"Jeff Strickland" writes:

"Dan Espen" wrote in message
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"Sasquatch Jones" writes:

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.

A tube should work, but any kind of cut could lead to a blow out.
Especially one on the side wall.
I say replace the tire.

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Dan Espen


Worst advice ever. A tube will not work, that's why they do not put
them in. Firstly, without a rim that can be taken apart, the tire
mounting machine can pinch the tube and damage it before the first
pound of air goes in. Secondly, tubeless tires are built differently
than tube-type tires. Thirdly, the sidewall of a tire is by design the
weakest part of the tire, it is typically two-ply where the tread is
four-ply. The sidewall constantly moves and changes shape, and if
there is a tear, then the tear will be even weaker and a catastrophic
failure is all but certain.

At best, a tube will hold air. It will not make the sidewall
sufficient to carry the vehicle. Do not put a tube into a tubeless
tire. You have to go to the tire store to have the tire and rim broken
down, so they are the venue for putting the tube in and they will not
do it.

Oh, thanks. We all needed someone to quibble over what the word
"work" means.

I think my post was clear enough.

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Dan Espen