General Screw in rear tyre

[TedBundy]

Oh look what i found damn!!
I'm guessing new tyre, and hoping repair job, tho guessing 2 near the edge, gunna go see 2moro/weekend
Tyre still holding pressure for now, tho dont know how long my 'friend' has been there!! fingers crossed its just the head n lil thread.............

http://www.kwik-fit.com/assets/jpg/graphics/tyre-breakdown-cutout_large.jpg <--hummmm doesnt look gud 40/60

 

[RUI]

Looks like you're screwed.




sorry I had to

 

[dave]

its too near the edge for a safe repair, dont drive to far and/or fast on it it will blow

 

[jrkitching]

fingers crossed its just the head n lil thread

I'd suggest you don't drive the car on that tyre.

I had exactly the same thing happen to a friend who'd just bought a new 500. I was about to put the spare on to take it to a tyrefitter when I stopped & unscrewed the offending item - and to my astonishment, it was a stubby little 15mm screw & the expected hissing noise wasn't there.

A quick brush with soapy water revealed no obvious leakage and the tyre is still holding up fine a year later.

Had we driven on the tyre, I very much doubt we'd have got away with it.

Thinking about it, very short screws are more likely to rest in the road pointy side up & so are more likely to stick in the tyre.

In all honesty, though, I'd say it's a 10% chance at best. I very much hope I'm wrong & will keep my fingers crossed for you.

 

[306maxi]

agree with Dave, don't drive any distance on it or at any speed till it's been looked at

 

[multispoke]

That tyre looks barely legal to me. Good excuse for 2 new tyres.

 

[306maxi]

Plenty of tread on there. It's a Potenza RE050A

if the two treadblocks on the left hand side aren't worn into one there's still pleeeeeenty of life in it

 

[TedBundy]

tyre depth was fine (image was taken at night with flash ) anyways,
£60 later.....10mins @ kwik-e-mark, I'm back on road....on high 'screw alert!!!' :slayer:

 

[306maxi]

New tyre I take it?

 

[TedBundy]

sorry yep one 'new' funny named one rear tyre 195/45 R16 w....i aint a brand name type of person :devil: well not for the rears

 

[306maxi]

sorry yep one 'new' funny named one rear tyre 195/45 R16 w....i aint a brand name type of person :devil: well not for the rears

Tbh the rears are just as important as the front.

 

[dave]

tyres only seem to get screws in them when there is lots of tread, the tread must flip them up

 

[multispoke]

tyre depth was fine (image was taken at night with flash ) anyways,
£60 later.....10mins @ kwik-e-mark, I'm back on road....on high 'screw alert!!!' :slayer:

did they refuse to repair it or did you prefer to put a new one on ? If there was good thread left on the tyre I would have been tempted to have it plugged leaving a matching pair on the rear once you weren't driving predominately on motorways.

 

[306maxi]

did they refuse to repair it or did you prefer to put a new one on ? If there was good thread left on the tyre I would have been tempted to have it plugged leaving a matching pair on the rear once you weren't driving predominately on motorways.

It was far too close to the outside of the tyre for them to safely repair it.