Nail stuck in tire
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hey, i just noticed i have a nail stuck in my front right tire.. i checked air pressure and its normal.. 30-33.. never losed pressure yet.. so should i just leave it in, or get it out??? o yea, does it damage the rim???? thanx
james
james
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just food for thought
I would take it out. Who knows how long it will take from the tires heating up and cooling down, hitting bumps, constant rotation on the ground before it strethces itself out and makes a hole bigger than the nail, therefore "unplugging" it. Then you might be stuck somewhere with a flat tire (naturally) unanticipated.
As for damaging the rims? Even if you hit a bump so hard and the nail is so long that it rams the nail into the inside of the rim, I can't see how the thickness of a nail can stand up to the rim which hits bumps on the road. It would probably just bend the nail in, IF IN FACT it even reaches that far. It might suck, but splurge the extra bucks and get the nail taken out and the tire replaced or plugged.
As for damaging the rims? Even if you hit a bump so hard and the nail is so long that it rams the nail into the inside of the rim, I can't see how the thickness of a nail can stand up to the rim which hits bumps on the road. It would probably just bend the nail in, IF IN FACT it even reaches that far. It might suck, but splurge the extra bucks and get the nail taken out and the tire replaced or plugged.
#3
you might want to pull it out. It may not have even punctured the tire and if it did i would just go and buy and plugging kit. People say getting a patch is better but I hate having to take it in and maybe having to drop the car off and all that..plus having some weiner break the tire off the rim scratching it in the process..over torquing the lugnuts..etc. etc. Just PLUG it!!. Patches can come off on the inside if they don't do it properly. I have a tire on my 4X4 with three plugs in it and it's done just fine.
#4
ummm...
at the moment, I have a plugged tire, but fully intend to have it patched soon. Every great once and awhile, I hit 85-90+ mph and I dont think a plug is safe at those speeds. Especially in hotter climates like mine. I agree on the freaks at the tire place scratching the rim/over torqing, thats the only reason I dont have a patch yet - the shop I want to use isnt very convenient.
Keep in mind to put a plug in, they have to open the hole a bit, so losing a plug will mean pretty rapid deflation. Also, they can freak out your belts if they are over zealous with the tool. By all means, plug it til you can get to a better place to have it patched and rebalanced. Definately if you drive hard, consider the patch.
#5
You have to ask yourself...
Originally posted by AznWontonboy
hey, i just noticed i have a nail stuck in my front right tire.. i checked air pressure and its normal.. 30-33.. never losed pressure yet.. so should i just leave it in, or get it out??? o yea, does it damage the rim???? thanx
james
hey, i just noticed i have a nail stuck in my front right tire.. i checked air pressure and its normal.. 30-33.. never losed pressure yet.. so should i just leave it in, or get it out??? o yea, does it damage the rim???? thanx
james
If the answer is more than $20, then take your car somewhere and have the nail removed and patched or plugged.
The risk you run with a nail is that a sudden bump, etc. could cause that nail end to contact your inner wheel and once it does its blowout time. Then you will be saying "Why am I doing doughnuts on the interstate?".....and then you'll wake up in a hospital somewhere with a bunch of tubes or drifting towards a bright light.....
[Edited by bill99gxe on 02-21-2001 at 10:45 AM]
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