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p0ppyman's avatar
p0ppyman
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Jun 09, 2016

Nail in Tire - Need Advice

I have a nail in the tread of my 245/70R19.5 front tire. Noticed it when I moved my coach on my drive where I store it. It is not leaking. Have no idea how long it has been there but I only put ~ 400 miles io the motorhome. Do I find a shop and take it there, or do I call a mobile service? I don't think I want to pull it out since it is holding air. I sprayed it with soapy water and no bubbles. This is my first RV so I don't have any relationships with repair businesses in the San Mateo / SF Peninsula area. Thanks!
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  • Busskipper's avatar
    Busskipper
    Explorer
    Jun 09, 2016
    doxiemom11 wrote:
    Go to a truck tire shop


    Most truck stops have a tire man on the site.

    Make sure they do an internal patch.

    If all tires are the same I'd move it to a rear location and move TWO of the same rear tires forward - One from each side - but that's just ME.

    When in the construction business we would continue to run those tires for years and years, with out issue - alway check your tire pressure, that's they BIGGEST reason for tire failure, not age.

    JMHO,
  • bsinmich's avatar
    bsinmich
    Explorer
    Jun 09, 2016
    John&Joey wrote:
    Most tire shops (i.e. Walmart) can only go up to 16 inch tires. A truck shop will have the bigger machine to break and put a tire on a larger rim.

    First, I would not consider Walmart a tire store. Second, my Equinox has 18" tires and I bet Walmart would even do those.
  • John_Joey's avatar
    John_Joey
    Explorer
    Jun 09, 2016
    Most tire shops (i.e. Walmart) can only go up to 16 inch tires. A truck shop will have the bigger machine to break and put a tire on a larger rim.
  • Dale_Traveling's avatar
    Dale_Traveling
    Explorer II
    Jun 09, 2016
    Call your emergency road side service and ask, based on your location and size of the tire, who they would call if you had a flat tire and need to replace the tire. Easy starting point to get a few leads to check out. Most of the mobile trucks are based out of a full service truck tire service location.
  • GPWayne's avatar
    GPWayne
    Explorer
    Jun 09, 2016
    Take it to a tire shop.....If you pull it out, you never will get it back in and stop the leak. You run the risk of doing more damage (read NEW TIRE)
  • kalynzoo's avatar
    kalynzoo
    Explorer
    Jun 09, 2016
    Go to a truck tire shop, let them pull it out. It will make it easier to find the damaged area and patch. JMHO
  • Ivylog's avatar
    Ivylog
    Explorer III
    Jun 09, 2016
    I'd pull it out as it's very likely it's not deep enough to leak air. If it does, put it back in and take it to a shop and have them put a patch on the inside.
  • p0ppyman's avatar
    p0ppyman
    Explorer
    Jun 09, 2016
    jorbill2or wrote:
    " commercial tire" store .. vehicles


    thank you for adding clarity with those key words above, much appreciated!

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