Caught a piece of metal in my Wildpeak today

I’m hoping the tire experts can tell if this is something that is patchable or if I’m out of luck.

 

Mix water with dish soap in a spray gun, pump the tire up and spray the puncture. You will see if/how much it is leaking

 

Looks like it might be too close to the sidewall to be fixed.

 

Are we looking at the same picture?

 

Depends on what type of repair you wanna do? Patch and plug/patch only. To be clear, patch and plug (separate pieces) are the best/safest. I would just go to where you purchased the tires and use your Road Hazard warranty.

 

Agreed.

 

That's a gnarly puncture. I'd throw the spare on and goto les schwab and see if they can work their magic. Gone there twice in the past and they've done 2 nail patches for free but not sure about that one...

 

If it was me, I'd take a shot at plugging it. Might take 2 plugs. Do you know if you're loosing air out of it?

 

That kinda damage, patch. It is close to the sidewalk, but I think it’s far enough in there’s enough room to safely do a patch

 

i would patch it and not think twice

 

Oh yeah. It was completely flat.

 

got road haz on tires ?

 

The best way to answer the question is to see the damage from the inside, if the puncture went all the way through. Then you can determine if it can be patched or plug/patched both. As far location of the puncture on the tread goes, it is still within the repairable range.

 

Thanks guys. Just wanted to see if it’s worth a trip to the shop on my lunch hour. Looks like it is.

 

One plug, one patch together is the best way to repair a tire.

Some say using two plugs together is allowed, heck, even three but not something I would do unless there is absolutely no other option like being out in the desert with no tire shop for miles. lol