Yea, it is only his life in jeopardy..


"jim beam" > wrote in message
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> Wood Roach wrote:
>> Just looking for a tire expert opinon as to whether this hole is
>> repariable. Tire shop said no and I can't find another tire like this
>> one anywhere - so now I'm looking at 4 new ones!!!
>>
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/MSRoach/...ain2556017EBay
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike
>
>
> does this tire shop have an interest in selling you a bunch of new tires?
> yes? so are they, in any way, likely to be biased in what they tell you?
>
> bottom line - that penetration is within the radial banding of the tire
> and is therefore repairable. find a cheapo mexican tire shop on the poor
> side of town that sells used tires - you'll get it fixed no problem.
>
>
> ps. - safety first:
> since you have the tire off, you can see inside. look to see if the
> penetrant scraped up the inside of the side wall. if it did, and there's
> any trace of sidewall cord breakage, do not repair. otherwise, you have a
> green.
>