Ever seen a nail/screw do this to a tire?
I had a screw in my tire about an inch or two away from the side wall. It looks like it went in fairly straight - easy fix right? Nope - once they took it off and showed me the inside....yikes. It was a fairly new tire too. $250 later...
How is this possible? The gouges did not go all the way through. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1376771833.jpg |
If the tire went flat or almost flat before you noticed, perhaps flexing of the sidewall caused the gouge on the inner sidewall. This might happen especially if its a front tire. Or maybe it happened when the tire was being broken from the rim.
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Tire had 29 psi in it. I see what your saying about the sidewall damage - but what about the main surface area damage (red arrows)? Screw location is approx as it was broken off when I saw it.
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Depends on how long the screw was, but if u say the air was still at 29 psi, then I would suspect either accidental or intentional damage by the installer. Either way you have a new tire purchased through them.
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Really simple. A puncture on the thread, fix it with a plug, if you are paranoid take the tier off the rim and put a patch on the inside. If its a cut on the sidewal, new tire, period.
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That damage must have been done when the tire was dismounted. With the tire still inflated, there's nothing to cause a screw to bend INSIDE the tire, to cause that damage. If the tire was left on the wheel and plugged, you would have likely been OK.
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Anyone ever see pictures of a 2X4 stuck in a tree after a hurricane or tornado?
Similar forces involved when a tire hits a foreign object. When I worked at a tire store I saw people bring in tires with a pork chop bone hanging out the side & another with a pliers! |
Here was Michelin's response
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Patssle, did they remove the screw before dismounting the tire?
IDK Pro, I've done dozens of plugs over the years, without dismounting the tire, and never had one problem. |
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