Slow Puncture ?

Chong

Yo people,

So I have a slow puncture, popped on the spare tonight, to find a big nail in the tyre I took off. Anyways, how much should I be looking at to have tyre puncture repaired?

Living in Limerick btw, so any recommendations welcome as to where to take the tyre to be repaired.

Cheers

VZ

BlackWizard

I think it cost me 20 euro to get mine done in Dublin. I thought it was a bit expensive. I was hoping to pay around 15 euro for it.

ShayK1

Yo yourself...
€10 or €12 should be enough.

Chong

Yeah thats what my father keeps telling me between 15-20.

So I am hoping that its not any dearer, even though I paid 30 for an oil top last week, robbing mofos where I went last time.

jimogr

Last puncture I got fixed in Dublin was 9 euro.

crosstownk

€10-€15. Try Advance on the Ennis Road - they won't plug it - they'll remove the tyre and repair it from the inside.

There's another Advance in Cathedral Place in case that's handier for you.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Is the nail near the side wall?

Chong

BrynW wrote: »

Is the nail near the side wall?

No the nail is in the top of the tyre, does that make a difference?

crosstownk

If the nail was in the side wall then you'd most likely need a new tyre - side wall damage cannot usually be repaired.

Chong

Well thats good news then so cause its in the top. Less expense = the best.

Cheers for the advice on Advance tyres.

omb0wyn5ehpij9

Van Zuylen wrote: »

No the nail is in the top of the tyre, does that make a difference?

crosstownk wrote: »

If the nail was in the side wall then you'd most likely need a new tyre - side wall damage cannot usually be repaired.

Exactly what he said

orbital83

€10-€15. Try Advance on the Ennis Road - they won't plug it - they'll remove the tyre and repair it from the inside.

The last time that happened to me, the repair cost 5 euro.

The joys of living in Longford.

HJL

John J wrote: »

The last time that happened to me, the repair cost 5 euro.

The joys of living in Longford.

€5 in Donegal too, if some guy rolled out my wheel and asked for €20 for fixing a puncture, i would quickly suggest to him that he could insert the tyre into his anus.

No reason in the world that a same job should cost 4 times the amount in one place compared to another.

patrickc

8 for me on saturday, that was with the wheel on the car

snowman707

I always carry a kit & a small 12v. compressor, most times I don't take the the wheel off the vehicle

colsers22

Fiver in Mullingar too.. Dual citizenship!!
I would never get anything done with my car in Dublin..
Crash repairs cost me 922 in Mullingar, quotation in Dublin for same was 2,300..

crosstownk

patrickc wrote: »

8 for me on saturday, that was with the wheel on the car

Tyres should be removed from the rim to repair a puncture. Anything else is a temporary repair.........

http://www.coopertire.com/html/pdf/ServiceBulletin108.pdf

http://www.tirerack.com/tires-techpage-1/77.shtml

http://www.conti-online.com/generator/www/us/en/continental/automobile/themes/contiacademy/drivers_ed/tire_repair_en.pdf

www.rma.org wrote:

TIRE MAINTENANCE

When a tire is losing air it must be removed from the wheel by an expert for complete internal inspection to be sure it is not damaged. Tires driven even short distances while severely underinflated may be damaged beyond repair.

Punctures up to 1/4" in diameter, when confined to the tread, may be repaired by trained personnel. These tires must be removed from the wheel, inspected and repaired using industry-approved methods which call for an inside repair unit and a plug. Some punctures may make the tire non-repairable. A plug by itself is an unacceptable puncture repair.

Chong

I got the tyre repaired close where I work, in mid west tyres, cost a tenner so happy days.