The truth about tyre repairs.

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Over the years I've had some marques refuse to repair tyres at all. Conversely, I used to have a repairer who could repair anything you couldn't get a fist through.

Today I've had a tyre centre refuse to repair a 6k mile Pirelli with two holes centre tread because "they are in the same quarter of the tyre". One was tiny, the other about 5mm.

I bought a new tyre, but I suspect it could have been repaired without endangering my life. Am I right or wrong about that?

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What about the two repairs in the same quarter thing? That was new to me.

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A1VDY said:

DaveCWK said:

Get yourself a tyre puncture repair kit if you're finding garages being difficult - plug repairs for screws etc are really not hard to do at all & there's really no much to go wrong - pushing the tool with the rubber strip through the tyre is about the hardest part, but no problem if you're powerfully built.

Yes, they are simple to do but... you'll need to remove the tyre to do it. I'm a powerfully built muscle bound ape but I still couldn't remove a tyre from a rim without a tyre machine to do it. The two spoon method doesnt work btw.. ??

Many years ago I did remove tyres using only boot heels and tyre levers. That was when wheels were mostly steel mind you.