flat tyre

[nick francis]

took the exige out for a run yesterday and from the off noticed a noise coming from somewhere at the back. Stopped to check no stone had got between pads and discs, all looked pretty normal, I figured since i hadnt used the car for a week or two it was probably a build up of oxidation on one of the discs. I thought hte noise went but about 8 miles further on it came back and worse. To my horror the nearside rear tyre was deflated and I had been running it flat.
I pulled the offending nail (it had punctured the tyre with a neat little hole) out from the tread and used the tyreweld supplied with the car. This only inflated the tyre a little bit, I was lucky that a friend who was nearby had a 12v tyre inflator which we used to inflate the tyre so I could get to a garage.
Unforunately the tyre fitters told me that once the tyre has been reinflated with tyreweld it cannot be repaired.
I have ordered a replacement tyre from Christopher Neils and hopefully it will be with me on tuesday. In the meantime the tyre is still looking fine, the tyreweld does seem to have sealed it.
I know that tyreweld is a get you home product but does anybody have an idea as to how long it might hold. I'm thinking that if I had got the puncture en route to a European trackday fro example it may not be that easy to get a replacement tyre and I'd hate to have to have the car recovered by the AA.
Nick

[minor5]

I think they are telling you porkies, there is no reason that they cant repair the puncture its just that they are a pain to do as they have to clean out the foam!

[crackthatoff]

Thats what i was told. You can repair the tyre but apparently its a right ball ache removing the tyre weld.... get a second opinion if it is reasonably new !

[andy_s]

I think a European track day may be a track day too far if you've a welded tyre - 'catastrophic' and 'failure' spring to mind...!

[nick francis]

no I wasnt thinking of testing it on a european day I was just hypothesizing what if I had the puncture when far from home

[andy_s]

In that case I'd have thought you'd still be be stuck - it'd be too risky for me, even given the alternative!

I suppose if the can says '50mph for 50 miles max' and you go over that and something happens to it & you have an 'off', then you'd also be in the poo insurance wise?