can run flats be repaired? i picked up a screw om the running surface and it is loosing pressure.

thanks.

 

I would think that a run-flat could be repaired the same as a standard tire
by either plugging it from the outside, or patching it on the inside as is done.

 

I had the same and it was repaired with no problems.
If it was damaged on the side you would need a new tire.

 

Some tyre shops will be reluctant to repair a puncture if it's too close to the side-wall. The stiff side-walls are where the tyres get their 'run-flat powers' from, and if that's compromised, then the tyre might not be as 'run-flat' as you might hope...

 

The other big factor is whether you drove on the tire with zero (or near zero) air pressure - actually "using" the run-flat capability - if you did for any significant distance, there's the possibility that the tire is structurally compromised (and they can get quite hot when you run on the flat...)

But if you just picked up a screw and found it when the pressure was a little low and it was never truly "run flat" you're probably OK.

 

When I had my runflats, I had them repaired at my local discount tire for free, nail in the tread. It was my understanding it can be repaired as a normal tire, as long as it is not in the sidewall.

However they did scratch my rim - so I guess it wasn't really free.

Since you are in Dallas, I highly recommend the Kauffman Tire. I have bought several sets of tires/wheels from them and they cheaper than discount, performed better service and treated me well.

Cheers.

 

Yep. I had one fixed at Discount tire on Camp Bowie in FW. When my flat tire light cam on it was down to about 20 psi. Aired it up and went right to Discount. It was a screw in the tread. They did not scratch the rim on mine.

Good luck.

 

So, are you saying that if one does actually use the runflat capability, that it ruins an otherwise repairable tire? If so, this would be really good to know about.

 

See item 15 in the action.

Runflats work by giving up the life of the side wall over the driven distance while flat.

http://www.autosafety.org/article.php?scid=185&did=1165

 

I found most places WONT fix a runflat.

 

And the reason most shops won't repair a run-flat is because they have absolutely no way of telling how long you may have run on them "flat". The tire shop won't take the responsibility/liability of repairing a run-flat and suffer the possible lawsuit if the tire has a catastophic failure later on. If you can convince the tire shop that it has never been driven on "flat" then you shouldn't have a problem.

 

i got it repaired. damn those s-lites weight a ton.

i went to NTB and they nicked a place in both the tire and the wheel. pissed off.

 

Yep. I picked up a nail in one had had it fixed at a Discount Tire here in Houston last Tuesday. No problems since then.

I was also told that "they" can tell when a run flat has been "run flat" because it will accumulate a large quantity of black rubber powder inside the tire.