Posted: Apr 07 2005 at 7:37am | IP Logged

I noticed a dry wall screw in my tire last weekend right between the tread. So I take it in on Monday to Discount Tire to get it fixed. They fix it and I drive it home. The next morning I go out get in the truck to go to work, I got 1/4 mile down the street and my low air light comes on. I turn around and pull it in the garage and I can hear the air coming out of the tire and see the bubbles from a round a huge ass plug they put in. It must of been the size of a pencil. I take it back yesterday for them to fix it again. I was there for over a hour. The asst manager comes out and tells me the tire is still leaking after the second repair and can not be fixed? They use a T type plug with a patch on one end. They say thats the standard type tire repair now and they don't use just patches any more unless its just a pin hole, WTF? Has anyone had this happen before, it was just a dry wall screw not a 10mm bolt!

BF tires on the off road package cost $213

Posted: Apr 09 2005 at 8:22am | IP Logged

I'd have them dismount the tire and patch it from the inside.  I hate plugs because to get them in they have to actually make the hole bigger and, of course they want to plug it, it's cheaper for them.  Sounds to me like they may have screwed up your tire. 

FWIW - I drove a 1/2" wide, 1 inch long iron fence post top into a goodyear tire, in middle of nowhere, arizona years ago.  A truck tire shop patched it (big patch) and it held for over a year until I got rid of the car.  Patches work.

As for your comment about waiting over an hour, feel lucky.  Most waits around here for tire work is 2-3 hours.

Rick