can this be repaired?

[S70JPS]

I've just got a roofing bolt in my tyre:



Is it repairable?

[ezi]

That's going to need replacing IMO.

[MattOz]

I'd wager it's too close to the sidewall. Could be new tyre time.

[Crafty_]

too close to the edge I think. You may find someone prepared to repair it but I'd replace it for piece of mind.

[Athlon]

S70JPS said:

Is it repairable?

No.

[S70JPS]

Thought so.

Pity it's only half worn and I could have got another 30k out of it.

They are about £200 a corner (bridgestone) but the last 2 sets of rears have given 60K motorway before being replaced.

[itz_baseline]

Stick a few more in and you have a set of studded winter tyres for the snow, no?

[JoPo1]

There's a place near me that can repair tyres with that type of puncture.
They remove the screw, put a syringe type tube into the hole and fill it.
They then pull the syringe out and it leaves a rubber 'string' in the hole that hardens instantly.
The reason you can't normally do punctures next to the sidewall is because the patch that holds the repair can peel off due to the curve of the side wall. This method doesn't use a patch so it's not different to doing it in the middle of the tyre.
I've had it done a couple times and never had a problem.

[Rubin215]

Have you ever tried Ultraseal?

I use it all the time in bike tyres, at fairly ridiculous speeds, and I haven't died in a flaming fireball yet.

It's a lot cheaper than a new tyre...

[Gareth79]

It's repairable, but most places will say you need to replace it because they can't repair it using the plug repairs.

A tyre repair company that does hot vulcanised repairs could sort it fine, I think it's relatively cheap - £20ish?

[S70JPS]

Thanks my local tyre guy is usually very forgiving. He repairs them with a rubber plug not a patch.

[Gareth79]

S70JPS said:

Thanks my local tyre guy is usually very forgiving. He repairs them with a rubber plug not a patch.

That's the only legal way to do a minor repair - plug AND patch.

[rehab71]

Looks like you need a new tyre anyway?

[Zad]

I don't think I would be comfortable driving around with so little tread in this sort of weather!

[S70JPS]

It must be the picture but it's actually less than half worn.

[Dogwatch]

S70JPS said:

motorway

Repair might be OK for an Urban commute but that is a different ball game. If the brown stuff hits the twirly thing it'll cost way more than a new tyre.

Don't risk it.

[eltax91]

Yep. Hot vulcanising is the answer. Had a number repaired right on the shoulder.

[S70JPS]

I think I'll just replace it. £200 just after Christmas is not goo though.

[anonymous-user]

I had something similar, the tyre was sent away to a specialist repair company. This type of damage cannot be repaired by a typical tyre place.

[357RS]

I had a similar puncture repaired in a Land Rover tyre; the local tyre man had to send it away for a vulcanised repair.

I thought the culprit item was a brass bar but turned out to be an unfired 7.62mm blank, courtesy of a drive on Salisbury Plain.