Flat wheel...too many pancakes
Flat wheel...too many pancakes
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deason

Original Poster:

6,589 posts

174 months

Wednesday 13th February 2013
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This is not what you want to see before going to work...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BC-DVAbCYAAM9hr.jpg:la...

Whats the view on whether it can be repaired location wise....i've not idea how deep it is.


jon-

16,534 posts

246 months

Wednesday 13th February 2013
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That seems to be pretty close to the shoulder, it might come down to the tyre garages discretion as to whether they'll fix it.

skyrover

12,700 posts

234 months

Wednesday 13th February 2013
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split eye needle and gum stick should fix that

http://www.tyre-rite.co.uk/searchresulttyreRepair....

can last the life of the tyre

deason

Original Poster:

6,589 posts

174 months

Wednesday 13th February 2013
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Thanks...

IF they can't repair it I will seek it being vulcanised though.

Frigging nightmare this situation, specially when some tt is out there carelessly dropping nails!

djt100

1,741 posts

215 months

Wednesday 13th February 2013
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skyrover said:
split eye needle and gum stick should fix that

http://www.tyre-rite.co.uk/searchresulttyreRepair....

can last the life of the tyre
Used these many times on motorbikes, never had one fail on me, fix quite large holes with them too.

Ozzie Osmond

21,189 posts

276 months

Wednesday 13th February 2013
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A repair should be a proper repair. Anything less than tyre removal and insertion of a proper mushroom shaped plug from the inside is a bodge.

s p a c e m a n

12,127 posts

178 months

Wednesday 13th February 2013
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Ozzie Osmond said:
A repair should be a proper repair. Anything less than tyre removal and insertion of a proper mushroom shaped plug from the inside is a bodge.
Any repair is a bodge, just doing it properly is less of a bodge wink

Op, gum stick it.

smartphone hater

4,290 posts

173 months

Wednesday 13th February 2013
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deason said:
Thanks...

IF they can't repair it I will seek it being vulcanised though.

Frigging nightmare this situation, specially when some tt is out there carelessly dropping nails!
I'm guessing you're not keen on DIY.

dieselglider

37 posts

189 months

Wednesday 13th February 2013
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You could be lucky, looks like it's in at an angle, and may not even have gone through the steel wire. Depends on the screw length.

P I Staker

3,308 posts

186 months

Wednesday 13th February 2013
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I wouldn't repair that, its too close to the sidewall. Not to say you couldn't get it repaired though.

Mr2Mike

20,143 posts

285 months

Wednesday 13th February 2013
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P I Staker said:
I wouldn't repair that, its too close to the sidewall.
I was going to ask the OP for the tyre size to see if the repair area falls within the BS AU159 recommendations, but it seems you've done that already. As you are clearly psychic, could you let us know the tyre section and how far in the puncture is from the shoulder?

P I Staker

3,308 posts

186 months

Wednesday 13th February 2013
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Mr2Mike said:
P I Staker said:
I wouldn't repair that, its too close to the sidewall.
I was going to ask the OP for the tyre size to see if the repair area falls within the BS AU159 recommendations, but it seems you've done that already. As you are clearly psychic, could you let us know the tyre section and how far in the puncture is from the shoulder?
Crikey, calm your self. I said I wouldn't repair it, if the OP brought my that tyre whilst I was working I would say it could not be repaired.

What's the issue?