Screw in Tyre

[Jtay]

Yesterday I was doing my usual check on the car before driving off when I saw a screw embedded in my rear tyre.

 

dunno if i'm suay or what, but this is the second time in 6 months. The last time I got a screw in my tyre, I gong-gong went to remove it without much thought. And once I removed it, I could hear the air leaking from my tyre, and it become flat in no time. Ended up having to change to a spare tyre in the car park before I could drive my car to a tyre shop.

 

So this time, I'm wondering, apart from removing the screw, any way to check if the screw is embedded deep enough to cause an inflated tyre? if removing the screw is the only way to check, then i guess the safe way is to drive to a tyre shop first before removing the screw? can save the trouble to changing to spare tyre if indeed there is a flat tyre.

 

Also, would there be any problem in leaving the screw in the tyre until the weekend before doing anything about it?

 

 

 

 

[Lowrider]

yup... the better way is drive to WS first before taking out the screw.

 

if the rate of leaking is slow then you just monitor and inflate your tire when necessary and dont leave the screw there for too long...

[Passion]

Go autobacs buy the kit to repair type.Pull out the nail and immediately put in the red worm.Problem solve.Next thing is to monitor to see any leak.

[Ysc3]

i wud also adv against pulling out the screw by yourself.

 

what i did was use my $5 bicycle footpump and inflated my flat tire and then drove slowly to the nearest tire shop and have them do the proper job instead.

[Jtay]

thanks all for the advice. In the event that there is no need to change the tyre, any idea how much ws charges?

 

 

 

[Rainman]

thanks all for the advice. In the event that there is no need to change the tyre, any idea how much ws charges?

 

FOC to 20 bucks.... Depends on if the w/s know u or not.

[Karoon]

just had a tyre with screw in it patched up in workshop. cost me $10. hear this is standard rate.

[SGCMmaomao]

just ask the tyre shop guy to check, and if it really causing a hole, do patchin up will do.. unless ur tyre botak liao la...

[Passion]

cheapest $6 at defu lane.those open overnight one around $10 a hole.

[RadX]

cheapest $6 at defu lane.those open overnight one around $10 a hole.

 

somehow...that din sound too politically correct

Edited November 18, 2010 by RadX

[Jtay]

cheapest $6 at defu lane.those open overnight one around $10 a hole.

 

Ok. Hopefully a simple patching would do.

 

Thanks, will send to WS on saturday then

[Lowrider]

note that patching and plugging are different... patching is always better but more expensive coz they have to take ur tire off from the rim.

[Dafansu]

note that patching and plugging are different... patching is always better but more expensive coz they have to take ur tire off from the rim.

 

i would drive to a tyre shop for them to remove, less than $10

[Jtay]

note that patching and plugging are different... patching is always better but more expensive coz they have to take ur tire off from the rim.

 

oh, thanks for highlighting. i didn't know that there is a difference between patching and plugging.

will try googling later to understand the difference between the 2. but i guess if patching is better, no harm paying a little bit more.

 

[Yeshe]

somehow...that din sound too politically correct

 

its correct, in some countryside place in vietnam

[Crazecow]

Yup, what others mentioned is correct. leave the screw there. Do not take out yourseld. then just drive to a WS and get them to repair it. $10 to screw the hole is standard rate.

[Copen]

Yesterday I was doing my usual check on the car before driving off when I saw a screw embedded in my rear tyre.

 

dunno if i'm suay or what, but this is the second time in 6 months. The last time I got a screw in my tyre, I gong-gong went to remove it without much thought. And once I removed it, I could hear the air leaking from my tyre, and it become flat in no time. Ended up having to change to a spare tyre in the car park before I could drive my car to a tyre shop.

 

So this time, I'm wondering, apart from removing the screw, any way to check if the screw is embedded deep enough to cause an inflated tyre? if removing the screw is the only way to check, then i guess the safe way is to drive to a tyre shop first before removing the screw? can save the trouble to changing to spare tyre if indeed there is a flat tyre.

 

Also, would there be any problem in leaving the screw in the tyre until the weekend before doing anything about it?

 

A way to check is to smear soap water over it to see if any bubbles will surface. I also very suay, kena screw in tyres quite often.

[Friendstar]

i wud also adv against pulling out the screw by yourself.

 

what i did was use my $5 bicycle footpump and inflated my flat tire and then drove slowly to the nearest tire shop and have them do the proper job instead.

 

 

ehhehe i bought the same footpump for $3.90 =P