I hate NAILS!!!...help

[TheGranDS]

I was driving home one night and I was real tried. I didn't even notice somethin in my tire till the morning when my dad told me that there was something stuck in my back right tire. I ran out and I saw that it was some hard round metal object about an inch and a half away from the tire side wall. I am afraid to take it out cuz my tire might go flat. Right now it seems like its fine and that there is just a nail stuck in it. ..what should I do..is there anyway to fix it cuz the tires are still pretty new and I don't want to change every tire or even one cuz tires for a 18 inch is kinda expensive..any suggestions would be fine but im gonna go to a shop and ask them what I can do also....thanks

[Old Guy]

Take it to a shop and they can plug it. Shouldn't affect the tire at all.

[Loopy]

:agree: Make sure you watch them do it, too!!! FIRE! FIRE!!

[mthegodfather]

Either take it to a shop or you can plug it yourself with a cheap kit from Autozone. It is simple to do and should last just fine.

[TheGranDS]

Thanks everyone for your help....I went to this shop in my town and they plug it up for me in like a minute. and yes I watched them do it...I watched him like a hawk to make sue he was doin it...thanks again

[mthegodfather]

You should invest in a good air pump and a plug kit so you can fix it yourself next time.It is really cheap and saves alot of stress about having to get to the tire shop.

[rixGAphx]

High-performance tires, or eavn 'normal' tires that you care about, should NOT be plugged!!

Plugging is only for riding lawnmowers and emergency auto repairs.

A decent shop will locate the puncture, remove tire from rim, apply a patch to the inside of the carcass, and maybe squirt some cement into the puncture itself.

They will then remount the tire, and rebalance the assembly (since its weight/balance will be affected by the patch, just as it would be by a plug that only weighs a gram or too).

As you said, those are expensive tires; treat 'em right.

BTW, *most* expensive tires are sold with a 'Road Hazard Warranty' for free repairs of this sort of damage. They'd rather spend a few mins and $$ now than have to replace a poorly-plugged tire later (and they might REFUSE a future repair because of a previous plug).

Good luck.
-Rick

PS: Leave the object IN the tire as you drive to the tire shop, or just remove the tire and put on the spare.
Do NOT remvoe the object, since you don't know its inner shape; there may be a prong or such that would cause greater/terminal damage as it's being withdrawn.

[TheGranDS]

thanks for your comments man...I definitly look into that stuff but the tire came wit my rims and I bought it from a friend so I couldn't get a warrenty on it..but the plug is alright for now cuz I don't do that much driving or racing so...hopefully by next summer I will get new ones and definitly get that road harzard thing...thanks again

[Old Guy]

Originally posted by rixGAphx
High-performance tires, or eavn 'normal' tires that you care about, should NOT be plugged!!

Plugging is only for riding lawnmowers and emergency auto repairs.

A decent shop will locate the puncture, remove tire from rim, apply a patch to the inside of the carcass, and maybe squirt some cement into the puncture itself.

They will then remount the tire, and rebalance the assembly (since its weight/balance will be affected by the patch, just as it would be by a plug that only weighs a gram or too).

As you said, those are expensive tires; treat 'em right.

BTW, *most* expensive tires are sold with a 'Road Hazard Warranty' for free repairs of this sort of damage. They'd rather spend a few mins and $$ now than have to replace a poorly-plugged tire later (and they might REFUSE a future repair because of a previous plug).

Good luck.
-Rick




I withdraw my advice......do what Rick suggests!! :thumbup2: