screwed again, literally
01-11-2011, 01:14 PM
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I'm sure this isn't what you want to do, but that happened to me once and I screwed it in the rest of the way then globbed gurilla glue around it. I didn't have a to do ANYTHING with it for a year!!
01-11-2011, 01:17 PM
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Two Words of Wisdom
Discount Tire
Go there. Buy road hazard warranty from them. If you pick up a screw (like that one) they'll repair it for FREE. They can repair it twice. After that you get a FREE tire. You will have to pay for the new road hazard warranty for the new tire though. And what if you pick up a screw in the shoulder or sidewall and the tire cannot be repaired. They replace it for FREE.
I have bought the road hazard warranty for the tires on my last eight vehicles. I have replaced at least one tire on all but my most recent two vehicles. Once you replace one tire, you will have paid for the warranty.
That is my suggestion.
Edit: One of my vehicles (actually my wife's) was a 2004 Toyota Sienna. We replaced three tires on that vehicle with the warranty. Those tires were in the price range of $150-$175 each. I think the warranty per tire was like $15 each.
Go there. Buy road hazard warranty from them. If you pick up a screw (like that one) they'll repair it for FREE. They can repair it twice. After that you get a FREE tire. You will have to pay for the new road hazard warranty for the new tire though. And what if you pick up a screw in the shoulder or sidewall and the tire cannot be repaired. They replace it for FREE.
I have bought the road hazard warranty for the tires on my last eight vehicles. I have replaced at least one tire on all but my most recent two vehicles. Once you replace one tire, you will have paid for the warranty.
That is my suggestion.
Edit: One of my vehicles (actually my wife's) was a 2004 Toyota Sienna. We replaced three tires on that vehicle with the warranty. Those tires were in the price range of $150-$175 each. I think the warranty per tire was like $15 each.
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01-11-2011, 02:08 PM
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Plugs are not recommended for large trucks or trailer tires that are going to be carrying a lot of weight. Load range E tires with 80PSI and a load on them will just blow the plug right out. A patch is the only way to fix them correctly.
01-11-2011, 03:17 PM
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Heh - same thing happened to me. I just bought a brand new set of MTR's 1 day old and I picked up about a 7"x 1" spike. Tire was flat in about 10 seconds, I couldn't believe it I was so pissed. 
No warranty on the tire had to replace it.
No warranty on the tire had to replace it.
01-11-2011, 03:37 PM
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My local tire shop (Les Schwab) does dismount patches for free...probably helps I've bought 2 sets of MT's from them over the years. Give whoever you bought the tires from a call, they'll probably patch it for free.
