Puncture repair - can a tyre be too worn?

Keith

Hi,

Got a puncture, tyre is legal, worn but legal.

Took the tyre to kwik fit for repair as it is an alloy without a centre so few places locally can balance it.

Guy takes it in at 10am pick it up at 4. 4 o'clock comes with turns up, tyre isn't fixed as it is too worn. No attempt to sell a tyre. Just the punctured one back in the boot.

Can it be too worn? It is well above legal.

Keith

neilmcl

What are you defining as "well above legal"?

flashg67

It's a while since I worked in tyres but there is/was a British Standard for repairs, and as I remember, as long as it had legal tread, it could safely be repaired as long as the penetration was upto 6mm diameter and in a repairable area (central 3/4 of the tread).

Never understand why KF don't seem to want to repair tyres - it's profitable!

paddedjohn

Has the tyre been run flat?

Keith

neilmcl wrote: »

What are you defining as "well above legal"?

Easily 3mm

No tyre is retaining air and hasn't been ran flat.

Ultrasonic

KwikFit's own website suggest a tyre will only not be repaired from a tread depth point of view if is below the 1.6 mm minimum legal limit:

http://www.kwik-fit.com/tyre-repair.asp

I assume they didn't actualy say the issue was one of ageing/deterioration of the rubber rather than actually tread depth?

Of course there are plenty of people who would advise changing tyres once the tread has reached the 3mm level, see e.g. here for some justification (albeit on a tyre company website):

http://www.conti-online.com/generator/www/uk/en/continental/tyres_for_life/themes/tread-depth/why_3mm_en.html

vax2002

Just find a local tyre shop, they will be glad of the business.

Keith

Ultrasonic wrote: »

KwikFit's own website suggest a tyre will only not be repaired from a tread depth point of view if is below the 1.6 mm minimum legal limit:

http://www.kwik-fit.com/tyre-repair.asp

I assume they didn't actualy say the issue was one of ageing/deterioration of the rubber rather than actually tread depth?

Thanks, it was definitely wear, the place was very busy so despite having the wheel for 6 hours with no chance of looking at the car perhaps they were busy selling brakes and suspension.

vax2002 wrote: »

Just find a local tyre shop, they will be glad of the business.

Tried that, they didn't have the special balancing machine due to the lack of hole in the middle of the wheel...

I'll try another place and then go to Costco for a new Michelin if I have no joy

paddedjohn

If you think the tyre is ok, then get it repaired elsewhere and then take it to kwikfit to be balanced on their super duper special wheel balancer.

mikey72

I use ATS. They can balance alloys without the centre.

Keith

mikey72 wrote: »

I use ATS. They can balance alloys without the centre.

That's where I ended up today, just over 3 mm on the tyre and they repaired it.