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There's a nail in my tyre..

35 posts & 24 voices | Started 4 months ago by molgrips | Latest reply from maxray

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molgrips - Member

.. dear STW dear STW..

It had a slow puncture for ages and ages, 18 months perhaps, then it started to get a little quicker then it became quite a bit quicker suddenly, so that it went flat in about two days. At this point I put some tyre weld in it thinking I was going to get winter tyres fairly soon, and it how holds air. However the other day I found a nail in the tyre right at the edge. Doesn't look as if it's been there for 18 months though.

So - repair the tyre, replace the tyre, or leave it.

Posted 4 months ago #
Surrounded By Zulus - Member

Replace it before you get a blow out.

Posted 4 months ago #
b r - Member

Jesus man, get a life - are you incapable of making decisions!

Posted 4 months ago #
molgrips - Member

Not (yet) convinced it is likely to blow out tbh.

Posted 4 months ago #
Jamie - Member

Thread prediction:

1) Molgrips asks question
2) Molgrips gets told what to do
3) Molgrips disagrees
4) Molgrips argues with those he asked opinons off
5) We all end up losers

Posted 4 months ago #
bikebouy - Member

It'll be fine son, until, until that is, one day when you are in a rush to get some where it'll pop like candy and you'll sit and post on here about it.

Take these off..

Posted 4 months ago #
scaredypants - Member

should I comment on this ?

or not ?

Posted 4 months ago #
molgrips - Member

I have already made a decision. That decision was to post on STW!

Posted 4 months ago #
DT78 - Member

Replace and flog on the classifieds as 'good condition' ??

Posted 4 months ago #
wwaswas - Member

whatever you do, don't start digging at the nail to try and get it out whilst there's pressure in the tyre. You'll have your eye out.

they won't repair a tyre with a nail in the edge of it, btw so you're stuck with tyre roullette or a new tyre.

Posted 4 months ago #
stumpy01 - Member

Surrounded By Zulus - Member
Replace it before you get a blow out.

+1

b r - Member
Jesus man, get a life - are you incapable of making decisions!

+1

Holes in tyres at the edge, generally aren't repairable.
How much is a new tyre for peace of mind that it's not going to suddenly fail??

Posted 4 months ago #
trail_rat - Member

this is the same molgrips that wont buy an older car for his kids safety right ?

Posted 4 months ago #
rightplacerighttime - Member

Don't tell everyone, they'll all want one.

Posted 4 months ago #
molgrips - Member

Ok, maybe I should rephrase the question.

Does a nail in the tyre compromise the structural integrity significantly?

this is the same molgrips that wont buy an older car for his kids safety right ?

Yep, the same one that isn't driving the car til it's sorted and has moved the car seats to the other car.

Posted 4 months ago #
Rusty Mac - Member

You will struggle to repair the tyre if the nailis at the edge, there are repairable limits on what can be done.

If you have had a slow leak previously check the rims, they could be corroded and letting air pass at the bead of the tyre (this is what is happeing on mine just now). It is easy to test - remove wheel from car, inflate tyre then spray some soapy water round the wheel and look for bubbles.

conclusion - Replace tyre you probabley wont be get it repaired if it has a nail in or near the edge but check out you rim first at it may need some work so tha the new tyre seals propery.

Posted 4 months ago #
wwaswas - Member

the same one that isn't driving the car til it's sorted

you've not driven a car for 18 months because it has a slow puncture?

Posted 4 months ago #
molgrips - Member

No, I haven't driven it since I found the nail, and I haven't driven it anywhere other than the shops since it started going down quickly.

Posted 4 months ago #
Jamie - Member

Does a nail in the tyre compromise the structural integrity significantly?

No. That's why all new tyres come with a nail fitted as standard.

Posted 4 months ago #
LapSteel - Member

swap it for a brass screw....much nicer and it wont rust

Posted 4 months ago #
Marge - Member

Does a nail in the tyre compromise the structural integrity significantly?

