pulled nail from one of my tires...no leak

[Doog]

Ok so today I am rotating my tires and I pull a nail end out of one of the rain grooves in the center of the tread. It went in about 1/8 of an inch but didn't puncture the tire. I ran water over the hole just to be sure and no bubbles or even slow leak.

Should I have this looked at? Is there any repair or just forget it?

 

[xxch4osxx]

Water won't really show a leak, mix some dish soap with water and put it in a spray bottle and spray it. Thats how we find leaks at work in the truck tires.

 

[Olas]

Punctured tyres can be plugged, but if it was mine I'd leave it be. See if it's still holding pressure tomorrow and decide from there

 

[Doog]

The end of the nail was worn off...so it had been in there a while.

 

[AdRock]

If the nail didn't go far enough in to get to the belts then don't worry about it.

 

[Warstud]

Originally Posted By: Doog
I pull a nail end out of one of the rain grooves

To late now...but if it's in a groove and isn't leaking...just leave it.

 

[NHGUY]

Fill it with LiquiTube,to make sure it doesn't leak.That is....if its not TPMS equipped.

 

[WANG]

No leak, no worries. If it does leak, install or have installed a proper patch. Plugs are a contingency repair in my book.

 

[michaelluscher]

I've had nails go squarely into a solid tread block where after removal they didn't leak.

 

[zzyzzx]

Originally Posted By: michaelluscher
I've had nails go squarely into a solid tread block where after removal they didn't leak.


Same here. Just be glad you found it before it dug into the tire enough to become a problem.

 

[fdcg27]

Originally Posted By: Doog
Ok so today I am rotating my tires and I pull a nail end out of one of the rain grooves in the center of the tread. It went in about 1/8 of an inch but didn't puncture the tire. I ran water over the hole just to be sure and no bubbles or even slow leak.

Should I have this looked at? Is there any repair or just forget it?



Just count your blessings.
No harm no foul in this case.

 

[OneEyeJack]

You should only have it looked at if you think a flat tire while driving down the road is something you'd like to avoid.

 

[y_p_w]

I found one, and it was right at about the time for my first rotation. I bought them at Costco, so I figured it was a good time for everything, with free repair or replacement as well as rebalance. They actually dismounted it and told me it didn't go through and should be good.

I think there's a small possibility that a puncture doesn't cause a leak, but still exposes the belts to moisture/oxygen. The preferred repair is to drill it out so there aren't any jagged pieces of belt, then fill the hole with a plug, and finally a patch to positively seal the inside. My screw was over a tread block, so I'm thinking it probably didn't go that deep.