Need some advice, I just found a drywall screw in my back rear tire, when I loosened it, air started coming out. Is it ok to take it to the tire shop and have them put a patch on it? Or are the F1's different? Thanks.

 

you should be fine with a patch if the whole is not that big

 

thanks

 

You should be ok but I would do any "top end" runs with that tire.

 

yeah what he said....i wouldnt suggest going over 80 for more than a minute and dont go over 100 at all.

 

I had the same thing happen to one of my F-1's and had it patched. And I have driven it to 140 many times since I had it patched no problems yet.

 

lucky you

 

i just had a 1/4 ince screw removed from my rear tire. they patched it and i have easily gone over 120 since it got done, and no problems.

everyone else, have u ever seen the "patch" they put on the inside of the tire? they might as well put a kevlar vest on there also, there is no-way that thing is coming off or anything else is going through it.

 

I asked Dreamin the same question a long time ago after a bolt punctured my tread. You can use two patches and still maintain the speed rating. But, would I risk running 140+ for thirty minutes? No. I would run a road course though. On the other hand, if you are running a chip tuned for drag racing, your valves will tulip from the high speed long before the tires will cause problems.

Spike

 

These F1's are like screw magnets. A lot of people have are having this problem. WTF?

 

you can say that again i have at leat 1 screw or nail in every single one of my F1s

 

3 out of my 4 tires have a patch in them from a screw and/or drillbit. This never happens to me in a beater with cheap @$$ tires, but in a nice car.... GRRR!

I'm just waiting on my one pristine tire to pick something up. I always get it in a rear tire too, how about you guys?

FYI, I've run patches on race tires on a road race course before, no issues....

 

Um... with all this discussion about nails and screws in tires, i walked out and checked my own tires. Noticed a drywall screw in one of my rear tires too! It's at a 45 degree angle, going into the base of a tread block. I'm not sure if it has actually penetrated the plies beneath, or just the rubber tread block because of the angle. I can't tell how deep it is either because the head of the screw has sorta disintegrated.

My tire pressure is the same in each tire and I have driven it at 80 MPH without incident. The screw could have been there for months. maybe since new. If it's not losing air, should I leave it? Or am I playing with fire?

 

i would have it taken out and patched as soon as possible.! who knows when it will come out on its own. as your tires heat, they will expand, which could open up the hole and you could have a blow-out on the freeway while you are going 80 mph, then CRASH!@!

 

Ben,
Personally I would leave it for a while and keep an eye on it. I don't think it'll blow out of there all at once..If after a while you can tell how deep it is and it's really in there(not just on the surface), then I would have it patched.
When I bought my truck it had a leaky tire, the dealer patched it for me and I haven't had a problem..I didin't even think about it til I saw this thread.....

Just my .02.......(flame suit on and zipped.) ...JR