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Tire puncture repair? 850 1995

posted by  TimeToBakeTheDonuts on  Fri May 20 14:35 CST 2005
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OK folks, I know this isn't a Volvo-specific question, but I am hoping someone has some info on this. A few years back I was surprised to hear a local machinery whiz say that "steel belted tired can't be plugged. The belts shift and shear off the plug." I asked a tire store salesperson and he said the same thing. Now, that sounds like a reasonable argument, but I have a tire with only 5K miles on it that was punctured, and boy I would like to repair it if possible.

My puncture is in the heart of the tread (not a groove) on the outermost band away from the car (if that matters). There is no evidence of what punctured it, but I can see a very short narrow slit where something went in.

At the time of the conversations related above, I was advised to use the green goo fix a flat stuff to stop my leak. It worked and I put on 20K miles with it in there, drove speeds of 75mph, but I never felt comfortable. I also don't think you are supposed to drive that hard on a tire filled with that stuff.

So, my question is, has anyone else faced this problem? Do tire stores routinely fix punctures (in the old days I thought as long as it was in the tread you were ok), or do I need to go get a new tire (already ): )

Thanks for any replies.
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Don






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