993RS

Second time in twi weeks!

993RS

Do not know how screws can enter tire... and twice in less than two weeks. First the front tire, then the rear tire.

993c4_Toronto

That sucks. A contractor was renovating a house on my shared ally and I had two cars get screws in tires.

Domer911

can I get a side view of that wheel?

HenryPcar

Seems to me the puncture is not close to the shoulder and it can be plugged.

pp000830

If you are lucky it doesn't go in further than the tread block and can simply be removed.
To verify this fix when pulling it out without getting stranded with a flat time if it does leak is to...
Without even unmounting the tire, get a tire rope-plug kit at Harbor Freight for a few dollars and pull the screw out.
If it leaks just push the rope plug in with the tool that comes with the kit.
Although such a fix is not recommended for radial tires over time it will work just fine until you have time to take the tire in and have a proper plug put in from the inside face.
Tubeless Tire Repair Kit
Some folks in a pinch keep a rope-plug kit in their car with their spare tire as an emergency repair option rather than filling their tire up with goop.

Andy

mrhebert

Don't screw with it, no pun intended. Take it to your local Discount Tire store. They will dismount the tire and fix it properly with an internal patch. I've had two new tires fixed by them, and they've never leaked.

tstafford

I second this. Discount Tire is a great outfit. I use them for any car that doesn’t have centerlocks. Although I suspect they could handle that too.

cgfen

this was easier to deal with

pp000830

The reason I suggested above that the OP check the screw to see if it went all the way through the tread is
I recently took my car in to have the rear tires dismounted and rotated.
The mechanic refused to dismount and rotate one of my tires to another rim because it had a screw in it, insisting it was dangerous and unsafe. I went home and dug the screw out myself. Turned out it didn't go in past the tread block and was a non-issue.
Some folks would have inferred by his comments that they needed to buy a new tire or even a set of tires.
That mechanic needed to stop with the screw, and trying to mount his customer and dismount the tire.

More recently I have purchased tires from Discount Tire mailorder and NTB locally. I have had good experience however I question the value of NTB's road hazard warranty as it only covers the cost of the tire carcass not the unmounting, remounting, revalving and balancing of a replacement tire and is a fee on each tire at purchase.
Andy

95_993

Was it in the shop recently? Were you doing any work on another German car in your driveway? That looks like the typical screw used on inner fender liners etc on Audi's and other makes. Note the torx head. The screws are a PIA as the naturally land point up due to the large, flat head.

Just had this happen to me a couple weeks back. I replaced the tire just in case I decide to hit the track. If street use at modest speeds, internal patch is the way to go. If tracked, you're sadly in for a new tire.

Jeff Crowley

Buy your tires from Tire Rack(no affiliation) . They have a free two year road hazard insurance included with most purchases and just honored mine on rear 285 /30 18" at no joking 1 year and 363 days for full replacement value.

Meenrod

So do Discount Tire.

pp000830

Tire Rack seems to be rather pricey, as they are slightly higher on the major national brands and offer a limited selection of regional or value series tires.
https://www.tires-easy.com seems to offer lots of economical options by comparison.

Andy

Twilightblue28A

What is a tread block?