Y'all call them flats.... although it takes about a week to go flat... slow leak??
80mm acacia thorn went through exactly where the tread joins the sidewall.... real tiny hole.
I heard somewheres that sidewall holes cant be patched.
Can you fix them from the inside.
Goodly amount of tread left.... worth saving.
Chenchen.

 

You could try patching it from the inside...... it would probably work.

 

A lot of places won't patch a sidewall just for liability reasons. You can do it yourself though. Just remember it when you throw a few thousand pounds in the bed

 

internal tire plug is only a short term fix as it makes the hole alittle bigger and if you load the truck say bye to the tire.

 

Just replace the tire. The one time I figured a plug would work the tire blew apart going down the highway. Better safe than sorry

 

Why doesn't the side wall hold a plug and the tread does? that doesn't make sense to me

 

More load bearing than the tread itself. The air is putting pressure on the sides of the tire more than the tread. That's my redneck edu-ma-cated guess

 

how old are the tire. what type of warranty on the tires. i accidentily screw up 1 tire on my truck and got a nail in the other and got them replace under warranty as road hazard but had to pay a tire tax on both them and the one that i had a nail in it cost a few extra dollars to replace because of the of how many mile i had put on it.

 

Rule of thumb, NO plugs or patches within 1 inch of sidewall. Thats what we were instructed when I worked in service. Auto not military.

 

Thanks guys..... I'll buy a new tire.
Chenchen.