My load range E spare tire apparently rode for too long too loose and now has a 2 to 3" bubble on the sidewall. Can this be safely repaired?

I'm thinking the tire could be deflated and then some patch cement injected into the void.

Thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks!!

 

A bubble sticking out on the sidewall?

That's not repairable. That's a steel cord inside the side wall that broke, and with the air pressure that I can imagine in that Load ranger E tire, that can blow out anytime!


Replace it!

 

Twice I've tried repairing a sidewall leak and it never works! The sidewalls flex too much to endure any patch so as John says just replace it---better to know you've got a good spare instead of discovering it when its needed most.

Sorry 'bout that---most E range tires ain't cheap--especially Michelins!

 

I've never seen an E load tire break a belt on the sidewall!

 

Alrighty then.... A new tire for the spare it is! I'm waiting on a lift (even a mild one) to correct the front stock spring sag as the 235-85-16's on it are brand new but in my mind too narrow to look correct with a lift. And now I have to spend %25 of the way there in tires.

On a related note... Do any of you carry any sort of tire plug kit and air compressor or just rely on the spare?

 

I only carry a spare, I check the air pressure in the spare every 2nd oil change.

(or on the motorhome, every spring when I drive it back home from storage)

 

If only driving locally which is the bulk of my miles I have just a spare, also pressure checked at least every other oil change same interval as greasing the chassis.

If heading out of town I have a Milwaukee V28 1/2" impact with two fully charged batteries that goes along. A flat on the freeway can be changed quick and easy with that tool. Also carry an older Chevy van scissor jack that can be placed, raised and lowered without crawling under the van. I never liked the stock bottle jacks that typically come from Ford.