Can this be patched???????

Was cleaning up and the wheel wells and rotating tires and the front right looked a little low - it was down 6 psi and since it was a relatively new tire I checked for a nail/screw/whatever.... Sure enough found the culprit.

Can this be fixed with a plug or patch? it about the width of my fingernail but probably a bit more than half of that where its punctured the tire. I only have about 5k on my At/3's and would hate to have to replace it.... I'm not sure I want to pull it out and do a DIY at this point.......

... and no - no road hazard insurance........

 

plug

 

Not in the sidewall so I would venture to say yes.

 

Does it actually leak air? Patch is best but a plug should be fine.

 

Have it plugged from the inside.

 

You might be able to patch that. It looks like the piece that is stuck in there is wedge shaped, meaning that the part that is actually puncturing the tire would be smaller than what is sticking out. There really is no way to tell until you pull it though. I would mark it before pulling it so you can see exactly how wide the part is that cut into the tire. I've used those gummy tire patches on things that I thought wouldn't hold and surprisingly they held up without a problem. Give it a shot, you really have nothing to lose at this point.

 

Have a tire shop put on an Internal patch and it should be fine.

 

Mark it. Plug it. Watch it.

If it leaks, patch it from the inside.

 

Yes.

 

I'm always a bit leery of plugs, as they can work loose as the tread wears down. A patch is not only glued to the inside of the tire, but the air pressure in the tire will help hold it in place. Maybe just a little, but it will help

 

Plug it and move on. I've never had a plug fail so long as the hole was not too large, even after wearing down to the wear bars.

 

@ZRXDean it can be patched and plugged

 

It looks very repairable. Take it do Discount Tire (America's Tire Co.). They will ream out the hole and install an internal patch along with a rubber plug to keep the elements from rusting the steel cords in the tire. It's free and it is the proper way to repair a tire. Look close at the repair in the image below.

 

I once got a 1/2 bolt in a tire and had it plugged. It leaked really slowly and I had to put air in it about 2 times a year. But I'd didn't have to buy a new tire.

 

i use these daily myself. that should be no problem to fix my shop we charge 5 bucks to plug a tire 15 inside patch

 

plug if the hole is not too big, patch from the inside for absolute peace of mind...BTW, chiming in with others, I have never had a plug fail that I installed, and I have plugged many a tire in 53 years of driving.....just don't plug the absolute outer edge or the sidewall....

 

Why not bring it to a shop real quick like for an inside/outside patch?
Usually only 15-20 bucks over here and if it leaks you just bring it back and have them re-patch.

 

This^^^ I've also never had a plug fail, have had them in for 10s of thousands of miles. That said, best bet is to have it patched from the inside, unless $ is an issue. A plug kit is a good thing to carry anyway, have a razor blade and a good set of linesman pliers with it. I also carry an old cordless drill with a few different bits to ream out the hole.

 

Take it to a local Discount Tire store. They will repair it for next to nothing.

 

Even better, buy your tires at Discount/Americas Tire to begin with and they fix it for FREE>