Sidewall puncture tyre repair

Motoring
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Recently had a puncture on one of my tires and was informed by a mech that it is on the sidewall.

Must have hit a jagged rock (mguu ya mbele ya left) coz it’s kind of torn kidogo though it appears it damaged the wires abit though the hole is very small. He went on to describe the repair process which apparently will involve placing a patch on the inside and outside plus ‘kuchomwa’.

How safe is it to repair a sidewall puncture and if repaired, how long can i run on the tires safely?

The tyres are still in good condition and I currently don’t have a budget for a new set,

Any villager experience such a situation?

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Eti a new set? Si you just replace that one only. What your guy described is what we learnt in high school chemistry those many years back: vulcanization. Ukipata mtu anajua kuifanya vizuri ni sawa though at best you’ll only use the tyre perhaps as a spare wheel.

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A set of four new BFGoodrich tyres is what you need. Donate your old tires to Illuminatty MPig Roasting Fund.

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Very safe,did it once,the fixer does it for long distance shuttles so I bet its tested.I would suggest moving the patched tyre to the rear though.

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kama the car runs an AWD system, si it may affect it? i.e. replacing only one tyre…not sure though

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Na mtu akifanya wheel balancing? Hebu tweleze sisi watu wa Footsubishi…

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Yeah i’v also been advised to do that

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in the AWD system I think its not about wheel balancing but the speed of the tyres. I may be wrong though…
The newer tyre will be larger /rounder than the other three. This means their circumferences differ. In the AWD system, the larger tyre willend up travelling more distance in a single revolution than the smaller ones. To compensate for this anomaly in the AWD system, the smaller tyres will have to spin faster thus revolving slightly more than a single revolution for every complete revolution of the new one. This difference may mean lead to issues with the drivetrain in an AWD system coz the heat that is generated due to the effort of the smaller three tyres attempting to keep up contributes to some extra stress on the axles and transmission leading to damages also when the other tyres spin quicker the moti’s electronics may be fooled to think they are slipping on the road hence shift you to a wrong gear. All this is coz of the numerous sensors in the AWD system on each wheel that monitor traction and the speeds of the wheels every milli second.

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Replace two tyres, so you have a set of new on the front and a set of old on the rear .

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The new tyres should always be fitted in the rear

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Makes sense.Guess will do this.

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Kweli masomo hayana mwisho. Ahsante.

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waah!!! you just described my scenario perfectly I have two new front tyres and the ones on the back are a bit old. changing them today. Thanks a lot I love this village.

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what is your car system? All Wheel Drive, Rear wheel drive, front wheel drive or 4 WD?

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Done well it shouldn’t give you problems.
I cut this on a rock, and repair was done as described by @Luther12.
No issues yet after almost 2K kms of hauling.

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I see.Mine’s almost at the same exact spot.The mech does tyre repairs for long haul vehicles so I assume he knows his stuff

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4wd.

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I think you do not need to worry so much if its a 4WD. Guyz who roll on AWD ndio should be overly keen

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If transfer case is engaged (4H) on a dry surface he will be affected.

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is true if your gear shifts to L when you are driving then you return it to D you risk destroying your gear box.

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