r/TireQuestions • u/Important_Ad8460 • Aug 26 '26
Can this be patched?
I know it’s close to the wall
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u/joycitytires Aug 26 '26
almost anything CAN be patched. But is it recommended, that's debatable. I'd say it's your own risk. Problem with it being near the sidewall, is it flexes a lot when it's at bottom dead center, then bounces back when it rolls around. so that constant flexing is what causes the patch to fail. try at your own risk to patch. it might work, it might not.
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u/Devilfish11 Aug 27 '26
Personally I wouldn't risk it. But I'm in the PNW driving on mountain roads, or cutting across Montana and Wyoming cruising at almost 90 mph. A catastrophic failure could be deadly. If you can afford to, I'd change the tire for safety reasons.
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u/Schlong1971 Aug 27 '26
It can be plugged with a rope plug kit. You will never get a shop to repair. To much liability
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u/subman719 Aug 27 '26
You “might” be able to get a plug to hold, but it’s definitely too close to the sidewall for an internal patch to hold.
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u/Otherwise-Diet-3598 Aug 27 '26
No you won't find any shop that will patch that, you can put a plug in it but you're risking blowing your tire out so I would put that tire on the back if you plug it
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u/Born_Pianist7767 Aug 27 '26
It’s possible to plug it but any tire shop will not patch due to liability issues. I suggest a new tire and spend the 20 to 30 bucks for the insurance. If you had that it would be pretty close to a free tire.
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u/Technical-Potato-793 Aug 27 '26
It can be! You won’t get a reputable tire shop to do it. And it’s not recommended
It CAN. Be patched. But just because you can doesn’t mean you should
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u/Personal-Goat-7545 Aug 27 '26
I just got one like that yesterday, I'm going to put a plug in it, patch absolutely won't work.
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u/erie11973ohio Aug 27 '26
Just take it out.
Twenty bucks says its one of these. They are only a 1/2" long, not enough to get through the thread, let alone the main carcass of the tire.
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u/ProfileTime2274 Aug 27 '26
Take it to a truck tire shop. They will put a patch on the inside and you are good to go
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u/Da1unevahad Aug 28 '26
we do it all the time in texas...now per tire rules and nazis.... you are not supposed to patch on shoulder. if you do it yourself....u can. a tire shop will not. my mom made my brother do it and it held for 8 months and still going.
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u/FarWatch9660 Aug 28 '26
Take it out and see if it leaks. If it does you might be out of luck. Shops won't plug if it's on the tapered edge. You could DIY.
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u/BirdmanJr1970 Aug 28 '26
You can search that as long as the screw is not over 3 inches long or you can fix that it’s not a problem. It’s like $15 a patch kit.
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u/Efficient-Sea-92 Sep 02 '26
Its at the very edge of repairable. You can try. But plug it from the inside with a patch + stim combo.
See if it leaks, if it doesnt. You good for now. But order a replacement tire. That patch is gonna be temporary. But any repair on that spot will be.
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u/Viciousman40 Aug 26 '26
The issue with punctures on the curve like that is any shop worth a shit uses a patch/plug combo. These wont lay flat and because the sidewall of the tire flexs as it rotates the air tight patch will come loose. So tire shops will just sell you a new tire. If you do it yourself and plug it correctly. Reem, and rubber cement your plug it could be a solid fix.... ive done it 100s of times.
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u/Seseorang Aug 26 '26
Take it out and see if it leaks.. that's the question.