Cranfield Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Last week, I had a flat tyre due to a small split in the offside wall of a General Grabber tyre, that was only about 3 months old. I tried two tyre places and both said that they would not repair the sidewall of a tyre, so I had to buy another new General Grabber. Since then a couple of people have told me that some tyre places do repair sidewall punctures. Has anyone had experience of this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I had a sidewall repair done at one place, another said no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Nowhere round here will do it, Can't see how you could fix it properly as it would always be flexing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 ive had the same problem............but havnt heard of anyone offering to do a repair.........ONLY if it is for farmwork or off-road.......my mate has them done for his landrover only if it is off the vehicle and he says it is for a farm trailer.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carman06 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Sidewalls are generally not repaired as high stress point and likely to fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I fix all my own punctures but I wouldnt dream of even trying to repair a side wall on any tyre used on the public road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Perhaps it is a "public road" -v- "farm/off road" issue, which makes it easier to understand. We have always been told that it is unsafe to repair the wall of a tyre, but chucking away a nearly new tyre starts to make you question convention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy8762 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 If you don't want to replace the tyre why not put a patch- NOT a plug over the hole then fit an inner tube if it's a 70 or 80 series profile tyre- that's qhT I'd do if it were my own car. If you don't want to replace the tyre why not put a patch- NOT a plug over the hole then fit an inner tube if it's a 70 or 80 series profile tyre- that's qhT I'd do if it were my own car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Some tyres specifically prohibit the use of inner tubes though. I would abide by what the experts say, it's your life (and others) that's at risk if it fails at speed... Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaxiDriver Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 It's not so common nowadays but most tyre places that deal in agricultural or plant tyres and some commercial tyres could get 'major repairs' done often on a weekly turn around. Car tyres and PSV tyres tended not to be done (officially), The fitting of tyres in tubeless tyres is no longer an approved method of repair as it can chafe causing sudden failure, Older tube type tyres had more pronounced ribs/texture inside to stop the tube sliding inside the tyre (it's actually the tyre that creeps around the rim) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 It's not so common nowadays but most tyre places that deal in agricultural or plant tyres and some commercial tyres could get 'major repairs' done often on a weekly turn around. Car tyres and PSV tyres tended not to be done (officially), The fitting of tyres in tubeless tyres is no longer an approved method of repair as it can chafe causing sudden failure, Older tube type tyres had more pronounced ribs/texture inside to stop the tube sliding inside the tyre (it's actually the tyre that creeps around the rim) thats exactly how it was explained to me ...when i wanted to put tubes in my tubless tyres .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolkngood Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 There was a thread a few days ago about tyre insurance and what a rip off it was as nobody got punctures. Obviously not always the case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotten fish 4 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 +1 taxi driver Had one done last week got sent away and back in a week £30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning 425 clay hunter Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 When I used to do tyre repair/replacement you only do a puncture in the middle 2/3rds of the tyre. Never heard of a sidewall being done before. ATB 425 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 ILLEGAL to Repair sidewall Punctures. HERE we Go Again (No Ifs No Buts). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsonicnat Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Nowhere round here will do it, Can't see how you could fix it properly as it would always be flexing + 100. and you never will mate, you could sue them to Hell and Back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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