Is my tyre a write-off?

sbs2010

Hi

I got a 2cm screw embedded in my tyre yesterday. See photos attached. After I unscrewed it, there's a slow air leak.

Can this be repaired safely or do I need a new tyre?

Tyre is a Hankook 205/55 R16.

Thanks.

magentis

That should be ok to repair.

XsApollo

yes it can be repaired.
5 to 10 euro in your local tire place.

horse7

I'd get it repaired, the repair guy will advise anyway.

monkeysnapper

I had a similar puncture a few years ago , got it fixed , two days later flat again , got new tyre then . looks to me to be in safe enough place to fix but will it last??

Cost me 7euro to fix .

horse7

How did u get on?

doctorchopper

should be ok but id get a mushroom plug put in, thats where they take they tyre of the wheel and plug it from the inside, much better than the tar strip plugs

Sam Quentin

Great pics, such detail.... Just sayin like :-)

clonagam

I've had two recent instances of nails/screws in tyres.
In the first, I went to a well-known chain of tyre specialists. All they wanted to do was to write off the tyre and sell me a new one.
For the second, I sourced a small owner-run tyre outlet who repaired the leak successfully and I've had no further trouble.
Like the illustrations here, both penetrations were through one of the tyre's water-removing slits.
One further observation, the tyre illustrated here seems to have had considerable wear though no wear mark is visible. It is good sense to replace tyres well before the legal minimum limit.

deandean

You should screw Spax!

That's a very common form of puncture, not on the sidewall, very fixable.

winnie the schtink

bit of silicone put screw back in drive on sorted:)

clonagam

clonagam wrote: »

the tyre illustrated here seems to have had considerable wear though no wear mark is visible. It is good sense to replace tyres well before the legal minimum limit.

It looks like there's about 4-5mm of tread left on it?

clonagam

I believe anything less than 3mm of thread is dangerous

jimbis

1.6mm is legal thread depth so there is loads left on this, I'm guessing it's on front tyre and that's what's making it have a scrubbed look.

As for the puncture it's fixable, some popular places might not do it though. Plug will be fine but it can be patched too.
The reason some people have the tyre go flat after getting a similar one fixed is all down the the strength of they're wall really. Lots of flex and it's gonna upset the plug/patch.