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05-05-2007, 12:12 PM | #1 |
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Run Flat with a nail in it... now what?
Tire pressure monitor gave me the exclaimation mark - left rear was down 4 lbs. The culprit- a small nail (1/8 inch dia. maybe) nearly dead center in the tread (not in a channel) on the REO50A. Tire is losing about 3 lbs of air a day. My question is, can this tire be fixed? I am getting mixed signals from BMW, national tire chains and local tire shops. Trying to weigh the options...
1. Fix it if it's do-able. 2. Replace the one tire at a cost of $319. 3. Replace all the tires with non run flats- either PS2 or REO50A. After running the winter without the RFT, I would love to ditch them. Anyone had a successful fix on one of these tires? If so have you put alot of miles on the patched tire? Thanks in advance. I've been away for awhile... it's good to see alot of familiar names still here.
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05-05-2007, 12:37 PM | #2 |
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Ive been told by pretty much everyone that its not advisable to patch/plug an RFT type tire. That being said, Id be the asshole who does it anyway because a $5 plug is more justifiable than $315 for a new tire.
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05-05-2007, 12:48 PM | #3 |
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-Let me preface this by saying any time a tire has been patched it's safety has been compromised to a degree-
If you drive on an "empty" run-flat tire for any period of time you compromise the integrity of the sidewalls, hence can't be repaired. You have a slow leak so it should be fine, unless you let it get down super low and drove like that for while. Read more about how runflats work: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6631748.html |
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I had a run flat patched, same thing, had a screw in the middle of the tread.
I had it patched by a national tire chain, they didn't even wince when I told them it was a run flat. I have about 6000 miles on the tire (left front) and haven't any problems. I have even run them up to around 135 mph. |
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05-05-2007, 06:13 PM | #6 |
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Get it plugged. You only lost a little bit of pressure, so the integrity of the tire has not been compromised. But if it was me, I'd throw those RFT POS in the garbage
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05-05-2007, 06:17 PM | #7 |
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I know, I'm with that thought. Ran the winter in non run flat radials and the difference in ride quality was stunning. So far the only guy that willl plug the tire is my dealer. I'll be calling him Monday.
I'm told the tire has to come off the wheel and get an interior patch/plug? That sound right?
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05-05-2007, 07:08 PM | #8 |
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nail in tire
If it is not near the edge I'd have no problem patching it or doing a patch and plug (from the inside) but the plug only mode is a no-no in radials. They just do not hold up. You also usually have to make the hole bigger to get the plug in and that just makes it easier for water to get to the metal belts and then they rust.
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05-05-2007, 07:18 PM | #9 |
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if you get it plugged and an accident occurs because of that plug... i doubt any tire companies will want to be blamed for that. if i were a tire company i wouldn't plug tires that explicitly say not to plug or repair...
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05-06-2007, 03:10 PM | #11 |
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If the nail is in the middle of the tread and you have not run the tyre completely flat then it is perfect for a patch and it will be just as good as new. Even in the very unlikely event of the patch blowing out it is still a run flat tyre and would support the weight of the car anyway. If you dont have tyre insurance then get it patched.
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but if your going to run with them for a while.... spend the money and get it done right! GL
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05-08-2007, 12:06 AM | #15 |
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This happened to me about a year ago on one of my RFT, I was expecting to get it replaced and the dealer was honest enough to just patch it for me and said it would be an easy fix. It was true for me. I have driven about 18,000miles since then with no problem, the patch was fine.
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Patch! I did it myself a few weeks ago, but I'm still getting it patched by some service center, because my patch leaks air. Oh well.
Run flats are ridiculously expensive, I'm going for a new set of wheels. |
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05-09-2007, 02:00 PM | #20 |
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Plug and play brother.
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05-09-2007, 03:55 PM | #21 |
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Yep, gonna get plugged and patched tomorrow. Found a Bridgestone dealer that says no prob, just a PITA to get the tire off the rim and back on. Evidently they've done this a bunch of times.
I know one thing... the second these tires are worn out I'm going to non run flats and never look back. I'm already carrying the inflator and minicompressor in the trunk. Why put up with the shitty ride and hassle. Straight line performance diff is very noticable after coming off the winter with non RFT, too. Thanks for all your help.
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