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Sep 4, 2007 | 06:34 PM

hawk14414

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Plug, patch, or nada?

So leaving my local grocery store after a beautiful drive home, I notice a small "discoloration" on my passenger side rear tire, in the outer side of the tread area. Closer inspection showed it to be a roofing (I think) nail embedded in the tread. First thought is...."sh*t, brand new Eagle F1". Second thought is "better to find it here while there's still some pressure in the tire, than in the boondocks with a flat".

Anyway - drove it home with no issue. A quick pressure test shows that the tire does not appear to be leaking. Soooooo.......do I pull the nail and drive it as is, assuming no leak? Drive the nail home, and then plug the leak? Patch it inside? I don't like the thought of pulling it without either patching or plugging, thought I'd get a second opinion. I've never had one only go half way through!

Sep 4, 2007 | 06:57 PM

Mark in Baltimore

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Pull the nail and, unless it only just hit the tread block and not the belts, plug and patch it. You'll be fine.

Sep 4, 2007 | 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark in Baltimore

Pull the nail and, unless it only just hit the tread block and not the belts, plug and patch it. You'll be fine.

+1

I've been plugging my own tires since the day I started driving and have never had an issue. Each and every repair (and I've done dozens) outlasted the punctured tire.

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Sep 4, 2007 | 10:38 PM

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not sure how you would plug AND patch a tire? the plug sticks partway through the inside...

+1 on plug your own

Not sure how that plays out with track use but street is no biggie

Sep 4, 2007 | 11:18 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark in Baltimore

Pull the nail and, unless it only just hit the tread block and not the belts, plug and patch it. You'll be fine.

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Sep 5, 2007 | 10:15 AM

hawk14414

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Thx guys. I think the plug and patch is the way to go - standard operating procedure to fix a nailed motorcycle tire, not sure why I didn't think of it.

Sep 5, 2007 | 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkD

not sure how you would plug AND patch a tire? the plug sticks partway through the inside...

+1 on plug your own

Not sure how that plays out with track use but street is no biggie

While either will do the job, the patch is best at pressure retention and the plug is best at terminating water and air ingress to the ( 'rustable'

) steel belt package: by plugging and buffing off the inner plug protrusion to accept a patch, one has the best of both ...

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Sep 5, 2007 | 02:34 PM

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I recently had a plug and patch job. Actually, the patch was the plug. It was a one piece job where the plug was attached to the plug. Very neat.
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Sep 5, 2007 | 02:55 PM

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Tom W

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I've had a number of tires, both street and track, patched (not plugged) without issue. I was cleaning the daily driver up over the weekend and found a screw embedded in the tread of one of the rears so I will be pulling it and taking it in to be patched shortly.