Tyre repair? opinions please

[rob - 73]

Totally raging!!!! At the weekend, only 2 weeks after getting my new Goodyear Eagle F1 asymetrics, I noticed that I had picked up a screw in one of them...agghrahgrah!!

Now I have never got a tyre repaired before but since the tyre was only 2weeks old I thought I would ask the garage that balanced them (Hunter machine - spot on, top class guys).

Well after winding me up for a bit (all part of the service...lol) they were able to fix it. Looks like they plugged it. The screw was well within the repair range, not close to the edge at all.

Just wanted to know since this is a 94Y tyre and I do the odd spirited drive now and then how safe is it?

I am sure the guys know what they are doing, it's just my first repaired tyre.... your thoughts guys?

Repaired tyre good as new or weaker under high temp / stresses??

 

[LEE69]

I have had plugged before and had no problems.

 

[wayne lcr]

they can patch from inside if its not on the tyre wall

 

[Booya]

I have had a couple repaired on my last car from nails and screws with no issues and I drive pretty hard.

 

[AwesomeMike]

I have had some repaired too!! Never seen a problem afterwards

 

[rob - 73]

Superb guys, thats the feedback i wanted. Puts my mind at ease. Cheers

 

[CupraTurbo81]

Perfectly safe as the hole is drilled then plugged and patched from the inside with the constant air pressure in the tyre acting against the patch. I have never seen any tyre fixed this way fail so I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[kevlpool24]

Pretty safe but me personally would use it as the spare and put a new one on

 

[foxes]

Rob if had exactly same problem...
however kwik fit and National tyre said it cant be repaired due to the fact that the inner tire wall has slightly..and it is only slightly worn from when the tire was running on the rim.

Surely this WEAR has to happen to any puntured tire running low or on the rim??
Dont know about this advice!
It was only driven about 15 miles to garage...still got it

 

[dav3]

Surely this WEAR has to happen to any puntured tire running low or on the rim??
Dont know about this advice!
It was only driven about 15 miles to garage...still got it

Its not always the case as it depends on how quickly the air escapes from the tyre. It depends on how much damage has been done to the side walls of tyre when run flat as to whether its worth repairing or not. Some places will repair a tyre with light signs of being runflat but ideally it should be changed. Puncture repairs in the tread are perfectly fine to use on sprited driving.

 

[ScoobyJawa]

I had a bike tyre plugged then did a trackday at silverstone on the hottest day of the year with track temps are 45 degrees and had no issue whatsoever

 

[rob - 73]

I have been running the repaired tyre for almost a week now, inc. spirted drives. When i noticed the puncture i was pumping all my tyres up and the tyre in question was reading 10, which was way down from the normal 33. Put the spare on then got it repaired. Would this have damaged the sidewall? I'm sure the guys wouldn't have fixed it if it was damaged.

 

[LEE69]

You only ruin them when it goes dead flat as the walls get crushed.

 

[dav3]

When they took tyre off to repair puncture they would've seen if there was any damage to tyre and would've told you mate. Also Lee69 you can damage the tyre without it being dead flat, had someone come into work earlier asking for tyres and pressures to be checked and 1 tyre was 5psi lower than it should be and had markings that showed runflat along with being redhot to the touch. At the end of the day all repairs now days are as safe as a new tyre it's just sod's law that some people myself included get the *******s that arent repairable

 

[Graham89]

You dont need to take the tyre off the rim to repair it. They pull the screw out, clean the hole up and then put a string like rubbery substance in there that then forms as a patch inside. I've had so many repaired (used to work on building site so screws everywhere) and drive hard

Chatting to Traffic police once they told me they get them repaired also.

 

[dav3]

You dont need to take the tyre off the rim to repair it. They pull the screw out, clean the hole up and then put a string like rubbery substance in there that then forms as a patch inside. I've had so many repaired (used to work on building site so screws everywhere) and drive hard

Chatting to Traffic police once they told me they get them repaired also.

That type of repair doesn't always seal the air in the tyre, aswell as taking the tyre off the rim and cleaning inside tyre around the puncture and depending on size either patch it or use a patch with a bung. Very few places I know of are using the string method now days. But hey if it doesn't go down anymore then job done.

 

[Graham89]

That's interesting. It was on a Vectra which has now been sold. While i had it it was fine for about a year like that. See what you mean though.

 

[dav3]

Don't get me wrong sometimes even the repairs that are done with the tyre off the wheel the patch doen't seal properly. Just always garaunteed to get puncture in a new tyre rather than in 1 that needs replacing Just luck of the draw at end of the day or sod's law

 

[rob - 73]

I think they had my tyre off? As there was new white seal marks around the area where the tyre meets the rim..

 

[LEE69]

Yeah the tyre needs removing so they can clean the hole glue it and pull the repair through.