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Tire Repair Question
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Re: Tire Repair Question -
11-11-2006
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I'd hose that tire down with soapy water and see where it's leaking. If it's the valve stem, that's an easy fix. If it's on the tread, there are numerous options. If it's on the sidewall, then it cannot be repaired and must be replaced. If your tires are near replacement, it might just be time for a whole set of 4. That's the right way to do it, anyways. -phaeton |
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On 10 Nov 2006 12:10:12 -0800, "phaeton" <blahbleh666 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote: Teddy Bear wrote: "Teddy Bear" <nothere (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote Sorry, I just noticed yours is a 05, so your tires aren't that old. I'd check the valve stem first for leaks. Then put on the spare, naturally. You can still use the Slime. It works, but a lot of tire guys hate it when they change out your tires..... Only because it melts the inside of the tire and is an explosion hazard on the tire machine. I'd hose that tire down with soapy water and see where it's leaking. If it's the valve stem, that's an easy fix. If it's on the tread, there are numerous options. If it's on the sidewall, then it cannot be repaired and must be replaced. If your tires are near replacement, it might just be time for a whole set of 4. That's the right way to do it, anyways. -phaeton I'll try soapy water at the stem, but due to the nature of the wheel only the last 1/4 inch of the stem is accessible. Spending $900 to $1000 on tires wasn't in the plan until next year. But the question wasn't answered. Assuming for the time being that it is not the stem, but some protrusion into the tire tread; 1. Repair and put it back on 2. Repair and replace with unused spare tire. My concern is the difference in size due to tread ware. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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A tire with 6/32nds can not be repaired. Buy a new tire and toss the old tire in the scrap heap. |
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Who said? I've repaired tires that were worn slick. steve "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:QOqdne4Wdb-I-8jYnZ2dnUVZ_qednZ2d (AT) ez2 (DOT) net... A tire with 6/32nds can not be repaired. Buy a new tire and toss the old tire in the scrap heap. |
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Tire stores in my state will not repair a tire that has 6/32nds or less. That is where the bar starts to show, and the tire store will not make a repair when the bar shows. Yes, it is physically possible to make the repair, but the tire store won't do it. "Steve Barker" <railphotonut (AT) not (DOT) hotmail.com> wrote in message news:R_qdncRZAe0c58vYnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d (AT) giganews (DOT) com... Who said? I've repaired tires that were worn slick. steve "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:QOqdne4Wdb-I-8jYnZ2dnUVZ_qednZ2d (AT) ez2 (DOT) net... A tire with 6/32nds can not be repaired. Buy a new tire and toss the old tire in the scrap heap. |
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My left front tire on my 2005 F350 4x4 is losing 2 - 3 pounds of pressure a day. The set has 40,000 miles on them with about 6/32 inch of tread left. The spare is unused. Would you: 1. Repair the tire and put it back on a: the front, b: the rear. 2. Repair the tire but replace it with the unused spare tire, making the repaired tire the spare tire. Two more notes: 1. 9 months of the year I pull a 13,000 pound 5th wheel RV; it mostly sits the other 3 months. When on the road 45% of miles are actually pulling the trailer from place to place. 2. In a year or less I'll need a new set of tires anyway. |
like" stuff makes no sense to me. We can't find the leak, because it's your
tire. You have to find it. Then you can plug it
I would also make plans to use that spare, but maybe not right now. I might
be more inclined to buy a set of 3 when you wear them out and use the spare
then. I would not want a plugged tire as my spare, so that's not an option.
I want a tire that has never leaked.
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Side wall repairs are possible. You're thinking 1970's. I do it all the time. Yes, on radials, yes on trucks and trailers. |
freeway- for whatever reason. Maybe it's state-to-state, but I'm
pretty sure that direct repairs to the sidewall were illegal in Oregon
in the mid-90s when I worked in a repair shop. So, even if your
perfect repair had nothing to do with an accident, relatives of the
dead family would have an easier time convincing the courts that it
did, than you would have convincing them it didn't
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Another option if it is a slow leak you can't find or in the sidewall is to put a tube in it. |
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The wear bars are at 2/32". s "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:kOCdnXdOdNJJD8vYnZ2dnUVZ_v6dnZ2d (AT) ez2 (DOT) net... Tire stores in my state will not repair a tire that has 6/32nds or less. That is where the bar starts to show, and the tire store will not make a repair when the bar shows. Yes, it is physically possible to make the repair, but the tire store won't do it. "Steve Barker" <railphotonut (AT) not (DOT) hotmail.com> wrote in message news:R_qdncRZAe0c58vYnZ2dnUVZ_rudnZ2d (AT) giganews (DOT) com... Who said? I've repaired tires that were worn slick. steve "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:QOqdne4Wdb-I-8jYnZ2dnUVZ_qednZ2d (AT) ez2 (DOT) net... A tire with 6/32nds can not be repaired. Buy a new tire and toss the old tire in the scrap heap. |
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Duh! Oops. What's 4/32nds among friends? 20,000 miles or so :-) |
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