Can getting something stuck in your tire be a good thing?

[IwantmyMMnow!]

In my case, possibly yes. Lemme 'splain....

Going thru drive-thru to grab some dinner; kept hearing this 'click, click' coming from one of my tires. After I got my food, jumped out to check my tires and found this piece of ($*$$*# stuck in my rear tire. Tried to pull it out, but nope, its jammed in there and didn't want to try and 'he-man' it for fear of hearing 'pssssssssss' next.

So, off I go to a garage/shop I've noticed that's close to my place. After they remove the offending object and plug my tire ($10), I ask them if they do alignments and they said yes. Yadda yadda, Marauder, yadda yadda, carfixer's specs, yadda yadda, drag racing....you get the picture.

Looks like I may have found a place I can trust with my MM...will see after I bring it in to have it aligned when I get my new fronts next week. :)

[DOOM]

Sweet!

Good luck bro! :beer:

[Marauderman]

It was for a flip-up spring for something.....

............and BTW............you have the most interesting threads/post to read--make you want to find out what you have run into now--!! --Love it my friend---take care!

[mrjones]

That's what you would call the MM alignment jackpot.

[BlackJack]

I had something odd lodged in a tire in Iraq.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/straycat68/IMG_0164.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/straycat68/IMG_0166.jpg

[mike P71]

Plugging a tire is illegal in many states. It's been illegal in NY for a few years. The correct way to do it is to remove the tire and silicone in a patch. Much safer. I would never trust my life to a tire plug

[Mike M]

Plugging a tire is illegal in many states. It's been illegal in NY for a few years. The correct way to do it is to remove the tire and silicone in a patch. Much safer. I would never trust my life to a tire plug

First time I have heard it's illegal. There are a few guidelines to follow before plugging a tire (location of hole etc.)

Can you tell me where you heard it was illegal? I am not saying your wrong but I would like to know for sure.

[mike P71]

It was told to me by a number of shop owners in NY it was illegal for a repair shop to install a plug in a flat tire.The auto owner of course can do anything he wants but it is not advisable.Call a shop in NY if you doubt it

[Mike M]

It was told to me by a number of shop owners in NY it was illegal for a repair shop to install a plug in a flat tire.The auto owner of course can do anything he wants but it is not advisable.Call a shop in NY if you doubt it

Hmmm, I wonder if the shop owners just want to sell tires or more expensive tire removal patch jobs. I have been plugging tires for about 33 years and this is the first time I have heard of it.
Can you find something more definitive from the state as opposed to these "shop owners"? If it's illegal in NY it may be illegal in my state, and I can't find any confirmation.
Thanks

[mike P71]

I'll confirm tomorrow and repost the specifics

[RF Overlord]

The tire shop I've been dealing with for almost 30 years told me that the tire manufacturers will not warranty a plugged tire, no matter how new, and that there are places they cannot plug (like a hole in the sidewall), but so far it's still legal in MA.

[Rockettman]

I can totally understand why a manufacturer would not warranty a "plugged" tire; there are legal "life threating" consequences at play there; but it is definately not illegal here in Ontario, Canada either.
I had a plug in one of my rears (hold the jokes) two years back. It's still fine! (Again I mean the tire!).
Side walls won't plug properly. That's why they won't plug them.
I believe that the glue used with the plugs, actually "melts" the rubber with the plug rubber - so a plug should be fine.

[IwantmyMMnow!]

The plug is not in the sidewall and is not in a new tire. It is also the rear tire; I'm having my fronts replaced on Monday. Will replace the rears in about 3 months or 3-4K miles. Got to get a good look at the tread when they took the tire off my car, as well as how dirty my rims on the inside are...I was a bit embarrassed.

Going to get my 3/4 ton floor jack out of storage this weekend....bought some cleaning supplies yesterday.

As for the 'law' concerning plugged tires, I have not come across this issue. Not saying it doesn't exist...

[Black&Gifted]

Plugging a tire is illegal in many states.

How many states?

I know it doesnt apply to Texas. All the national chains that have franchises/locations in Texas still do it here, and actually do it for no charge.

[mike P71]

I did some research on the information I was given by two tire shops regarding the legality of plugging a flat tire and found out some interesting information.First of all rope plugs are not considered a valid method of tire repair for passenger or truck radials by the Rubber Manufacturers Association, the Tire Industry Association or any tire manufacturer. They all strongly warn against this type of repair and recommend patching from the inside of the tire.Various internet sources stated that plugging is not legal for interstate commercial vehicles and that you're supposed to have the hole vulcanized from the inside and the tire rebalanced.I also read on the internet at a site called the Garden Web that in the state of Florida it is illegal for any kind of service station to plug a tire.Major tire distributors on LI I have spoken to, state that they have been instructed to use a patch assembly that is bonded from the inside because the plug can cause belt shift in the tire. Additionally the plug can cause a leak which can allow air to force in between the layers of a tire and literally tear it apart from the inside.I could find no confirmation other than the word of repairmen about the legality in other states,but found much data on the lack of wisdom of using a plug. Anyway its good enough for me. Sorry about the confusion

[Black&Gifted]

I did some research on the information I was given by two tire shops regarding the legality of plugging a flat tire and found out some interesting information.First of all rope plugs are not considered a valid method of tire repair for passenger or truck radials by the Rubber Manufacturers Association, the Tire Industry Association or any tire manufacturer. They all strongly warn against this type of repair and recommend patching from the inside of the tire.Various internet sources stated that plugging is not legal for interstate commercial vehicles and that you're supposed to have the hole vulcanized from the inside and the tire rebalanced.I also read on the internet at a site called the Garden Web that in the state of Florida it is illegal for any kind of service station to plug a tire.Major tire distributors on LI I have spoken to, state that they have been instructed to use a patch assembly that is bonded from the inside because the plug can cause belt shift in the tire. Additionally the plug can cause a leak which can allow air to force in between the layers of a tire and literally tear it apart from the inside.I could find no confirmation other than the word of repairmen about the legality in other states,but found much data on the lack of wisdom of using a plug. Anyway its good enough for me. Sorry about the confusion

Thanks and good post. (y)

[05crownsport]

I had something odd lodged in a tire in Iraq.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/straycat68/IMG_0164.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/straycat68/IMG_0166.jpg

Is that an ASV you were in? Someone must've dropped that round when they saw you coming.

[BlackJack]

Yes ASV on Mobile between TQ and Ar Ramadi. It was 7.62 but not sure if it was ours or theirs. It wouldn't penetrate our armor and couldn't hang with our .50 Cal. :bandit: