Tyres & Nails

[IanHug]

Is it just me or does anyone else have problems with picking up nails and screws with their tyres?

Just drove 100 yrds to post a letter and heard a clicking from the rear on the way back - screw in the tread. It was at an angle so unscrewed it and the tyre's not gone down so maybe I'm ok? Do I need to get it checked?

1000 miles ago I picked up a nail in the other rear. No one would repair it so it had to be replaced - car was only a 1000 old at that point.

Picking up nails / screws every 1000 miles could get expensive, have I just been unlucky? I dread driving past skips now. Is it worth getting tyre insurance?

[john ward]

Just had a large nail in the rear (nearly new) offside tyre. Fortunately it could be plugged. £15 job. However if the nail goes through the tyre in the sidewall, from the shoulder down to the rim then it's a new tyre. They won't fit tubes anymore. Have you considered a pair of those circular brushes on the front like the street sweepers have? You never see street sweepers with punctures!!

[c2look]

john ward said:

However if the nail goes through the tyre in the sidewall, from the shoulder down to the rim then it's a new tyre.

And, I believe, if a required second repair is within 6 inches of a previous one.

[IanHug]

I've had nails in tyres before and had them repaired for a tenner but even though it had a nail dead centre I couldn't persuade anyone to repair it because of the speed rating & type of car - they thought it was too risky in case it blew.

Turned into a bit of farce as Porsche didn't have any tyres of that type in stock, couldn't get any so had to change all 4. Although I only had to pay for one of the 4 it's still not exactly cheap.

Ian

[anonymous-user]

IanHug said:

Just drove 100 yrds to post a letter

lazy fecker

[IanHug]

fbrs said:

IanHug said:

Just drove 100 yrds to post a letter

lazy fecker

Yeh Serves me right

[scoobyc]

IanHug said:

I've had nails in tyres before and had them repaired for a tenner but even though it had a nail dead centre I couldn't persuade anyone to repair it because of the speed rating & type of car - they thought it was too risky in case it blew.

Turned into a bit of farce as Porsche didn't have any tyres of that type in stock, couldn't get any so had to change all 4. Although I only had to pay for one of the 4 it's still not exactly cheap.

Ian

i'd heard this sort of thing too but can find no evidence to say your not allowed to repair a z rated tyre or similair, anyone have anything definate about this?

[968csreading]

We were starting to think someone was doing it on purpose at work because we had 4 flat tyres on different cars in a short space of time. Never proved anything, just bad luck I suppose.

[xTVR]

Had a nail dead centre through the tread on a ZR rated tyre when I had the Tuscan. It was repaired with a vulcanised plug and had no problems - even did a track day with it.

Punctured sidewall is definitely a no-no though.

[rcarr]

I had the same problem with my A-Class, a screw had gone into the tread, it only cost £16 for ATS to fix it, better than £60 for a new tyre!

[bushidobadboy]

I had a clicking from the rear of my 911 a while a go. A friend said it was a stone behind the disc, but when I looked, there was a frikken 2" woodscrew through the shoulder of the tread. No harm done to the tyre though...

[gmk666]

I suppose the rear tyres are about twice the width of a normal tyre, so you've got twice the chance of it happening...

I used to have a regular punctures when my girlfriend lived near a scrapyard in Hackney. (No, really.) Problem half solved by the 1/2 mile detour to get to her house without passing the scrapyard. Problem fully solved when she moved in with me.

[rlw]

Yes but only ever - and I mean ever - in Pirellis.