I brought my Toyota with flat tire to Costco and they said that it has two holes that are too close to each other -- in 1.5 inch. That's why it's unrepairable.
I am just curious, why they can't repair such tire?
It's not that the tire can not be repaired, in their judgment or by referring to manufacturers guidelines, just felt uncomfortable from a safety standpoint. Depending how close and where the plugs would be, perhaps they are correct. Sometimes tire manufacturers have specifications for repairs and yours could have exceeded those, and sometimes they just want to sell tires. I would err on the side of safety IMHO.
It doesn't however stop you from trying somewhere else, though it's likely you will get the same result IMO.
Considering that a serious tire failure could cause him to kill someone, he should NOT try somewhere else. The only correct solution is the perfect solution, in this case.
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I agree. Take public transportation.
The best tire repair is a mushroom-shaped plug that also patches the inside of the tire. The stem part of the plug protects the strands in the tire's belts, and the cap part of the plug seals the inside of the tire. If the holes are too close together, the caps would overlap and not seal properly.
The next best tire repair is a patch without the plug, and a large enough patch should be able to cover both holes.
Holes cannot be fixed if they are too close to or in the sidewall.
referring to manufacturers guidelines, just felt
plugs would be, perhaps they are correct. Sometimes
exceeded those, and sometimes they just want to sell
you will get the same result IMO.
should NOT try somewhere else. The only correct
I would not trust Costco to actually know how, or any plug to repair a tire correctly.
Yeah - the store whose geniuses told someone in another thread that it was normal for tires to lose all their air. It's something tires do to generate laughs.
And they are pumped right back up to correct pressure on a daily basis. Thanks for reminding me, peckerhead.
ALWAYS get a second opinion. Im tired of hearing of friends who've been told even a single puncture couldnt be repaired and a new tyre was needed. If a second (reputable) opinion says the same WITHOUT prompting, change it.
Costco employees are only trained use 1" patches and keep grinding off the first patch doing the second....
hehehehe hahaha kidding of course
Well, it IS repairable if you have the right patch - but there is an issue of the steel belts being damaged where they can't see them. The tire might come apart later.
Because Costco "sold their souls" to Michelin. Seriously.
I'm not sure exactly how it works, but Michelin is giving them a deal, or there's a big liability insurance thing, but if Michelin says "Thou Shalt Not", Costco won't even think about it.
And if Michelin says "It might come apart", the tire is condemned, period. If it's Grandmother's car, yes, condemn the tire. She could easily end up in the ditch, as the odds say she'll have no reflexes or instincts for catching a skid and getting over to the shoulder safely.
Even though I'd be more than happy to put it on the rear and if it fails I have a bit of excitement - and then my day gets delayed a half hour as I get to change the tire. I've had tires shred at speed before, it's no biggie *IF* you really know how to drive.
They've even got some stupid rule that "If the car is over 20 years old and we've never worked on it before, we can not sell you tires. We don't have the Official Tire Recommendation in the book for it, and we are not allowed to substitute."
They mentioned it, but I haven't been burned by it - yet. But if I take the Corvair in for a new set (It's been sitting, the P175R80/13 Nitto's are toast) and they say "No" I'm gonna scream so loud that they'll hear it in Kirkland.
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At 65 mph, 99.99% of drivers are not capable of handling a complete tire failure.
You often make stupid statements, but this has to be the stupidest.....
Why do you think it's a stupid statement?
Buy a tire changer like this,
If the tire was bought from them - it included a road hazzard warrantee. You pay for the used up tread - so at least not the full amount. I don't believe they even work on tires not bought from them orriginally. If its more than 1/2 worn I'd buy another tire so you have same diameter on the same axel.
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