Got a screw in a rear tire along with a slow leak. Local tire shops did not want to patch the tire (policy?) I got a gas station plug - not the best solution but seems odd that no one wants to patch. It's mixed but most online advice says you can patch the tire once if you have not driven the tire with low pressure.

Any feedback or opinions ?

I don't want a new expensive run flat and I would prefer not to have mixed tire types on the vehicle.

 

Replaced run flat when it was punctured. I have 2 run flat in rear and 2 Goodyear Weather Ready in front for last 14500 km and it has been fine.

 

I had to replace mine because the nail was too near to the edge. It became clear after doing research that Bridgestone run flats fitted can be repaired if the puncture is away from the wall and subject to normal tyre repair rules.



Nail too close to tyre wall….

 

If they do not want to repair it there's reason... buy a new replacement. Your safety is worth more than a few hundred bucks. Just my .02.

 

Yep those are my tires. It was a screw in the middle of the tread. The car was not really even losing air - after it hit 28 psi. I wanted a patch but settled for a plug.

Seems fine for the moment.

 

I had a nail in one of mine. It was losing air slowly, not running flat. I took it to Discount Tire. They said they could patch it, since the sidewalls weren't damaged. I assume they would be damaged if I drove with the tire completely flat.

 

That would seem reasonable if the tire was not "run flat" and just low on air. Replacing unnecessarily seems wasteful. Something to Google for sure.

 

I still remember the days when I bought one of those nifty mushroom plug kits from Pep Boys for a few bucks and it was pretty easy to plug something like a nail or screw puncture. These days tire shops are reluctant to do patching and it is also likely that you end up buying 2 tires rather than just the one that was damaged since they push for matched pairs with equal wear.

 

I still do. I plugged a couple screw holes in my son's Civic. One about a year ago, the other 3 or 4 years ago. Both holding perfectly. Back in the early 80s I had a high school job at gas station/garage and I used to do a fair number of these back then. Never had an issue.

 

Got mine repaired (patched) at the Lexus dealer on the 2nd weeks, got the same type of screws as the posted picture up there, been puting on 4k on it and on my 2nd year now without any problem

 

I patched the tire on my previous Porsche Panamera at a tire place. Seemed to do the job.

 

Plugged mine on 8/2022 at my Lexus dealer 11,000 miles later and bought back on 2/2022 - thankfully still going well!

 

Most run flat tires can be repaired if the pressure never dropped below certain value (typically 22 psi). On the other hand, if the pressure dropped below this value and the tire was driven upon for any extended period of time (more than a few hundred feet), it has to be replaced.