fast and may ultimately work well enough. The plug will probably hold air and probably won't damage the tire...which is plenty good enough. In spite of what every tire manufacturer and our own retired tire engineer say, it will probably be fine to just plug it.:rofl::rofl: |
Originally Posted by cclive
(Post 1583799097)
I disagree with Wolfdogs above. I think the plug is fine...even though there is no tire manufacturer that says so. Wolfdogs is a former US Government tire engineer, so there is no reason to think that he would know the best way to repair a tire. The car is not a high performance car and neither is the tire a high performance tire.
The important thing is to do what is easy and fast and may ultimately work well enough. The plug will probably hold air and probably won't damage the tire...which is plenty good enough. In spite of what every tire manufacturer and our own retired tire engineer say, it will probably be fine to just plug it.:rofl::rofl: I can only assume this a joke response that's not very funny. |
Originally Posted by cclive
(Post 1583799097)
I disagree with Wolfdogs above. I think the plug is fine...even though there is no tire manufacturer that says so. Wolfdogs is a former US Government tire engineer, so there is no reason to think that he would know the best way to repair a tire. The car is not a high performance car and neither is the tire a high performance tire.
The important thing is to do what is easy and fast and may ultimately work well enough. The plug will probably hold air and probably won't damage the tire...which is plenty good enough. In spite of what every tire manufacturer and our own retired tire engineer say, it will probably be fine to just plug it.:rofl::rofl: |
Originally Posted by Never-Enough
(Post 1583798651)
Drive at any speed you want. Plug will hold for a long time if done right. I've driven on plugs for a the remaining life of tires before & never had a problem. I had to plug one 1 of my C6 tires too. Drove fine at all speeds. :willy:
If you remove the tire from the wheel and plug it, I would trust it in normal driving but I'd sill be antsy about seriously high speeds at the track. |
Originally Posted by Never-Enough
(Post 1583798651)
Drive at any speed you want. Plug will hold for a long time if done right. I've driven on plugs for a the remaining life of tires before & never had a problem. I had to plug one 1 of my C6 tires too. Drove fine at all speeds. :willy:
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Originally Posted by Walt White Coupe
(Post 1583799176)
I can only assume this a joke response that's not very funny. |
Originally Posted by wolfdogs
(Post 1583798939)
fix it right, my friend.........
http://www.tirerack.com/images/tires...ure_ill_sm.jpg even then...the speed rating is gone. The tire is what passed the ECE 30/SAE speed rating test prior to production.. a repair has not been certified. |
Originally Posted by FlyerVette
(Post 1583799218)
Sarcasm noted.......!!
After hearing this line over and over again, the sarcasm leaks out...:thumbs: |
Originally Posted by Never-Enough
(Post 1583798651)
Drive at any speed you want. Plug will hold for a long time if done right. I've driven on plugs for a the remaining life of tires before & never had a problem. I had to plug one 1 of my C6 tires too. Drove fine at all speeds. :willy:
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Originally Posted by iclick
(Post 1583799778)
I've had the same experience. Never a problem with plugs as long as they're installed properly.
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:lurk:
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Patch it from the inside done, then get a new one and use the patched one as a back-up because no one stocks them...
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Originally Posted by R&L's C6
(Post 1583799969)
I worked at a Union 76 gas station when I was a youngster and plugged a lot of tires that incorrect way.....:willy::willy:
It's OK - you didn't know any better way back when the dinosaurs roamed the earth . . . :cheers: |
Originally Posted by michaelinmech
(Post 1583800558)
It's OK - you didn't know any better way back when the dinosaurs roamed the earth . . . :cheers:
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