About 2 months ago I got a nail in the tread of my driver side rear tire and got it plugged.

I was just washing my car yesterday and found a screw in the tread of the same tire, but I put some water on it and it doesn't seem to be leaking at all.

Can the same tire be plugged twice?

Is it dangerous to be driving on (1-10 scale, 10 being extreamly dangerous). Its my only means of transportation right now and I won't be able to take it in until the weekend.


Thanks

 

im sure you can but why get it plugged? why not get it patched?

 

Depending on the place of the puncture, sure. A patch/plug combo is really the best fix. Remember once repaired a tire loses it's speed rating.

 

You will be OK with a second plug/patch repair. This is a reliable repair. If you trust the first repair, you can depend upon the second repair as well. Be sure to use a good tire shop.

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Re> “Is it dangerous to be driving on (1-10 scale, 10 being extreamly dangerous). Its my only means of transportation right now and I won't be able to take it in until the weekend.”

I would take the tire in for repair ASAP. Centrifugal force is working hard to dislodge that screw (especially at speed over 50 mph). If that happens (the screw comes loose), you will hear a bang as the screw flies out and strikes your inner wheel well, and the tire will go flat quickly and you may end up with a ruined tire.

--Spike

 

A tire can be plugged a dozen times. A tire shop may not install multiple plugs because of liability.

 

as long as it's not close to the previous plug... I would pay a little extra and get it patched.

 

How much of its rating does it lose?

I got a screw in a BFG KD tire once on the Friday night before a track event. I got it patched at discount tire the next morning (free!), and didn't even miss a run session. I ran the rest of the weekend on the track. Maybe I was lucky!

 

I didn't realize plug/patch were different, I thought people just used them interchageably

The first time I got a nail they dragged a rubber stick through the spot, guess thats a "plug"

I got that done at my local tire shop, but got pissed at them because they used an iron crowbar to get the tire off my rim and took some paint off the rim.

So this time I am just going to Nissan because they insured me that they use some type of plastic/nylon thing that won't scratch the tires.

I don't really see my car going over 100, so I think the tire should be fine at speed.

Is there a reason shops "plug' instead of "patch" or vice versa. Whats the benifit of having it "patched" instead of "plugged"?

 

Great article/pix on this here:

Puncture Repairs

 

plugging your tire sux. You want to have it patched from the inside whenever possible. I even heard of shops that have quit plugging tires all together for liability issues as mentioned above. Plugging may cause your tire to separate down the road. Patching the tire is the safest bet of the two.

 

I've seen it done. one guy in the front parlor and one in the outhouse.

if you get what I'm allegorying for you.

 

oh or how about this one:

...if by 'tire' you meant 'your sister' then yes.

 

I learned my lessons on plugs many moons ago. The plug blew out.

A plug/patch combo is the most secured approach. Touch wood, I haven't had one for many years.

 

Thanks. Good explanation of the string plug. One advantage of the string plug is that you do not have to take the tire off the wheel.

 

The puncture should be both plugged and patched.

The number of repairs depends on the location. The repairs should not "overlap." I remember asking about this and want to say that the repairs should not be at "right angles" to one another, but not sure that makes sense or is correct.