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This morning when I was driving to work my tire pressure monitor came on and indicated my passenger's side rear tire was at 25 PSI. Within 2 or 3 miles it was already down to 23 PSI. I stopped in a parking lot and installed the spare.
Here are the obligatory pics. We'll see if the tire can be patched. It already had a patch put on it at the beginning of the summer. I think it picked up a bolt or shard of metal. It was in the middle of the tread but it was leaking FAST!😕
The tire was destroyed. $569.35 to get 2 new Goodyears. They mentioned the Goodyear spare wasn't made anymore and they couldn't order the exact same Michelins. Oh well...
I guess I won't be stopping for coffee in the morning anytime soon.
I've had two leakers, one a screw, can't recall the others. Both patched, and caught both in the driveway at home.
We inherited half of a ski condo 380 miles away, up into the high sierra into a county with the smallest population in the state. I carry an extra spare on that trip, as you might have a full day devoted to getting a patch if you pop one in the right place.
That looks like a good 3/8 or 1/2 inch drill bit. That would take a bit of work to patch...I mean it COULD be done but it's got a high chance of remaining a leaker since you'd have several plugs tied together to try to stop it. At that size of a hole it's better to just replace the tire.
Yeah, I considered taking the tire to a mom & pop shop down in the city, but since it's the family's primary vehicle I decided to do the right thing. Once the 2 Michelins on the front wear out I can switch to the extra Michelin I have, or track down a new Goodyear to match the spare.
FWIW, the spare on my Bullnose truck is from a mom & pop shop. I bought it used for $25 years ago. I generally don't go much farther than the car show with my Bullnose though.
So, the 2 OE Michelins that were still good at the beginning of the thread are now in need of replacement.
$98.30 to mount/balance & dispose of the old Michelins with 2 that I have in my garage. I guess I should make sure these last until I buy a set of tires next winter. Who knows how much that will be!
Squeaky clean 100% proper repair is a plug, and a patch. The patch on the inside pneumatically seals the tire, the plug keeps water out of the steel belts. You put in the plug, then grind it off flush with the inside, buff it and install the patch. Done a few hundred of those, lol.
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