No but it can allow water ingress to the steel belts which then corrode leading to separation & integrity issues.

Posted 4 months ago #
wwaswas - Member

and of course the nail will come out on a cold, dark and wet night and leave you in the middle of nowhere with a flat tyre.

Posted 4 months ago #
brassneck - Member

No, I haven't driven it since I found the nail, and I haven't driven it anywhere other than the shops since it started going down quickly.

I think your answer is in there somewhere

Posted 4 months ago #
loum - Member

molgrips - Member
I've got a good way to decide for you, it's called MTFU.

Posted 4 months ago #
taxi25 - Member

A nail probably won't make your tyre fall apart.

If its to close to the edge no one would repair it. You could do it yourself though. Get one of those kits fro ebay. Would it be safe...........

Tyre weld seals up bead leaks pretty well.

But come on, just take it down to kwikfit or your local inderpendant.

Posted 4 months ago #
bikebouy - Member

Would you buy a car of Mr Moli?

"ahhh it's fine, only a little nail, makes a lovely clicking sound as you drive off.. a bit like spokiedokies only on a car right"

You Sir are a tight(ish) wad and need to get the thing replaced.. Or, or indeed replace it with..... Guess What?

Nope, no not that..

Yes..

The spare.

Duh.

Posted 4 months ago #
molgrips - Member

The spare is a doughnut, so no. Duh yourself

Wtf with the mtfu mofo? I only asked a technical question about tyres. Or at least that was my intention.

Posted 4 months ago #
maccruiskeen - Member

Whether the hole could be patched or not you've been running the tyre soft for a year and half, presumably hoping it would just get better all by itself. Having done that the whole tyre is your concern, not the nail and its surroundings. Even repaired its not a tyre I'd want to knowingly use.

Posted 4 months ago #
molgrips - Member

Whether the hole could be patched or not you've been running the tyre soft for a year and half, presumably hoping it would just get better all by itself

No, not really, I've checked pressure before every trip, so I know it's not been driven soft.

Posted 4 months ago #
bikewhisperer - Member

I've repaired a car tyre from a tack with those rubbery string things. Was fine for the next 8 months until it wore out. The tack was only in it for about a mile though.. I could hear it going round, and near the centre of the tyre.
I chucked 100ml of stans in there for good measure though!

Posted 4 months ago #
micky - Member

If its a good tyre i'd repair it with a UST tyre patch. This is not a worm type or a normal innertube patch but a proper UST tyre repair patch that goes on the inside of the tyre & can be bought from CRC for under a fiver.

Posted 4 months ago #
bikebouy - Member

Mr Moli's spare tyre, though which one he's talking about is, well, anyone's guess.

I'd stick it on Mr Moli, it'll last longer than the one you've got hissing away on the drive.

Posted 4 months ago #
dooosuk - Member

At this point I put some tyre weld in it ....

So - repair the tyre....

I'd love to see the guys face at the tyre shop when you ask him to repair a tyre full of tyre weld!

Posted 4 months ago #
loum - Member

molgrips - Member
Wtf with the mtfu mofo? I only asked a technical question about tyres. Or at least that was my intention.

You only got a technical answer, MTFU.
Too technical for you?

Jamie was right above.

Jamie - Member
Thread prediction:

1) Molgrips asks question
2) Molgrips gets told what to do
3) Molgrips disagrees
4) Molgrips argues with those he asked opinons off

BTW, copied and pasted your advice from this thread yesterday:
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/idave-dietalternatives-to-passata/page/2

If you can't take it, don't dish it.

Posted 4 months ago #
ScottChegg - Member

"I've got a good pudding replacement for you, it's called MTFU. "

Hoist by your own retard; Mr Mole.

Posted 4 months ago #
PePPeR - Member

Get some winter tyres ordered and get them fitted now!

You've got a tyre full of weld with a nail on the edge, it won't be getting repaired at a normal tyre shop, get yourself covered and get the thing repaired.

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