Nail in tire - can I repair or do I have to replace?
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Nail in tire - can I repair or do I have to replace?
I was driving to work this morning when my low tire pressure light came out. Stopped by a gas station just to add some air to the tires and found a nail there. It's fairly close to the sidewalls, but I was wondering if this was repairable or not?
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Thanks for the reply haha
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I just took my tire with a nail in about the same place to Lexus and they said the tire had to be replaced. I have the wheel and tire insurance so I don't know if that effects the decision but they said it wasn't repairable. It is the second tire replaced with a nail in about the same position even though the first was definitely closer than the one I took in today.
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^^^^For a proper repair the tire needs to be removed from the wheel. The repair ship will then put a plug in the hole from the outside, and put a patch on the hole inside the tire. It will then need to be remounted and balanced, and then put in water to make sure the patch doesn't leak.
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They patched the inside which is the proper way to go!