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Date:         Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:41:48 -0500
Reply-To:     rgolen@UMASSD.EDU
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From:         Ric Golen <rgolen@UMASSD.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Advisability of patching tire sidewall
Comments: To: Ed Duntz <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <BAY134-DAV102042BC71636A7DCA390ADB800@phx.gbl>
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Patching anything that is below the edge where the tread and sidewall meet
is  not a good idea. The reason being is that the sidewalls flex, and any
patch you put on the hole will work its way loose as the tire flexes.


Ric




> Someone punctured the sidewall of my Goodyear Wrangler HT. It looks to
> have been done with a pushpin or very small screwdriver. If it were a wide
> gash or larger puncture, it would not be a good idea to try to patch it-
> the integrity of the sidewall would be compromise. But wha about a small
> puncture? Is is ever ok to use a patch on a sidewall?
>
> Ed in CT
>
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