Garlic 1st Gear March 11, 2006 Share March 11, 2006 (edited) 3rd puncture in 2 weeks, happened while driving on Airport Rd. The road condition there is horrible due to construction of KPE. Mud and crap everwhere .... Is this considered as a sidewall puncture? Have retired this tyre to the spare compartment, the other 2 tyres which I'm currently using were punctured on the thread. Did interal patching for all 3 tyres. Edited March 11, 2006 by Garlic ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcz Neutral Newbie March 11, 2006 Share March 11, 2006 ouch dude, i think you should change that tyre..wouldn't want to run around even though the tyre has been patched Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitvip Supersonic March 11, 2006 Share March 11, 2006 No problem lah. Screw hole not so bad. Can patch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charleslim Neutral Newbie March 11, 2006 Share March 11, 2006 I think that is consider a sidewall puncture. I don't recommend to patch it. It's has nothing to do with whether it's a nail or screw, it's the position of the puncture. AS there's no radial reinforement on the inside of the sidewall, the puncture will continue to tear after patch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furrynadz 5th Gear March 11, 2006 Share March 11, 2006 this part of tyre is the weakest link most flexing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie 2nd Gear March 12, 2006 Share March 12, 2006 Hi bro, what is the spec of your tyre? Good low profile tyres usually have strong side-wall. If the metal ring is not bent or spolit, should be able to patched. Watch out for sign of "big stomach". Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furrynadz 5th Gear March 12, 2006 Share March 12, 2006 should be on the cefiro b390 or b391 no low profile for this and sidewall only single ply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jchuacl Clutched March 13, 2006 Share March 13, 2006 When you say internal patching, just to confirm, did the tyre shop dismount the tyre and applied the patch from inside out? 3rd puncture in 2 weeks, happened while driving on Airport Rd. The road condition there is horrible due to construction of KPE. Mud and crap everwhere .... Is this considered as a sidewall puncture? Have retired this tyre to the spare compartment, the other 2 tyres which I'm currently using were punctured on the thread. Did interal patching for all 3 tyres. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeobh 4th Gear March 15, 2006 Share March 15, 2006 This area is not consider the side wall. Nail or pin hole of this size is not a problem and can be repaired using cement and push/pull plug.Nothing to worry about unless you are doing street racing and subjecting the tyres to speed above the permissible rating Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fourth 2nd Gear March 15, 2006 Share March 15, 2006 (edited) Agree maybe can patch. I had my wheel patched with no problem, same place. Now already 2 months no problem. Some of the shops with discourage and ask you to buy new tyres though. Of course to earn $$. But bear in mind it is actually marginal. After patching, you need to monitor though. If you notice the side starts to "swell", it means it is outside of the wire mesh, then no choice have to change tyre. Edited March 15, 2006 by Fourth ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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