Aristo300

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Can run-flat tires be plugged if there is a small leak?

Lapraka

Only some independent shop may patch it up for about $60-$80. (none of the chain stores will do that due to liability issues.) I finally decided on 4 regular tires. Still got 2 very nice RFT. PM me if interested!

norman52

If it is a nail hole have you ever thought of just buying a plug kit at the auto parts store and doing it yourself?
The repair shops are afraid you have been driving around with the tire flat and it now needs to be replaced not repaired. They don't care if you tell them it is just a slow leak and you haven't been driving on the tire without any air in it.
That or take it to the tire shop, have it dismounted and bring it home and but a patch on the inside and take it back to the tire store to be mounted and balanced.
I'd just plug it. I carry a kit in my trunk of all my cars for just in case times.
I can pull the nail, screw, whatever out and plug and refill the tire faster than I can pull the lugnuts and change the tire.

Aristo300

I may have drove on the tire a few miles without pressure, does this harm the tire? It seems to ride fine.

Lexiss_sc430

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Holy moly 60-80 bucks for a tire patch that’s highway robbery, my guy does it for free and no one should ever pay more than 5-15 bucks for a tire patch, for that price I would think they were patching it with gold.

The consensus on tire patches is that they are not that dependable and that they will not last at high speeds. Yet I have patched many tires before and never had a problem. As long as they do the correct prep work and the hole is in a repairable section of the tire you should be good to go.

Aristo300

False alarm guys, but thanks for the advice--a can of fix-a-flat did the trick!

norman52

Now for the thread on the air pressure sensor ruined by a can of fix a flat

Aristo300

Saw that on the can..... we will see! Problem one has been fixed though.

Lexiss_sc430

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Good luck, that stuff is going to reek havoc on the sensor and leave crap all over the inside of the rim

norman52

That is one of the first posts i read on here.Don't use fix a flat.
This forum is a wealth of information.................if you read and use it.

TXFM

I despised my runflats so bad before I got rid of them that I considered plugging them.... with a .45 ......., but, maybe that's not what you meant.

sonyman

I've never heard that before. Tire patches are permanent and safe. Perhaps you're thinking of plugs which are not safe nor are they permanent.

Tensi

I am new to runflats. I thought that if punctured, they feel with that "fix a flat" type goo.. and make the tire more or less useless after the slightest puncture? Am I completely off?