- Jun 12, 2001
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Found myself staring at a flat tire this morning. I couldn't find the culprit (nail, whatever). Yeah, so I go back to the back of the truck to pull the spare out from underneath the bed. Guess what? It ain't there! Son of a bitch!!!! :|:|:|:|:|:|:| I've never noticed it missing. I guess shame on me for not noticing. How long has it been gone? I don't know. This past summer, my front license plate (a Diver's Alert Network diver's plate) was stolen. Took the bracket too. I guess I should have looked for my tire then. Maybe I did and it was still there, I don't remember.
Anyway, I walked down to the store (trying to come with more swear words as I walked) and picked up a can of fix-a-flat. That did the trick. I drove it around and then let it settle. I just now drove it to the gas station and put some air in the tire. (50 frikken cents for air! :|:|:|:|:|:|:|) It seems to hold. And I did another look and I noticed a piece of metal embedded into the tread. About eighth of an inch in width, cannot tell if it was a nail or a metal sliver from our snow plow blades? I didn't pull it out; it looks like I need usa a pair of needle nose for it.
This may or may not be the culprit but the air seems to be holding. But the tread is really good, so I want to salvage the tire. I know I can buy tire plugs and close the hole, but does that plug hold out for the life of a tire? (considering that it still had about 25K pplus miles on it)
I guess I could buy another rim. Buy two new tires, put them on the front (where the flat was on the right front) and place this tire back in the spare rack?
Anyone else gone through this?
Anyway, I walked down to the store (trying to come with more swear words as I walked) and picked up a can of fix-a-flat. That did the trick. I drove it around and then let it settle. I just now drove it to the gas station and put some air in the tire. (50 frikken cents for air! :|:|:|:|:|:|:|) It seems to hold. And I did another look and I noticed a piece of metal embedded into the tread. About eighth of an inch in width, cannot tell if it was a nail or a metal sliver from our snow plow blades? I didn't pull it out; it looks like I need usa a pair of needle nose for it.
This may or may not be the culprit but the air seems to be holding. But the tread is really good, so I want to salvage the tire. I know I can buy tire plugs and close the hole, but does that plug hold out for the life of a tire? (considering that it still had about 25K pplus miles on it)
I guess I could buy another rim. Buy two new tires, put them on the front (where the flat was on the right front) and place this tire back in the spare rack?
Anyone else gone through this?
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