Screw in tyre

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Noticed that the rear tyre of my car has, what looks like, a threaded screw embedded in it. Whats the chance of the tyre being damaged beyond repair or are these usually repairable?

goldspanners

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote: »

Noticed that the rear tyre of my car has, what looks like, a threaded screw embedded in it. Whats the chance of the tyre being damaged beyond repair or are these usually repairable?

usually repairable if its on the tread part of the tyre.

simongregson

I had mine fixed recently when a very large screw went through. I was prepared for having to fork out for a new tyre, but the repair was £15 and has worked a treat!

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Problem is, I have driven on it. Shouldn't have I know, but would it make a difference to whether it can be repaired or not?

goldspanners

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote: »

Problem is, I have driven on it. Shouldn't have I know, but would it make a difference to whether it can be repaired or not?

no it shouldnt make much difference,as long as its in an area that can be repaired. ive driven for ages with a screw in my tyre before having it repaired.
kwik fit will usually charge around £15 for a repair,this is a bit steep,try and get an independant garage that does puncture repairs. usually pay no more than £10.

lincroft1710

If it's a cheap tyre with reasonable wear, may be worth getting a new tyre, but in most cases puncture can be repaired. Most towns will have several independent tyre depots, so try one of these.

hewhoisnotintheknow

driving with a known tyre defect is madness,

get it seen too

Locoblade

I had a tyre with two small screws through it which I only noticed after a week or so when the tyre lost some pressure. Luckily both were in the middle of the tread and sufficient distance apart to be repaired, cost a tenner

the_devil_made_me_do_it

hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

driving with a known tyre defect is madness,

get it seen too

hehe, you sound like my dad

Only noticed it today when checking tyre pressure and cleaning the car.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

lincroft1710 wrote: »

If it's a cheap tyre with reasonable wear, may be worth getting a new tyre, but in most cases puncture can be repaired. Most towns will have several independent tyre depots, so try one of these.

I have a full set of Pirelli Drago on the car, so about £40 a tyre if I buy online, maybe £65 if I go to an independant garage. Looks like a repair might be in order.

Wig

If you have a good tread on the tyre, you may well find that by unscrewing it out of the tyre you could discover that it is only a stub screw - less than 10mm long. and it probably has caused no serious damage to your tyre.

You are more likely to pick up stub screws because they are short enough to lie on the floor with the sharp bit sticking upwards, longer screws fall over.

unscrew it and put some washing up liquid on the exposed hole to see if there is a leak, if not forget about it.