Lag bolt in tire

Wondering if there's some people on here that will have better knowledge on this than me. I have these tires with a decent sized lag bolt in them and tire shop will not repair because of the angle is what they said. I understand they have liability concerns, but can I fix this for on-road use? Just looking for any way besides straight scrapping it like the tire shop said.

 

Angle shouldn’t matter. They should be able to patch that or plug it

 

I had a bar of some sort in my tire a few years back. It was surprisingly long. It started in the center but was angled at the sidewall. I asked if they could try to fix, as soon as they took the tire off the wheel the sidewall opened up. Apparently as it went in, it shredded the sidewall. I imagine that's why.

 

I can see that happening. This one's already off the rim and it's all the way through but no other damage.

 

That's what I'm thinking, but if I can't get them to do it, do I plug it with a few plugs or inside patch? Tire tube?

 

I would consider plugging this hole, may take 2-3 plugs and then patching it from the inside. Worst thing I can see happening is it will slowly leak air it's not going to explode. Just monitor it and see how it does.

 

They will not fix it. The hole is to big to patch and they will not plug a tire. I worked at Discount Tire so any chain type facility is not gonna fix it. They won’t take on the liability. The plug kits like at autozone won’t have a plug big enough you could try sticking two pugs in it. Unfortunately any repair will be on you(or a side shop) along with the liabilities that come with it a unfortunately. Just the nature of the beast. Good luck.

 

Plug that bitch

 

stuff some plugs in and melt them shut. should be good to go.

 

Plug and patch. If it were a tire that was likely to hit high speeds, I'd scrap it. A big gnarly mud tire should have no problem holding it together with a patch. I'd try to plug it as well just to reinforce the seal, but it probably wouldn't be necessary.

 

When I go back to work on Monday, I’ll ask my mechanic where he gets his tire plugs from. I work for a trucking company and my mechanic has tire plugs about the size of a quarter. I’ve taken a 7/8x5” lag bolt through a tire and he’s plugged it and it’s held air for the past 2 weeks at a steady 90lbs of air no problem, just haven’t had the time to take off both duals and replace the inner with the plug yet. I think for the bigger plug kits, you have to take a drill and a drill bit and ream out the hole, don’t think they even come with hand tools because of the size.

 

I'm gonna be using it on the highway 70 mph a few times a year when I'm traveling.

 

I'd have no qualms trying to plug that on my own and then take to have it mounted and balanced. Glad you didn't listen to them and toss it. Has great tread life still

 

By high speeds, I was talking about my bike or my Mustang. You're not likely to hit speeds that would have me worrying about a tire blowing apart.

 

Watch the video by Dynaplug they put three of their plugs in a hole from a large spike. It looks like you might be a 5/16 lag bolt (??) the hole isn't as big as you think it is.

 

Plug and patch you should be fine.

Most Chain tire shops do as little work as possible .

Now side wall damage is completely different .

 

is it leaking? If not just keep driving

 

Op is getting lots of bad advice from internet experts.

Lol to the guy thinking a tire at 70mph blowing is no big deal

 

A tubeless tire will never blow out just deflate really fast .

The tube type it is the heat generated by the tube that causes the explosion and the casing most likely splits

 

Picked up a bolt about that size in a tire years ago, broke a few of the steel belts in the carcass. Didn't bother trying to save it as it seemed a bit sketchy on a tow rig with structural damage. Moved on to a new set of tires.
If that was a trail spare I'd try and save it, wouldn't daily street drive on it after repair personally