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      07-03-2014, 04:16 AM   #1
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Question Plugging a Run Flat Tyre. Yaay or Nay?

Dreaded red symbol of doom flashed up.

I pulled over and there was a screw in the o/s/r in the T zone.

Since I was close to home I drove less than a mile on it.

My understanding is that it should not be repaired if you have driven more than 50 miles.

I am running on a Michellin Sport PS2 Zero Pressure tyres all round. It is a tyre in a tyre type design and not like a horrible Bridgestone which has reinforced side walls. There was no side wall damage to my tyre.

At £244 fitted... a plug repair sounds better.

My tyre has done around 3k miles at the moment and is down to 8mm on tread.
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If no wall damage, plug that baby can't let it go to waste
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      07-03-2014, 06:09 AM   #3
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Should be fine have done this before worth checking the inner face of the sidewall was damage as they fray badly if 'run on flat' for too long but as you say it wasn't for long shouldn't be an issue.
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I concur - not all garages will do but my local one did on the proviso that as per above there was no damage to the sidewall from running on under inflation
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Sweet. I plugged it. So far ao good. Inshallah
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Think most places will plug anything as long as it 1" away from the side wall by a rule
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Some places can be funny about plugging a RFT if it has been ran for too long without air.
If it is shiny black on the inside instead of grey and has lots of small rubber balls inside it, they might not be willing to repair.
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Carry a cheap electric pump with you and re inflate the tyre so you can get home without running the tyre under inflated so hopefully no damage
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Carry a cheap electric pump with you and re inflate the tyre so you can get home without running the tyre under inflated so hopefully no damage
last time i did that my tyre fitter hated me as he had to clean out all the sealant crud from the alloy...
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last time i did that my tyre fitter hated me as he had to clean out all the sealant crud from the alloy...
Think he just meant air
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