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Got screwed again...

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JacksonBolt

Discussion Starter · May 15, 2019

Second time in the last 3 months I managed to get a screw in the tire (see picture). The tire started to deflate fairly quickly. Stopped, reinflated tire. Couldn't visually find the screw. Air still going down. Stopped again, found the screw, removed it and pumped to about 40 psi. Drove for about 10 km., stopped, let some air out to correct pressure and then drove on. So far so good with pressure holding. The trick seems to be to remove the object put air in, drive a while and that allows the goo in the tire to seal it up. Works like a charm though I don't want to keep testing this technology!

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· #7 · May 15, 2019

surgeonFWW said:
Mine was negative with removal of the jagged piece of metal, good for a month, then never holding the seal. We took it off twice to examine it and even painted it from the inside. Still would not hold air. Had to buy a new tire to the cost of $190 or so.

Was it a sidewall hit? Or a puncture that couldn't be plugged? I had a nail the first month and I drove it into the dealer, they put a plug in it.

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· #12 · May 16, 2019

Well, this has been enlightening. 9200 miles ago, I had a screw in my front left. I was 1 mile from the dealer when I got the screw. The pressure was dropping. They plugged the tire, right there in the service bay, didn't even take the wheel/tire off the car. I said to the advisor it was a run flat, and laughes as I said it was going flat. He said he would check to see if it could be plugged, he said some can be plugged and others have to be replaced, went 'online' and said 'yes'. A minute later, a mechanic turned the wheel to get a good view of the screw/bolt sticking out, pulled it and plugged it in about 10 seconds. I've since put over 9000 miles on it so I'm not 'terribly' worried. But it's good to know that the plug may not be the go-to answer although I'm old school and find them to be a great repair option, even though the book may say not to. Ironically, I took a picture of the process. Cropped the mechanic out.

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· #22 · May 17, 2019

redpoint5 said:
Center tread puncture is perfect. About a 3min plug job if you wanted to. Since I'm crazy frugal, I'd probably run it at least all summer to enjoy the efficiency benefits of worn tires, and only replace them in the fall if the car was hydroplaning too much. Heck, I'm so cheap I'd probably run those another 2 years.

Agreed. I'd plug it.

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· #24 · May 18, 2019

JacksonBolt said:
Pressure holding fine still. No fear in taking that small nail or screw out!

Aren't you worried it's going to 'move' as tire wear continues or the dynamics of the forces at play of a moving tire and moving rubber it's going to ...... move or work itself into a problem later. Just honestly asking to determine how far screwy my mindset is.

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· #26 · May 18, 2019

JacksonBolt said:
Not really as the tire pressure monitoring system should give me fair warning if it is a slow leak. Also, from what I have read, the goo in the tire forms a permanent seal. I also have the tire inflator kit with sealant. Not sure what tires I will get when these ones are done, but I have been impressed so far. If you don’t take the object out the that is definitely when the air leak continues. As soon as I grasped the screw I could hear the air coming out but only seconds after removing it, it stopped. Is definitely a little odd but I have been screwed twice now with no issues!

That makes sense. I've always wanted to pick my failure time/place versus have something go bad which with my luck will be bad timing. I know, tire issues can happen and can't be predicted. I had a screw in my tire, it was a fast leak and it wasn't stopping on it's own. I pulled into the dealership with 15 pounds of pressure. I got about 1 1/3 miles total from the point where I first saw the alert of pressure dropping. I also like the tires that came with the Bolt. I'm going to replace with same. I tend to aggressively replace tires.

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