Hi,

I picked up a sharp metal object in the tread on one of the run flats (GOODYEAR EAGLE NCT5 87H 195/55R16). I was able to pull over quickly as soon as the monitor came on and replace it with the spare (I have a MC). I read somewhere that you can repair it so long as there's no sidewall damage. I called the only local shop that's still open and they said you can't repair a run flat and I should replace it. I've only got 1600 miles on my MC, so don't feel like spending $200+ on something that can still be repaired.
My questions are:
1) Anyone successfully repaired their run flats?
2) Anything I should be aware of?
3) Should I rotate the tires once repaired (damage was on one of the front tires)?
4) Any recommendation for shops in San Francisco/Peninsula area that would do this?

Many thanks.

 

i had picked up a nail in one of mine before and just put one of those tire plugs in it.

Did it all myself when i got back to the house.

 

I have had three runflats repaired. If you go to a dealer who sells runflats, he will try to sell you a new tire.

First, it is a runflat.

Second you have a flat tire monitor.

Third, you carry a spare.

What is there to worry about, go to a regular tire place, have it repaired, and motor on.

 

from what i hear, you can repair run flats no problem.

those plugs you used from the outside, that is a bandaid fix to
get you home. not something you use as a permanent repair.

it has to be a patch from the inside out.

 

The patch that is reccomended is a combination plug and circular patch that has to be intalled from the inside.

 

not me i just left it in there and it held through hell and back



but i ended up getting new tires later on.

 

you can use a large counter-sunk screw and get the same effect.

 

 

I've had multiple patches since 02

cornfusion is usually in the assumption that you took advantage of the run flat feature. If you actually run on the deflated tire you will be damaging the side wall, much the same as you would a normal tire. The runflat is OK for 50 miles but after that.....toast.

So if you actually don't run on it flat - no problem.....

If you ran 50 miles (or more) on it flat - replace it

"I only ran 49.763427 miles. Should I replace it?"

Mine always went a bit low due to the nail or whatever and I caught the indicator long b4 the tire went much more than 5 lb low... My 'good tire guy' had no problem taking the tire off the rim and doing a proper insert from inside plug&patch, followed by a rebalance.

 

Ok, really dumb question here, but where else to ask but NAM? My MCS has not arrived yet (on order over a month, no production week yet) but my husband is insisting that no MINI, Cooper or S has a spare tire. Oddly enough I can't find out online (having a bad internet day I guess) and I don't feel like calling my MA with this question. So do Coopers and MCS have spare tires? Where are they located? Underneath? Thanks.

 

Never mind... I did a thread search and answered my own question. I told you, it's a bad search day.

 

No spare on the MCS - which is why they all come stock with runflats. The battery box is in the place that the MC has the spare (MC battery is under the bonnet.)

 

I've repaired mine once after I got a utility knife in my tire. Look for a shop that has Goodyear logo. I paid around $15.

 

The reason most tire shops won't repair a run flat is because they have no idea how long you have driven on the flat. They don't want the liability if after the repair you have a blow out and it causes damage.