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How to Fix a Flat Tire

Why Is It Important To Get Your Tire Repaired?

If you're driving on a tire that continuously loses air or has a puncture, it is very important to your safety to have it inspected immediately. A service professional should inspect the inside and out to determine whether tire repair is possible or if it needs to be replaced. Flat tire repair services may help to:

  • Properly repair punctures in the tread
  • Prevent further tire damage
  • Maintain tire air pressure at manufacturer recommended level

There are, of course, situations where tire repair is not the right answer. You should replace your tire, instead of attempting to repair it, if you are dealing with any of the following situations:

  • If you notice a bulge or a blister on the sidewall of a tire, you should replace that tire immediately. These are signs that lead to tire failure and could be dangerous.
  • If a tire has gone flat due to a blow out, that tire should be immediately replaced.
  • If a tire has suffered from lacerations or other significant damage, you should replace a tire immediately rather than attempting to fix a flat tire.

How To Find the Hole In Your Tire

Are you noticing a continuous loss in tire air pressure? Before you can attempt to fix a flat tire, you'll need to find the source of the leak.

  • First, check to see if you find a screw, nail or other kinds of debris sticking out of the tire. If not, finding the source of the leak can be a little bit difficult - but we have a trick that will help make this easy.
  • You'll need to fill a squirt bottle with a vegetable base soap and water solution or tire manufacturer approved leak detector liquid.
  • Inflate the tire and then spray the entire tire with your bottle full of cleaner.
  • As the cleaner runs down the tread of the tire you should notice a small volcano-like eruption of bubbles right where your puncture lies.

Now that you've found the hole in your tire, we recommend having a qualified tire professional inspect the tire and make a proper plug and patch repair if allowable by industry standards. The experts at a Goodyear dealer location near you will be able to assist you with this.

Flat Tire Tools

When it comes time to change a tire, you'll be glad to have this flat tire kit on hand:

  • Your vehicle's owner's manual
  • An inflated spare tire
  • A jack
  • A lug wrench
  • Bracing material, such as a small piece of wood or a brick

How to Change a Flat Tire

Use our step by step guide if the need for a tire change arises:

  • First, it's important to make sure that your vehicle is parked both away from traffic and on a flat surface.
    TIP: You will want to use your hazard lights, or flares if there is heavy traffic.

  • Then, place bracing material (such as pieces of wood or bricks) behind and in front of a tire that will not be lifted by the jack in order to prevent rolling and increase stability.

  • Next, you can use your vehicle's owner manual to locate your spare tire and jack. 

  • Now use your owner's manual to make sure that the jack is in the necessary position on your car in order to prevent damage.
  • Begin to jack the car up while keeping pressure on the ground (without lifting the car up entirely).

  • Remove any hubcaps or center covers so that you can access the lug nuts.

  • Using the lug wrench, turn the lug nuts counterclockwise to loosen them.

  • Next, after making sure that the jack is stable, jack up the car enough so that you are able to slip the tire off with ease.

  • Put the spare tire on the wheel and place the lug nuts in the correct positions.

  • Tighten the lug nuts with your tire wrench, this time turning clockwise.
    TIP: Make sure the lug nuts are tight, but don't use too much force. This may knock your car off of the jack.

  • After driving a few miles it's a good idea to stop and make sure that the lug nuts are still tight.

 

Repair or replacement of a tire side cut, is it worth driving after repairing a tire with your own hands

Category: Operation and maintenance

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A car tire has a complex structure and a specific rubber compound that protects the tire from impacts and retains its shape under high loads. The design of the wheel consists of several strength frames - metal wire and nylon thread, they keep the rubber on the trajectory during intense and dangerous driving.

Any kind of damage can result in negative consequences that will affect driving safety and stability on the road. And if the majority of punctures can be repaired in the service or repaired by oneself, then the side cut of the tire often forces one to resort to a complete tire replacement. Riding on damaged tires in the usual mode is extremely dangerous. How to fix a tire so that you can ride comfortably without consequences, and is it possible to seal or repair a cut tire? We will answer these and other relevant questions for motorists in this material.

Dimensions and types of side cuts

Modern services can repair a tire after a front or side puncture. You can repair a tire, thanks to the universal set of a motorist, with your own hands. It is enough to seal the hole with a special tourniquet.

Is this type of damage dangerous and should it be replaced? Only the master can unambiguously answer the question, having studied the lateral damage. The specialist will determine the nature of the puncture that needs to be repaired and offer a complete tire replacement or repair. It is inexpedient and dangerous to close up a large puncture, due to which the tire is deformed.

To determine how to close a side cut, you need to study the type of damage:

  1. A longitudinal cut that can be repaired and sealed if the seam does not exceed 35 mm.
  2. A cross section that can be repaired effectively if the joint is not larger than 25 mm. Such restrictions are associated with severe damage to the threads. It is more difficult to seal and repair a tire with your own hands.

Sealing a cut on a tire is much more difficult than a normal repair, so it is often necessary to perform an involuntary replacement of tires. Repairing the wheel is impossible due to side wires and threads that break under side load. Taping and repairing lateral damage will not help repair the threads. Any obstacle or potential contact with a bump at high speed will have the adverse effect of bursting the tire due to the load, resulting in a dangerous loss of control.

A side puncture is less dangerous than a longitudinal cut. However, not every defect requires replacement. Masters will be able to repair tires if the deformed area placed along the carcass threads does not exceed 50 mm. The possibility of repair is also available if the side cut located across the tire threads is less than 30 mm. However, we do not recommend doing repairs in this case with your own hands. To preserve the protective properties and avoid possible negative consequences, it is necessary to use professional equipment.

