:censored: punctures!

[shnozz]

just got my second puncture in the last 3 months

last time i used it as an opportunity to get new rubber all round. Can anyone tell me what the tyre fitters generally charge to repair when they have to remove Tyreweld from inside as well?

[Rower]

Sorry to hear that Phill, what a sod! as far as repairs go they will only fix it if the damage (hole) is in the middle (ish) of the tyre if it is anywere near the shoulder, new tyre I am afraid .

Good luck


Guy

[Paul V]

Providing the patch isn’t going to be on the curve of the tyre it should be repairable, a vulcanised repair should be fine but some places won’t repair a tyre that’s had tyre weld in it.

[shnozz]

Paul V said: Providing the patch isn’t going to be on the curve of the tyre it should be repairable, a vulcanised repair should be fine but some places won’t repair a tyre that’s had tyre weld in it.

I havent pinpointed it yet but whilst the tyre was still damp this morning the sound appeared to be coming from mid-tyre rather than the edge.

I didnt realise some places will not repair tyres that have been tyrewelded! marvellous! the tyre is only a thousand or so miles old so dont really want to replace it!

[shnozz]

3 local tyre fitters have now said a tyre with tyreweld in is unrepairable. This is something that I never knew - the can says "before work begins inform your tyre repairer that you have used Tyreweld. Please note repairers may add a small surcharge, due to the additional time taken to repair the tyre, after using Tyreweld"

this is beginning to sound like a load of old crap

[peterc]

If you have used tyre weld and repair is not recommended(never heard that one?), could you not simply have the tyre fitted with a tube?

[jwoffshore]

Tubes are not a very safe option as they are prone to sudden deflation in case of a puncture at high speed.

JW

[Paul V]

Tyre weld is very hard to remove, this mean the vulcanising doesn’t work and the patch often comes unstuck, our garage would never repair a tyre that had tyre weld in it but some will. Tubes are ok when going on standard profile tyre but anything less than about 65 profile will cause it to crease inside the tyre, then when running this will rub and let go!

[shnozz]

thanks for that Paul

I have to say that changes my perspective on tyreweld being such a great product. I would want to go to the expense of renewing the tyre every time it is used. Unless I can find a local garage willing to remove tyreweld and repair tyres I will be going back to carrying the spare, regardless of the fact it takes up precious boot space.

[Podie]

Shnozz, buy another tyre to replace the tyre welded one... and continue to hunt for a garage that WILL repair a tyre-welded tyre

At least that way you'll have a spare tyre for next time...