Nail on my tire

[SciRunner]

It's huge! <see pictures below>. The nail is still on the tire (right, rear). I noticed it a couple hours ago. The TPMS hasn't lit up. I'll check the tire air pressure early tomorrow morning. I'm not sure if I or a tire place should remove it or switch that tire for the spare first then remove the nail. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance.

 

[Uneek]

Looks like it just went through one of the lugs. If the tire pressure doesn't drop overnight, you can probably just pull the nail out without any problem. Or to be safe, just drive over to the tire shop and have them remove it.

 

[nserpa9248]

the worry is gonna be in how far into the sidewall that went, if its too far, a big bump or some off-roading could blow-out the tire right where the puncture is.
Like uneek said, its mostly in the lug, but idk how thick those sidewalls are.

 

[dingo]

Put some soapy water on the puncture and watch for leaks/bubbles. If you're still unsure, have the shop unmount the tire from the rim and inspect the inside just to be safe. The nail went through the shoulder and shops don't even try to fix or vulcanize that part of the tire since it flexes the most there. It doesn't look too deep though and I think you'll be fine. Just watch your pressure VERY closely.

I actually had a huge nail in the same rear right tire as you when I had my SR5 for the first few months. It was much deeper than yours and unfortunately it could not be repaired as it created a huge rip on the shoulder of the tire. Guy at the shop said they can't effectively repair it because given enough flex, the rip will get bigger despite any patch. I had to buy a new tire.

 

[cknsls@adelphia]

Re: Side of tire Punture in tread

"Guy at the shop said they can't effectively repair it because given enough flex, the rip will get bigger despite any patch. I had to buy a new tire."



Those National tire chains love to tell people how those holes cannot be fixed.

I have had a total of two tires fixed in that area and put on over 30,000 miles on one of the fixed tires.

I go to the "not so good" part of town and give the guys ten bucks - they take it off the rim and fix it.

No - problems!!:awais:

 

[greasefingers]

With four drivers in my family, someone picks up a nail in the tire about once a year. I just remove the nail and plug it myself. However, the direction of your nail is difficult (if not impossible) to repair if the tire is punctured. It dose not look like it is anywhere near in the inside, so I doubt that it will leak. You have no choice but to remove the nail and then check for leaks the following day. Do not attempt to fix this type of problem yourself, but bring it in to a decent shop. Use your spare tire until you sort this out.

 

[SciRunner]

Looks like I have to get it replaced. The nail went from the top to the side wall. My T4R is rolling on the spare tire right now. I dont think the Toyo guys performed the 5-tire rotation like I asked so the spare has 11K miles less than the other tires. According to the manual, I should at minimum replace the rear tires as a set=$$$. Is this truly the case or can I safely drive with the spare? Also should the spare be re-balance? I haven't taken the truck above 55MPH today.

thanks

 

[KnightFire]

Looks like I have to get it replaced. The nail went from the top to the side wall. My T4R is rolling on the spare tire right now. I dont think the Toyo guys performed the 5-tire rotation like I asked so the spare has 11K miles less than the other tires. According to the manual, I should at minimum replace the rear tires as a set=$$$. Is this truly the case or can I safely drive with the spare? Also should the spare be re-balance? I haven't taken the truck above 55MPH today.

thanks

I'm confused, don't you have a full sized spare? The difference of 11k miles between tires is a small small difference. I'd just replace the spare and keep rolling. You may have to swap the tires/rims (ie purchase a new spare, put it on the spare rim and put the old spare tire on the daily driver rim)

 

[jeober]

You can make tire pairing and tire rotation decisions by measuring your tread depths with a gauge. My tires (Michelin CT) started at 12/32" and I believe the limit indicators are at 2/32". Pair tires close in wear. If a tire seems to be wearing unevenly or more quickly, alignment may be at fault.

A tire shop is going to take a conservative position on damaged tire suitability for obvious reasons. You could use the repaired tire as a spare if it holds air long term rather than throw it away to save a little money. This also creates a 4-tire rotation.

Your spare should be as properly balanced as the original 4 were.

 

[SciRunner]

Thanks for the replies. I have a full size spare. I'll replace the bad tire and install the new tire to the rear left side. The current rear left tire/rim will become the spare tire/rim.