Tire plug fail

is it worth replugging this again?

 

Take it to a tire shop.

 

looks too far toward the edge to be patched. I dont think a good tire shop would take the risk on it

 

its just before the edge

 

No tire shop is going to work on that as stated too close to the edge. Looks like you need a new tire.

 

Buy a quality plug kit, not a cheap one from the auto parts store, and it'll fix that right up. Follow the directions.
Pricey? A little. Cheaper than throwing away that good tire and have a ton left over to fix 10+ more tires? You betcha'!
https://safetyseal.com/

 

Sidewall flex might cause any fix to leak that close to the edge. You could put some Stan's sealant in the tire but chances are you'd be doing it a few to several times a year until you buy new tires and then you'd need to clean up the rim before mounting a new tire.

 

Thats borderline to far to fix.. likely started leaking because of sidewall flex.. best to replace the tire

Best to just bite the bullet... tires and brakes are the most important safety features on a vehicle..

 

Take it to a shop and let a pro decide if it can be repaired. Plugs are only a temp fix.

 

Plugs are far from a temporary fix.

 

Many of the plug kits today are supplied without vulcanizing cement. That is a mistake. You don't need a high dollar kit, just good plugs and cement. A $10 kit will do just as good a job as a $150 kit. A plug with cement is a permanent fix, and the leak you have is absolutely fixable. Tire shops have no incentive to fix your tire when they can conjure up a justification for selling you a new one. A simple nail hole anywhere in the tread is fixable. I have been using these plugs for over 40 years, and I have probably repaired close to 100 tires with them. I have never had one fail, and never had to scrap a tire prematurely. I have even made temporary repairs requiring many plugs near the side wall with success. I'm not saying THAT is a good idea, but it got me out of the mountains driven at low speed. I never leave home without them.

 

I'd plug that up. Like badger said buy a plug kit that includes the cement. That is not too close to the edge to be fixed. Also as badger said good plugs are a permanent fix. Especially with a small nail hole like that.... it should be an easy fix.

 

So wrong.
https://www.tireindustry.org/tire-maintenance/tire-repair

Water/belt/corrosion

 

2 plugs and cement

 

I agree that that shouldn’t be patched.






Would I patch it myself? Probably. But I’m not saying that’s the safe answer. If the tire was on its way out I’d patch it and keep driving until I got new tires. But that’s not the case here.

 

Written by the marketing and legal team. Industry information is probably the most suspect you can read. The milk industry says we should drink a gallon a day. Bread ads used to claim that children who ate more bread had rosier cheeks. Of course we all know what the tobacco industry says......

The bottom line though is whether these claims cause so much fear (as they are designed to do), that you drive around with anxiety because your tire is plugged. If you do, then the better course is to buy a new tire. I'll keep right on plugging mine and forgetting it.

 

replug or redouble plug, and use cement if the tire has a warranty from the tire shop take it back they can fix it,

 

Hmmmmm. It's no surprise that people who make their money from selling you tires doesn't recommend a product that prevents them from selling you tires.
I spent a ton of time at a tire shop growing up. Like was said before, that can be permanently fixed with the proper product and procedure. I've done way more sketchy than that one that have lasted 10's of 1,000's of miles, including highway and off road driving.

 

Salesmen who sell or engineers who design ?
Or maybe both.
It is not industry standard.

 

exactly, ive plugged numerous tires over the years and have yet to have a leak or a failure using a simple cheap plug kit from walmart or Harbor freight WITH cement just make sure that u ream the hole thru the entire carcass before inserting the plug.