Tire Problem

[camryelaine]

Hey guys, I have a screw stuck in my rear passenger tire (fixable area). It has been 3 days now and I tested with tire gugage everyday but there's no sign of lossing significant amount of air.

Base on its head, the screw seem to be short studded and sholdn't penetrate too deep into the tire.

Should I fix it or don't even bother and just keep adding air to it every few week?

[ToLiY]

studded or not, I don't think leaving screws or anything in between the treads are a good idea. If the screw didn't penetrate the tire, just try to wiggle it out, if not then I guess you should think about getting it patched...

Good way to make sure air is not coming out is if you spray or pour water over the screw and see if it makes air bubbles or a hissing sound. If it doesn't, no leakage but it doesn't mean there's no penetration.

[Modawg]

Try and take it out, screws are never good. It might have just be stuck in the rubber, so no harm done. However, there are adhesives out there where you can just paste over the spot, like a glue. Works pretty well if it's really small.

[racfam]

Just take it to the tire store they will usually take them out for free, or if not they will charge you a small fee. I know that Discount Tire will not charge even if you didn't buy your tires there.

[.tony. .riot.]

Just take it to a tire shop, the MOST they will charge you is $5.

[camryelaine]

I'm a broke ass, can't even afford $5 to spend

[marc780]

I fix these every day...you can get a tire plug kit at the auto parts for $5 or 10 , but leave it in the package first! cause maybe you dont have to use it. You will need this kit, some cutters or pliers to pull out the screw, and some windex or soapy water.

Buy the kit and then drive to an air source, like gas station etc. Then park near the air source and move the car so that you can access the screw, to pull it out and then fix it if you have to. If its a front tire, you're in luck, just turn the wheel so the screw faces out and up. If it's a rear tire, you will be crawling on the ground some.
Then and only then, remove the screw. Throw some water or windex on it and look for abubbles. If it leaks, use the plug kit. If not, and you're sure its not leaking, then you get to return the kit for a refund, if you must.

[touringcamry]

I had a small wood screw in the tread of my tire once. I just took it to a tire shop in town and they took it out, dunked it in the water tank and no leak so no charge.

[Klutch]

Go to Walmart, buy the kit $5, pull the screw out put a plug in and call it a day. Once you do one for the first time you'll get excited everytime someone says they picked up a nail or screw you'll offer to put a plug in it!!

[min150mph]

I had a blow out due to a screw in my tire once. Caused my car to go over the median on a highway and into oncoming traffic. Didn't know the screw was there, so I definetly do not recommend leaving it. Getting it plugged and patched would be a lot better.

[DAMON]

if you cant afford 5 bucks then you cant afford gas and should be walking everywhere anyway