[tabing]

I had a nail in my roll flat tire, drove 20 miles @ 45 mph to have it repaired. I've since heard that some dealers won't repair them. Is this just a fear of lawsuits, they want to sell you a new expensive tire? or is this a serious safety problem?

I don't do a lot of high speed, high performance driving.

[Pappytinker]

I have the Goodyear Runflats that originally came on the car and about 15,000 miles ago I got a nail in one. The Goodyear company store repaired it without blinking an eye. Currently the car has a little over 29,000 on the original tires.

As I understand it, if the puncture is in the tread and not too close to the sidewall, it is repairable ONCE and it retains the speed rating. They are not supposed to repair a second puncture in the same tire.

Whether the dealer will repair the tire or not is up to them but it appears that Goodyear will.

[Hardnoks1957]

WHAT IT IS MOST OF THE TIME is a lack of knowledge on how to fix them and/or if they can be fixed.Dealers are the least knowing when it comes to Corvettes and their parts!

[Vinnie T]

The big question in repairing runflats is was the tire driven without any appreciable air pressure for any length of time. Most simple nail punctures don't a leak a lot of air so it's no big deal since the weight of the car was not put on the sidewall which is what ultimately destroys the tire's integrity when driven without air pressure. The second factor is where the puncture is. Sidewall or near the sidewall should not be repaired. Center of the tread is repairable.

Once that is determined, make sure the store doing the repair is knowledgeable on run-flats and wide aluminum rims. I had a local tire store (BIG O in Elk Grove, CA!) repair a simple nail puncture, and the ************* managed to bend the inside lip of the rim trying to get the tire off rim (stiff sidewall), and then would not admit responsibility for the damaged rim that was fine before they worked on it. After that, I've had the local Goodyear store do any tire work since they have demonstrated they know what they are doing.

[tabing]

thanks for the info.

[dcsteg]

If in the center of the tread just plug them.

[Pappytinker]

Originally Posted by dcsteg

If in the center of the tread just plug them.

Wrong! Do not "just plug them." There is a specific piece that is used to repair run flat tires. It looks like a mushroom and there is adhesive applied to both the stem and the underside of the "cap."

[dcsteg]

Originally Posted by Pappytinker

Wrong! Do not "just plug them." There is a specific piece that is used to repair run flat tires. It looks like a mushroom and there is adhesive applied to both the stem and the underside of the "cap."

Well yes I would assume everyone would know that. The standard plug for radials can't be used on run flats. This procedure is used by many dealerships that service Corvettes. They do not want to break down run flats. Can't say I blame them.

[VettDream]

Even though run flats can get you to a repair place driving slow, is there a reason to carry around a bottle of green slime and a cigarette lighter powered aircompressor? This is TPM safe. The though is that less tire damage will be done, and if your nearest friendly place happened to be some additional distance away, you have less anxiety that damage is caused.

[Bucwheat]

I had a screw drive punture one of mine and they patched it with no problems