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tore a tyre sidewall, can i replace with tube?
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:05 pm
by ClintzLux
as above guys i ripped a hole in the side wall of one of my all terrains today about 30mm down from the tread, and 50mm long.
would a tube do the trick or not?
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:25 pm
by Ruffy
Short answer, NO.
You may be able to find a tyre place the will be able to vulcanize repair it, but ultimatlely the structural integrity of the side wall is gone and i wouldn't trust it.
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:49 am
by Mayhem Mat
tyre places are not aloud to do side wall repairs as it will make your car unroadworthy not even aloud to do it for trailer tyres.
Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:50 am
by mkpatrol
You get a fitterent type of flaaex to the tread area as well as it is built differently. Even if you are successful with your repair it will leak eventually, sometimes catastophically (blowout) which at 100k/h is actually quite scary.
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:13 pm
by Tomo_89
i punctured a sidewall and took it to a tyre repairer and they patched it and it has lasted over a year now with no leakage
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:57 pm
by its aford not a nissan
i had a side wall repair done to a near new tyre but it couldnt be balanced right and at 80kph plus the car would start to wobble , i ended up putting it and another on my trailer and got 2 newies for my car
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:24 am
by mkpatrol
Tomo_89 wrote:i punctured a sidewall and took it to a tyre repairer and they patched it and it has lasted over a year now with no leakage
No one will do sidewall repairs locally, I am surprised this bloke did.
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:41 am
by Mayhem Mat
the only 4x4 tyres that we used to repair side walls on was for a guy that did comps. tyres were for off road use only.
if you get court with a side wall repaired tyre on the road your car will be put of the road and if you say which tyre place fixed it they will be fined. it is a rather big no no because a high percentage will blow out when at speed
Tomo_89 wrote:i punctured a sidewall and took it to a tyre repairer and they patched it and it has lasted over a year now with no leakage
hope you have it on the rear so that when it lets go at 100km mid corner you have a better chance of comming out the other side
I think my life is worth more than a tyre
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:56 am
by ronno88
see if you can get someone to fix it for you and run it as a spare.
will still have to be driven on if you have a blow out but ul have to take it easy i spose?
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:17 pm
by RN
Cheaper to go to a tyre supplier and purchase a second hand tyre of the same brand, specs and size.