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I have a screw in my Goodyear P275/40ZR18 and it leaks slowly. Can I get it plugged or am I 'screwed"? >I have a screw in my Goodyear P275/40ZR18 and it leaks slowly. > Can I get it plugged or am I 'screwed"? Plug it, and patch it on the inside and forget it. The reason they do both is so it cuts down water/dirt separating the plies in the hole, the patch is to hold the air and backup the plug. There are also some special plug/patches out there that have a head on them like the inside patch. Then again if you're racing it all bets are off. My right rear has a plug in it that has worked well for 2 years, non runflat rain tire.  SignatureDad 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd 64 Red/red/white top/4spd Thanks Dad! I don't plan on racing, but I want to bake sure I'm not setting myself up for a blowout at (insert speed here). Thank again >> I have a screw in my Goodyear P275/40ZR18 and it leaks slowly. >> Can I get it plugged or am I 'screwed"? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > patch. Then again if you're racing it all bets are off. My right rear > has a plug in it that has worked well for 2 years, non runflat rain tire. > Thanks Dad! I don't plan on racing, but I want to bake sure I'm not > setting myself up for a blowout at (insert speed here). Thank again [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Don't do this if the screw is anywhere near the sidewall. I did this and it all came apart in the fast lane with the slow lane nose to tail. A bit embarrassing. Plugging inside the tread pattern has worked OK on many occasions. George. >> Thanks Dad! I don't plan on racing, but I want to bake sure I'm not >> setting myself up for a blowout at (insert speed here). Thank again [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > George. I think this says about the same thing as my tire guy. For runflats he only plugs in the mid-2/3 of the treadwidth. Check out the table at the bottom of page, on: <http://www.cjtire.com/pdf/Safety%20Information.pdf> If you limit speed to where you can maintain control and get it stopped before disintegration tears up bodywork then it doesn't matter. -- pj >>> Thanks Dad! I don't plan on racing, but I want to bake sure I'm >>> not [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > -- > pj Limit speed? You're no fun at all.
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