Nail in tyre - Can it be repaired?

[sootyvrs]

Just my luck!!!

Found a nail in my rear 265/35/19 N2 tyre today.

Any ideas if it can be repaired?

[Callughan]

That's probably border line where some places will repair.

[Barry Ashcroft]

To me that's not sidewall so I would expect it to be repaired

[tr7v8]

Should be OK, normal rule is a thumbs width from the shoulder.

[m8rky]

Callughan said:

That's probably border line where some places will repair.

Borderline, had very similar one a couple of weeks ago,tyre chap said it depended what had happened inside the tyre,ie where the exit hole was and if any internal sidewall damage from the end of the nail.Luckily mine was ok.

[FisiP1]

Kwik Fit etc might try it on and refuse, if they do take it to a decent locally owned place, you should find someone who will do it as long as the sidewall isn't damaged from the inside.

[sootyvrs]

There is a good tyre place near me so will give them a try.

The tyre still has a good 5mm left so probably worth keeping and would probably get 2 rear tyres (ouch) if I have to replace as I like to have even tread tyres on same axle.

[nickfrog]

The rule is that it has to be at a certain minimal distance of the sidewall (expressed as a % of the width) to comply with BS AU159. This looks too close to comply I am afraid, new tyre. http://www.btmauk.com/data/files/Minor_repairs_to_...

Edited by nickfrog on Sunday 29th July 20:26

[FisiP1]

nickfrog said:

The rule is that it has to be at a certain minimal distance of the sidewall (expressed as a % of the width) to comply with BS AU159. This looks too close to comply I am afraid, new tyre. http://www.btmauk.com/data/files/Minor_repairs_to_...

Edited by nickfrog on Sunday 29th July 20:26

Its still borderline on a 265 I think, give it a go. I had one almost identical on my Cayman that a local shop fixed, but warned that it was right on the boundary.

[Squonk]

Had one in a similar position found at my MOT and Orbit Rushden repaired thankfully for £15!

[Matt Seabrook]

nickfrog said:

The rule is that it has to be at a certain minimal distance of the sidewall (expressed as a % of the width) to comply with BS AU159. This looks too close to comply I am afraid, new tyre. http://www.btmauk.com/data/files/Minor_repairs_to_...

Edited by nickfrog on Sunday 29th July 20:26

The best advise so far. The problem with it being so close to the sholder of the tyre is the amount of flex in different directions when rotated and heat build up. I know it might be a pain in the wallet but if it is too close to the edge it might be cheaper to replace than have a tyre failure at speed. Your tyre place will most likely have a template to put on the tyre to check to see if it's repairable or not.

It never ceases to amaze me how someone could send £20,000 plus on a car and then try to cut a corner on a safety item. I hope for your pocket it's repairable but it looks too far out in that photo to me.

Best of luck.

[DSM2]

Matt Seabrook said:

The best advise so far. The problem with it being so close to the sholder of the tyre is the amount of flex in different directions when rotated and heat build up. I know it might be a pain in the wallet but if it is too close to the edge it might be cheaper to replace than have a tyre failure at speed. Your tyre place will most likely have a template to put on the tyre to check to see if it's repairable or not.

It never ceases to amaze me how someone could send £20,000 plus on a car and then try to cut a corner on a safety item. I hope for your pocket it's repairable but it looks too far out in that photo to me.

Best of luck.

It's not really that. The shoulder is a highly stressed area because of the transition from a non flexing (tread) to a flexing (sidewall) area.

I would strongly recommend calculating whether it is in the repairable area according to BS159. If it is and there is no secondary damage then it looks like a minor repair as defined in 159.

Have you removed the nail yet? It has gone through, has it?

[dudleybloke]

the head looks ok and if its bent you should be able to straighten it with a hammer.

[nickfrog]

It would have to be at 40mm or more from the edge and difficult to tell on the photo but I would hazard a guess that it's on 25mm.

[rimkah]

Better to change

[mohitos]

dudleybloke said:

the head looks ok and if its bent you should be able to straighten it with a hammer.

Lol

[General Bilko]

dudleybloke said:

the head looks ok and if its bent you should be able to straighten it with a hammer.

[MadMark911]

My 2p is that I would replace it (had to do this on my Boxster, throwing away a 3 month old MPS like yours); but the opinion was that if you drive it even reasonabaly hard, it's a safety issue.

[gsewell]

There is a useful guide http://www.etyres.co.uk/repairable-area-gauge

[Matt Seabrook]

DSM2 said:

It's not really that. The shoulder is a highly stressed area because of the transition from a non flexing (tread) to a flexing (sidewall) area.

I think you will find that's what is said in different words.