Side cut hazard

Should cuts be repaired? A popular question for motorists who are faced with a choice is whether to seal a defect or replace a wheel. The possible consequences of cuts scare car owners, but do-it-yourself repairs are more attractive because they are cheaper than buying fresh tires.

To avoid dangerous consequences, sealing small and large side cuts is prohibited if more than 10 cords are to be repaired and a hole larger than 30 mm is to be patched. It is possible to repair tires for passenger cars with a side cut of the tire if it is a shallow scratch.

Driving with a cut in a tire is not safe. The degree of risk depends on the nature of the damage and the experience of the specialist who will seal the seam. Before sealing the hole with your own hands or entrusting a restoration to a specialist, you should examine the lateral damage. Manufacturers recommend replacing tires if it is necessary to seal 20 mm or more. However, if it is possible to change a wheel, the opportunity should be taken as soon as possible. Since even a small defect is dangerous during the trip. During operation, a hernia is formed, which explodes if timely replacement is not made. If you drive on a tire with a side cut for a long time and do not do repairs in the service or with your own hands, there is a high risk of getting into an accident.

In order to strengthen the structure of tires, manufacturers add several layers of metal cord to models. Also on the market there is a fabric cord, which includes fibers from nylon, which allows you to increase the strength of rubber. Therefore, in order to seal the tire in the service or repair it yourself in case of a puncture, it is necessary to use high-quality materials. If the recommendations for replacement are not followed, there is a high risk of dangerous and unpredictable consequences.

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How to determine if a tire can be repaired

To accurately assess the effects of tire deformation, before repairing a tire, contact a specialized center. The masters will figure out whether it is possible to continue driving a car or whether it is worth replacing the rubber. The main inspection criterion is the width of the seam that needs to be repaired. It should be borne in mind that it is dangerous to close up and seal holes with a width of more than 40 mm with rubber mixtures.

If the craftsmen decide to restore the tire and make a patch, then the restoration process includes the following steps:

  • dismantling the tire - before sealing the holes, the specialists measure the diameter of the seam;
  • cutting and grinding the edges of the hole - high-quality blade replacement requires reliable welding of the material;
  • application of cementing material and raw rubber, which allows you to make a reliable patch;
  • vulcanization of a tire in a professional chamber, which allows you to securely seal the rubber;
  • applying a reinforced patch to the treated area;
  • surface degreasing and reapplying grout;
  • tire assembly.

The decision to patch should be made by experienced professionals who will be able to advise whether to patch or replace tires. Restoration of rubber, despite the observance of technology, cannot restore the original properties of the carcass, so you should drive carefully on such rubber.

It is also worth considering that if you do the restoration of a tire, it is necessary to break in before active operation. To avoid negative consequences, we do not recommend moving at high speeds.

Article Author: Goodyear Team

Goodyear Extended Warranty

Dear Clients!

We would like to inform you that the Goodyear Premium Warranty program ends on January 25, 2023.

The Goodyear Premium Warranty continues to apply to tires purchased through January 24, 2023.

The Goodyear Tire Extended Warranty is in addition to the standard warranty terms. In the event of unintentional damage to the tire, we will repair it free of charge, and if repair is not possible, we will replace it with a new one.

The extended warranty applies to Goodyear tires purchased after April 1, 2020 in the BlackTyres online store with delivery, or pickup from tire centers and distribution points.

Buyers of Goodyear tires who paid for an order through marketplaces (for example, Yandex.Market) do not participate in the extended warranty program.

Program conditions

The extended warranty is valid for 1 year from the date of purchase of the tires, with a remaining tread depth of at least 4 mm.

The extended warranty applies to all Goodyear passenger tires 17" and above purchased between April 1, 2020 and August 31, 2021. From September 1, 2021, the extended warranty applies to tires of diameter 15 and above. The extended warranty does not apply to light commercial vehicle tires, Wrangler AT/SA, Wrangler AT/SA+, Wrangler AT/R, Wrangler All-terrain Adventure with Kevlar, Wrangler Duratrac and Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar.

In the absence of a similar tire, the tire center has the right to provide compensation for a damaged non-repairable tire in monetary terms.


Warranty cases

The extended warranty covers operational damage to the tire, including punctures, cuts, tears, and sidewall swelling, excluding intentional damage. Tire damages received during repair or installation, as well as cases related to the peculiarities of operation, which include:

  • Uneven tire wear;
  • Depreciation due to driving style, the specifics of the roadway;
  • Superficial cosmetic damage that does not lead to loss of operational properties, etc.;
  • The warranty does not cover tires that have been previously repaired;
  • If more than 20% of studs fall out, the program is valid for 3 (three) months from the date of purchase of tires by the end user and applies only to tires of the UltraGrip Arctic 2 line. Cases of studs falling out for other models are not covered by the warranty;
  • Noise is not covered under warranty for all models.

Rules for participation in the program

  • When buying Goodyear tires, we issue a completed coupon, which indicates the model and size, date of sale, DOT codes and the number of tires purchased. Request a completed coupon, and if it is not available, please call 8 495 215-20-68
  • You independently register the coupon on the warranty.goodyear.ru website within 30 days from the date of purchase. When buying with delivery, indicate the retail outlet: Moscow, Tashkentskaya street, 28 p. 1
  • In the event of a warranty case, bring the tire to the BlackTyres tire center in Moscow with a warranty card. Addresses of tire centers on the website blacktyres.ru in the "Contacts" section. The extended warranty is valid for 1 year from the date of purchase of the tires, with a remaining tread depth of at least 4 mm.

Coupon is issued when buying from 1 to 5 tires. If 6 or more tires are purchased, more coupons are issued.

Warranty procedure

A tire center employee checks the coupon registration on the Goodyear portal. If the coupon was registered according to the rules, it fixes the warranty case and makes a decision on the repair or replacement of the tire on the spot.


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