"Jeff Strickland" wrote in message
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"Sasquatch Jones" wrote in message
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I have a slow lead in the side wall that came from scraping some kind of
sharp object laying by the curb. Looks like a 1/2-inch cut, but jagged.
Tire is tubeless radial. Is it possible to patch something like this on
the side wall? Patch kits say they are for the tread but don't say
specifically not to use them on the side.

2nd thought -- can I put a tube in it? Seems like I remember tire places
say tubeless can't be fixed with a tube, but I can't see why not.

Anyway, thanks in advance for any help.

SJ

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You cannot repair a sidewall. Let me say that differently, go to the tire
store where they fix tires that leak, they will not repair a sidewall.

You need to buy a new tire.


And, you do not need onen tire, you need two unless the tires on your car
are reasonably new and still available. The rule of thumb is that you should
have matched tires on the same axle, both size and style/model of tire. The
exception is when you put the spare on, but then you should do tire repairs
or replacements and put the spare back into the trunk.