AVS-i in 215/45/17. Was in the midst of grilling out, and happened to spy something shiny in the tread of driver's rear tire. Though it was a rock at first, but...






Have no idea how long it's been in there. Odds are good I picked it up this weekend - was on a couple of gravel driveways. The tire is holding air fine - no leakage as of yet

So keep driving on it, yank the spike and see what happens, or get it attended to ASAP? Never gotten something like this in a tire before.

 

What camera?

 

get a plug-patch. easily repairable.

 

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Sony DSC-S75. 3.x megapixel, had it a couple of years. Macro ownz.

 

Yank it and plug it with a plug kit..

Should be fine if the plug holds the air and you aren't doing any high speed or roadcourse type stuff.

I got a 5" nail stuck in my tire a bunch of years back. We pulled it, plugged it and I got about 20,000 more miles on the tire. Of course it was on the family truckster and never near pushing any limits.

Good luck,


PS if you can't plug it right away, just use a can of fix-o-flat and leave the nail in. Your tire mounting guy will hate you but, the tire will hold air.

Zyg is correct, if you pull it, be ready to patch it. The kit I would think would be best would be a balloon type patch which requires dismounting the tire. Or you could use one of those thread the rubber plug type.

 

Either this stupid Nikon Coolpix 775 sucks *** and has no macro, or im too stupid to use it. Anyone?

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Oh yea your tire... the Discount Tire down the road fixes that kinda stuff for free...

 

Thanks, kids.

Zyg, those tires *might* have 8k miles on them. Ten k at the most. Taken off in the winter, and rotated every oil change when they're on. I paid $57 each - trying to get my money's worth


Splat, who should have bought three sets instead of one

 

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Zyg, those tires *might* have 8k miles on them. Ten k at the most. Taken off in the winter, and rotated every oil change when they're on. I paid $57 each - trying to get my money's worth


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I still have a set of them that were Free but, have nowhere near that much tread left on them. I use 'em for winter storage.

 

Pull it and plug it.

(The Nikon 775 has a macro. Read the manual. )

 

Time to upgrade the whole wheel & tire setup?

Get some Spreewell Spinner's, Pat.

 

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Ah gahd...

My poor brakes look embarrassing enough behind the 17's

Although I'd entertain trades for Volvo Titans in 17

 

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No comment on the usage part

Yea if you have a Discount Tire by you they should fix it for free. When they fix it, they take the tire of the wheel and plug it, then patch it on the inside. Its a much better fix then you can do at home, plus its free

Ryan-Who worked at Discount Tire for a summer

 

So even if I didn't get the tires there, they'll hook me up? Wow...

Just saw your sig, Ryan - how you likin' that Ford Tore-***? Bef has a '96 'bean that we're hoping will burn to the ground soon.

 

Take it to Les Schwab tell them you bought the tires from them. Even if they've never carried that brand they'll fix it!

 

Same thing just happened to me.
I'm taking mine to firestone and let the pros do it. They dont charge much.

 

i would get that fixed asap, if you are driving(fast or not) and that rod moves it will be an instant blowout. you could lose control.

go to a tire shop and pay them 20$ to dismount the tire and fix it. i seriously cant believe you would even post asking for opions on this.

 

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Blech.

I was posting because of the angle of the puncture. Any time I've had a piece of something in a tire, it's gone flat within hours. Which makes me think that there's a chance this thing didn't puncture the carcass. I posted here, because I know several people on this board personally that have worn AVS-i's down to the cords. Therefore, they might have an idea on how thick the tread is, and my odds to as whether or not my tire has been severely compromised or not.

But yeah, I'll probably yank it out tomorrow and see what happens. Patch if necessary. Although I'll probably have to pay more due to the wheel/tire size

 

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agreed, I used to do tires at Sears and they had the Plug-patch combo. Holds like a champ. Just a plug is a shitty fix. Good for dads 205/75/15's on the Dodge Caravan.

http://www.mz3.net/articles/156.html &lt;=== read on. Sears still does these. 12 bucks or so.

 

sorry to sound this way but the angle of the puncture doesnt seem to be very important, you dont know how long the shard is and if you run over a rock, crack, pothole ect and it comes in contact with the metal it will push it further... in my mind it is not if, it is more a question of when the tire will deflate.

better to get it over with now than have to deal with it later

 

Nah, the only way your tire would be compromised was if you happened to lose more air, and drive a short way almost flat. In some cases, the rim's inner bead can cause the inside wall to, for lack of a better way to describe it, flake or grind off material. Then the tire is basically dead. Good thing you've decided to fix that right away. If you want to save money, another place that does free flat/puncture repairs is America's Tire Co., which is also associated with Discount Tire.

 

Go to a tire shop Americas tire Co. Then I think patch it the correct way from the inside

 

When I pulled my SP9000's off I found a nail in one of them. No tellin how long that **** had been there. No leaks though.

 

makes you wonder what kind of tool drops nails all over the place

 

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What are those other holes in the tread? I've never seen a tread pattern with what looks like drilled holes in them.

 

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What are those other holes in the tread? I've never seen a tread pattern with what looks like drilled holes in them.
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Dunno. That's just what they look like. AVS Intermediates.