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Take a gander at this and tell me if you think it is unrepairable. Firestone told me it's unrepairable but they didn't even look inside the tire. It holds pressure but has a slow audible bleed if you put your ear up to it.
Although that pic may be misleading, it doesn't look like there's much tread left on that tire. If it's 2/32nds or less, most tire shops will refuse to replace it.
Have you taken it to any place other than Firestone?
Although that pic may be misleading, it doesn't look like there's much tread left on that tire. If it's 2/32nds or less, most tire shops will refuse to replace it.
Have you taken it to any place other than Firestone?
It doesn't look like there's much from this angle. But there's at least 50% left.
Reason the shop said no is because most shops do NOT patch, they plug tires now with vulcanizing plugs. These are safe enough for nail/screw holes up to about 1/4" diameter.
Slashes larger than that are generally deemed unsafe, particularly on a tire classified as a "low profile" or "performance" due to the high lateral forces these types of tires see in everyday use.
As was stated earlier in this thread, I also don't see enough tread there worth saving. You say 50% but honestly, even the sipe marks on the center and mid-center ribs appear to be gone.
Sure, you might find a shop that will patch it for you but it's just not safe. Back in the day, it might have been sufficient to patch and tube the tire but no one uses tire tubes any longer, at least not for wide, low profile performance tires.
Replace it. Cheaper to do that than risk a high speed blowout in a corner.
Yesterday Firestone wanted $30 for a low profile flat repair, they told me they couldn't do it after an hour of waiting.
Today I went to Les Schwab, they pulled off the tire and plugged it for FREE. Screw Firestone, bunch of dumb clowns working there that are lazy as F. I watched them sit in a circle for 30 minutes after looking at my tire for 5 minutes and deemed it unrepairable by the look of it. MORONS.
Quit worrying about the tread, I know how to determine the tread life. That wasn't the question.
Yesterday Firestone wanted $30 for a low profile flat repair, they told me they couldn't do it after an hour of waiting.
Today I went to Les Schwab, they pulled off the tire and plugged it for FREE. Screw Firestone, bunch of dumb clowns working there that are lazy as F. I watched them sit in a circle for 30 minutes after looking at my tire for 5 minutes and deemed it unrepairable by the look of it. MORONS.
Quit worrying about the tread, I know how to determine the tread life. That wasn't the question.
Yesterday Firestone wanted $30 for a low profile flat repair, they told me they couldn't do it after an hour of waiting.
Today I went to Les Schwab, they pulled off the tire and plugged it for FREE. Screw Firestone, bunch of dumb clowns working there that are lazy as F. I watched them sit in a circle for 30 minutes after looking at my tire for 5 minutes and deemed it unrepairable by the look of it. MORONS.
Quit worrying about the tread, I know how to determine the tread life. That wasn't the question.
Wow, really?
Main point was about safety.... your take on it was the comment on the tread??
10-25-2015, 04:31 PM
Unrepairable flat?
