Prschntr

So first the damaged roof, now a flat tire.

So a find my car car after work with a rear flat. I use the glue from the frunk, fill it up, and drive home. No problems.

I found this screw in the tire. Took it to Firestone and they said they can’t fix it since I used the glue.

So I need to buy a new tire since I used the glue? Wtf. Seems like it would have been a fixable problem.

Would I have been better off towing the car and getting it fixed before the glue?

That tire only has 6000 miles on it. Purchase just one?

Find someone one else to try and patch?

luv2sleep

Try a mom & pop tire shop. Have them patch the tire. If you don’t trust them with the wheel, take it to a reputable Indy shop and have them take the tire off the rim. Big name tire shops don’t want the liability. If you do patch, I wouldn’t take it on the track. Under 100mph should be safe.

LexVan

Buy a quality tire plug kit and pair of needle nose pliers for future use. Keep in frunk. Don't use the tire sealant. Practice on an old tire, so you know what to do on game day.

Porsche_nuts

Wow, when it rains, it poors . . .

Sorry to hear your troubles.

But don't fret, things can only get better from here on . . .

RONGLOS

Not much tire exposed on the 911. Are you going to crawl around on your hands and knees trying to position yourself to pull out the nail or screw. OK once that is done with the angle of the tire can you actually get the plug in? Try this in the dark if you can find the puncture.

mb1

From the picture, it doesn't seem like there's much tread left on the tire anyways. I would lean towards replacing the rears, unless I'm wrong about the tread. In my admittedly anecdotal experience, tire shops are becoming less and less willing to plug tires. They claim it's due to liability issues.

Prschntr

So I put my winters back on. I have easy access to the screw.

Can I just plug it now myself — despite having put the glue in? Is that a definitive fix?

991carreradriver

I have absolutely no experience with this, thankfully. Common sense tells me if you leave the glue it will set and never come out, hence a real PIA. Go for a new tire and welcome to the 911.

flatsick

Same happened to me this week on a fresh tire, buy a new tire.

woodranch

Patch it, save yourself money till you really need tires. Just patched mine on Thursday and have patched many tires with no issues( knock on wood!).

LexVan

THE worst spot possible.

Need4S

Sorry for your run of luck. To answer your question, yes, using the gooey sealant will get you home, but also means you cannot reuse or repair the tire. The reason is that it's next to impossible to remove it all, and it can't be left in there because of the added weight and imbalance.

The good news is that the screw's location on the outer rib probably means it was not safely repairable anyway. There are tremendous forces and flexing that go on at that location, which could rip a patch off the inside of the tire. Also, with that much wear, you ought to be replacing both tires on that end of the car.

HenryPcar

The location of the puncture is 100% repairable.I do it myself with a tire plug kit and the result has been very good. I agree with others as far as not using those gooey can because of the mess it makes.

orclean1

Patch it and buy a new set of rear tires ASAP

mb1

As someone above mentioned, there's no way you'll be able to balance the tire properly with the glue in there. Tire techs balance the tire with GRAMS of added weight to the periphery of the wheel. Not sure how that could ever be done properly with the unevenly distributed glue.