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Screw in tyre: where to go?

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  • 26-08-2005 10:46pm
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    Ernie Ball
    Closed Accounts Posts: 881 ✭✭✭


    I just discovered a screw in the tread of a brand-new tyre on my motor. Doesn't seem to be leaking air and I'd rather not have to replace the tyre, which is hard to get here.

    Can anyone recommend a place in Dublin that'll do a good job on it tomorrow?


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    is_that_so
    Registered Users Posts: 32,136 ✭✭✭✭is_that_so


    Advance Tyres rather than Kwik Fit. Check the Golden Pages for locations.


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    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    it should be free. i got it in my tyre last week and got a free punture repair from a place in shankill in dublin. the was really sound and he does it free for everyone.good luck


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    Smirky
    Registered Users Posts: 408 ✭✭Smirky


    If the tyre aint leakin then you don't have to go anywhere cos it has not penetrated the wall of the tyre. Get a pliers (or a screwdriver! (not the vodka type)) and take it out. Voila!, problem solved. Driving on it will only compound the problem. If the tyre goes down then quikfit or your local garage should do it for less than €20.

    S


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    milltown
    Registered Users Posts: 4,616 ✭✭✭milltown


    Priceless advice: Drive it to the local tyre place before removing the screw. It may well have penetrated the carcass but the screw may be sealing it for now.

    Don't ask me how I know (and motorbikes don't have spare wheels :( )


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    zapata
    Registered Users Posts: 895 ✭✭✭zapata


    drdre it should be free. i got it in my tyre last week and got a free punture repair from a place in shankill in dublin. the was really sound and he does it free for everyone.good luck

    That guy deserves a mention either here or in the bargains section. I've always had to pay €5 - €7 to have tyres plugged ater picking up a screw\nail.


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    Ernie Ball
    Closed Accounts Posts: 881 ✭✭✭Ernie Ball


    Went to Advance Tyres today. The tyre is definitely banjaxed and can't be patched because of where the screw is. The screw is holding the air in.

    Ordered a new one from eiretyres as nobody around here seems to stock these tyres (Toyo Proxes T1-Rs). Hope it doesn't take a week the way it did last time.

    Thanks for the advice.


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    Squirrel
    Registered Users Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭Squirrel


    That on your MR2? How much are the tyres?


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    Ernie Ball
    Closed Accounts Posts: 881 ✭✭✭Ernie Ball


    Squirrel wrote:
    That on your MR2? How much are the tyres?

    Depends on the size of course but a full set (2 different sizes on the MR2) were about 290 yoyos.


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