Dumb flat tire questions

[EightySix Four]

So I just went downstairs to grab dinner and my car was kind enough to let me know the passenger side front tire was flat (stupid potholes). Upon confirming its flatness and hearing the air hiss out I started to think about the appropriate next action. The car comes with a slime kit and no spare, tire shops are all closed since it is 8pm, and it is a PS2 so I would prefer to save it if I can.

First, is it going to hurt the tire for it to be flat overnight sitting on the flattened sidewall?

If it will damage it to sit, should I use the fix-a-flat to inflate it, drive it around the garage once or twice, and then take it in the morning? I could also potentially let it sit on a jack overnight and put the wheel and tire in the back of the SUV if I had to.

I also have roadside assistance if flat bedding it somewhere is my best option to minimize the damage.

What do you guys think?

 

[shabby]

I wouldn't use the slime, just jack it up and take the tire to the shop tomorrow to do a proper patch. The edges of the rim might do some damage on a flat tire since its a very small contact area and a lot of weight.

 

[LTC8K6]

Take the tire off as shabby said.

I wouldn't trust a jack, though. Use a jack stand if you have one.

 

[EightySix Four]

Take the tire off as shabby said.

I wouldn't trust a jack, though. Use a jack stand if you have one.

Not here unfortunately. Apartment life

 

[LTC8K6]

If it's a mechanical jack, it will probably be okay to trust it for a day.

Hydraulic ones tend to leak down.

Just don't ever get under the car without using jack stands.

 

[EightySix Four]

Heh, I can't get my jack under the car anyways. Looks like I'm going to either have to rent one or use the fix a flat goo.

 

[Vetterin]

Potholes generally cause blowouts which can't be repaired. Are you sure you just don't have a nail of screw in your tire? Did you try filling it up and actually seeing where the leak is? If it's a slow leak you should be able to fill it up and drive to a repair facility. I have used a simple tire repair kit for years and it has saved me many times. http://www.harborfreight.com/media/...b33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_17145.jpg

 

[EightySix Four]

Potholes generally cause blowouts which can't be repaired. Are you sure you just don't have a nail of screw in your tire? Did you try filling it up and actually seeing where the leak is? If it's a slow leak you should be able to fill it up and drive to a repair facility. I have used a simple tire repair kit for years and it has saved me many times. http://www.harborfreight.com/media/...b33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_17145.jpg

Hit the pothole at 3:30 and it was enough of a bump to schedule an appointment with the dealer but I drove the car home with no problem. At 7 it was flat and I could hear air hissing but couldn't see where the air was coming out.

Thanks for the kit suggestion, may see if I can find the issue when I get home in a bit.

 

[DrPizza]

Potholes generally cause blowouts which can't be repaired. Are you sure you just don't have a nail of screw in your tire? Did you try filling it up and actually seeing where the leak is? If it's a slow leak you should be able to fill it up and drive to a repair facility. I have used a simple tire repair kit for years and it has saved me many times. http://www.harborfreight.com/media/...b33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_17145.jpg

I'd rather have a bike pump and one of these patch kits in the car, than a can of fix-a-flat slime crap. NEVER plug the sidewall. NEVER! If it was hissing, you can find the location of the hiss with some water; at home, very soapy water makes it even easier, since it will bubble. Push the rough tool in and out of the hole to roughen it up, put the plug through the tool, slap on some glue, insert the plug, reinflate the tire. It's *nearly* as good as getting a patch inside the tire; and generally will not leak or cause any problems even if you don't take it to the shop to get a proper patch.

This video is one of the better ones I could find https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RDX2jUfiCc
What I like about the patch kit is that if you have enough clearance around your tire, you can often patch the tire without jacking up the vehicle or removing the tire. In other words, if you can hear it hissing, and can either roll the car half a foot forward or backward as necessary to make it easy to reach the leak location, you can patch it right where it is. In fact, you might be able to patch the tire in less time than it would take to get out the jack, jack up the car, and remove the tire.

 

[jtvang125]

Hit the pothole at 3:30 and it was enough of a bump to schedule an appointment with the dealer but I drove the car home with no problem. At 7 it was flat and I could hear air hissing but couldn't see where the air was coming out.

Thanks for the kit suggestion, may see if I can find the issue when I get home in a bit.

Might be a cracked wheel.

 

[EightySix Four]

Might be a cracked wheel.

Yeah, I have my fingers crossed it is just the tire and I picked up a nail or something since it lasted so long after the impact with the pothole. Should know soon.

 

[EightySix Four]

Bleh, popped the sidewall. Was able to limp to the closest shop who unsurprisingly didn't carry 255/40-19 PS2s so he gave me a loaner pirelli and ordered one to pick up tomorrow. Expensive pothole.

 

[mizzou]

Sounds like your tire is DOA, sorry!

pothole can bend the rim, causing tire deflation. Happened to me a few weeks ago, didn't realize it until the tire guys tried to balance the rim and saw the deformation.

 

[EightySix Four]

Yeah, I had them check the balance and it was still spot on fortunately. Looks like the tire took the brunt of the force.

 

[vshah]

it's the price we pay for those nice looking low profile tires unfortunately

 

[EightySix Four]

it's the price we pay for those nice looking low profile tires unfortunately

Indeed. On a funny note, the CTS-V looks like a more angular Local Motors Rally Fighter when it is jacked up to the end of the suspension.

 

[LTC8K6]

Road hazard warranty?

 

[EightySix Four]

Road hazard warranty?

I actually have no idea. These were the tires that were on it when I bought it, they're close to new based on tread.

 

[cabri]

Road hazard warranty?

I actually have no idea. These were the tires that were on it when I bought it, they're close to new based on tread.

Unless you inherited warranty paperwork on the vehicle when you purchased it; there should be none.

I have not heard of any tire supplier that will honor a warranty without some indication when it was purchased it from them/dealer. This shows time and mileage for the tire.