Nail embedded in tyre

[Kardachia]

Just dicover I have a rusty nail embedded in my rear left tyre. It protrudes out from the side towards the edge at an angle. There is no head on the nail, maybe got scraped off already. The tyre don't seem to be losing pressure. Is it safe to leave the nail alone?

[Ccssgm]

Leave the Nail......No problem......If U pull out the Nail..

 

the air will leak Faster......FREE then Go tyre Shop to repair it.....

[Nutty]

It will lose pressure in the long run.

 

Go get it patched at some tyre shop.

[Jman888]

not safe to leave it, go to a tire shop and get it patch, do not try to pull out the nail

[Nutty]

Sometimes I wonder how nails can get embedded into the tyre.

 

Some prank acts maybe?

[Chromas]

Get it patched soon... It's leaking away slowly but surely... Quite safe to drive on patched tires... I drift on 2nd hand patched tires sometimes too... cos people throw away, and I take for almost next to FOC

 

You can try Teo Hin Tires at Kaki Bukit. Any tire shop also can get it done for you. Usually they charge between $6 to $10 per tire

[Ccssgm]

Ya Lor........4D also Not So Cun........

[Kardachia]

I doubt it's a prank...the angle it's embedded is too sharp...not perpendicular to the sidewall of the tyre...

Edited December 18, 2006 by Kardachia

[Pisces69]

Yah. Best is to get your tyre shop to remove it & do a patch if it's gone through.

 

Otherwise one day when u r in a hurry, u come down & see the tyre flat.

[Kardachia]

thanks for the advice...I'm going back for servicing this Fri..hoping it could last till then..

[Patcheon]

Just go patch it. Should not be more than $10 unless as someone suggested those internal and external patching. Just helped bring my friend's car to patch a couple weeks ago. The shop did an external patch that cost $8 and a less than 30 minutes job. Better than leaving a potential problem and if the air leak out eventually without you noticing, might end up having to change tire which cost more.

[Mzrmazda3]

Mine also kena 2 nails within an interval of 2 weeks

 

Both i pulled it out and though pressure is not losing for now but after reading this thread have decided to bring it for patching just in case

Edited December 18, 2006 by Mzrmazda3

[Dwoon]

But if you'e not losing pressure, then it might not have punctured the tyres. Lidat what is there to patch? Locating the position where the nail pierced into the tyres' thread would also be difficult as I doubt there is such a large hole caused.

[Robin]

dun pull it out. go to a tyre shop to get it removed and patch the tyre

[Mzrmazda3]

Hmm... Bro you have jus woken me up from my Monday Blues

[Pisces69]

thanks for the advice...I'm going back for servicing this Fri..hoping it could last till then..

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Keep your fingers crossed.

 

Cheers.

[Pisces69]

If u pulled out the nail & the tyre did not deflate immediately, means got no hole all the way through. Maybe your tyres r still new?

 

But u can bring to the tyre shop to just check for air bubbles just in case.

[Dwoon]

Think he pulled the nail out for few days liao..... if tyres dun deflate even after few days (small pncture which leaks slightly).... most likely dun have issues.