Nigelw Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Whilst shuffling stuff in the garage I managed to knock my second spare on its side, normally not a problem but it landed on a bit of wood with a nail in, and in it went This is leaking air from the middle of the sidewall, but is it now scrap or can it be patched from inside? Tyre is still 75% good tread and it'd be a shame to have to throw it away! My gut says scrap but I don't really know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW8IZR Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Not a definite answer but my local ATS will not repair a puncture which is outside of the middle 65% of the tread band and I think for cars it might be 60% but thats only a few mm difference really. So if I took it there they would say no. Depending on the tyre and what you are using it for I suppose at a push you could tube it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwakers Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 steve andrews tyres round my way will repair sidewalls they have the gear to do this but its not common for tyre centres to have the kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat_pending Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 It's possible to repair sidewalls, however the cost means it's only really worth it with big truck tyres. Best chance of a cost effective repair is to find a truck/agri' tyre dealer in a rural area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 If it's just a spare put a gator on it and tube it. Otherwise you could get it vulcanised as has been said. Will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 As previous posts sidewall repairs are a no no , unless proper vulcanised repair which unless you know a friendly ag tyre guy with the right equipment is BER . The simplest answer is just stick a tube in it , it will have fabric sidewall plies so no need to use a gaiter on tube , just make sure you buff out any QC labels on inside of casing , just pulling stickers off will be no good as the glue causes the tube to perish and will cause a hole with resulting slow leaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Does not putting a tube in it depend on whether the wheel will accept tubes? I understand alloys on Discoverys should not have tubes. Some years ago I took a punctured tyre on a Discovery alloy wheel to be mended without taking care to see what they were doing. They put a tube in which subsequently burst while I was doing 60 on the A14. The fact that they had used a 14inch tube in a 16 inch wheel did not help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwakers Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 putting a 14" tube in a 16" wheel will have been the ONLY reason that it failed. ive run tubes inside insa turbo dakars on disco alloys for over a year of both hard offroad and long distance on road ( once 200 miles with a p38 on a trailer behind) with no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW8IZR Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 14' tube on a 16' rim.. hmmm, I wouldn't be using that fitter again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 The tyre is on a Disco steel wheel, maybe I will just pop the bead off, stick a tube in and away it goes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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