Vulcanize a tire ?

[twobjshelbys]

You're just patching. "Vulcanization" is the chemical process of "curing" rubber.

If you patch you should never ever race the car. For street use you'll be OK - I have a patch in one of the tires on my truck - but there is now a weakness at that spot.

[Jimeg]

Originally Posted by twobjshelbys

You're just patching. "Vulcanization" is the chemical process of "curing" rubber.

If you patch you should never ever race the car. For street use you'll be OK - I have a patch in one of the tires on my truck - but there is now a weakness at that spot.

No, not racing the car. So I'll be taking the wheel and tire off and trying the patch route.

Thanks for the comments....

[Bill Bess]

It's worth a shot to fix it.
We use to put what we called a "boot" or large vulcanized patch on the inside of the tire when a plug wouldn't hold.

Recently most Major Tire Shops won't do this, especially if the steel wire is damaged by the nail or whatever punctured the tire, I think it's a liability matter, they can't even sell used tires in Ca. and AZ anymore.
if the wire mess is not damaged a good old patch and perhaps a tube will work, but don't go too fast...you never know.

Good luck, find a good old time gas station or small tire shop...they will most likely fix it.
Bill

[Jimeg]

Originally Posted by Bill Bess

It's worth a shot to fix it.
We use to put what we called a "boot" or large vulcanized patch on the inside of the tire when a plug wouldn't hold.

Recently most Major Tire Shops won't do this, especially if the steel wire is damaged by the nail or whatever punctured the tire, I think it's a liability matter, they can't even sell used tires in Ca. and AZ anymore.
if the wire mess is not damaged a good old patch and perhaps a tube will work, but don't go too fast...you never know.

Good luck, find a good old time gas station or small tire shop...they will most likely fix it.
Bill

Well Bill you might be right, I called out to five different shops and all said no can do. I did find, as you also suggested, a small shop that would do it but there was no guarantee it would hold up. At this juncture it appears I'm going to spend the $400 or so for a new tire.