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Was cleaning out my Sport Trac yesterday before I took my wife out for her birthday and noticed I had a flat tire. There was a screw in the left driver side rear tire. I guess that is what I get for riding through an old construction site. It was raining trying to change the tire and it was a pain getting the spare down. When I finally got the spare down it was covered in mud. Can this tire be fixed or do you think I am going to have to replace it.

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That is fixable...



You can plug it from the out side, BUT that one would be recommended to be patch plugged..



Todd Z

 
Thanks guys. Thats what I was thinking about it being to close to the side wall that it wont be repairable. That sucks because I only have about 7,000 miles on these tires. If not repairable and they need to replace the tire, should I replace other rear tire so that the tread in the rear will be the same?
 
No need to buy 2, but that is fixable....

Todd Z
 
You can fix this with a plug from the outside. A patch from the inside will not work because it will extend down to the side wall where most of the flex in the tire occurs. The patch will not stick on the inside.
 
That is fixable, even though it is close tot he side wall it is a simple puncture, not a tear. If it was torn or sliced, then you may have suffered belt damage.



Easy fix at any tire shop.
 
Like I said, Use a patch plug...

IT is a special patch that goes on the inside, Not just a patch, it also has a plug built in to it.. it Installs from the inside, it patches and then fills the hole..



Sears installs them....

Todd Z
 
Maybe yes, maybe no...I have had 2 tires in the past, same punture..patchplugs, patches or plugs did not hold..to much flex...
 
There's a liquid patch plug out there that I got from a shop, worked great. The plug fills the hole, and the liquid is like a heavy duty rubber cement that seals the plug and the surrounding area. That may be what Todd is speaking of.



On the topic, I've heard 4x4 need to have all 4 tires the same all around, with very similar tread depth, or you damage the 4x4 system. Any truth to that?



edit: this was the patch, see link below.
 
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Probably should not repair that. Technically, it is not the tread area that determines repairability, it is the location of the belts. They generally do not extend all the way to the edge of the tread. Thus punctures in the shoulder and sidewalls are not recommended for repair. Could you plug it and patch it (inside), yes. Is it recommended, no.
 
Just got home from the tire shop. Cost me $12 to get it done. They also put the tire back on for me and put the spare back underneath . The guy that fixed it said that the screw did not go all the way in. He said it was a small screw. He used a Patch Plug like Todd Z said to do. Thanks for all the help.
 
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Why not just fix it and let us all know how it holds up? Then you can put it on that spare rim if your worried about it. Is the spare is good enough for the stock wheel?
 
That spare tire looks horrible and makes the chore of changeing your tire even worse than it already it. Ford could easily resolve this issue by making a molded ABS plastic cover for the tire to sit on top of. The cover would protect the bottom surface area of the tire from the debris that they are exposed to under the truck. The cover could be removed/attached using the same metal device that is currently used to hold the tire.



Does anyone know where I could submit this (and other) idea(s) to Ford?
 
That's not the bottom surface of the tire. The spare tire's outside surface faces up when it is in place under the bed.
 
Ford could easily resolve this issue by making a molded ABS plastic cover for the tire to sit on top of.....



Does anyone know where I could submit this (and other) idea(s) to Ford?
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I admire your desire to help Ford by giving them ideas, but some food for thought. Ford eliminated the tool tray under the hood of the Trac. With all the penny pinching Ford is doing, I highly doubt Ford would ever consider an item to protect something few people will ever use.





Tom
 

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