It is lodged there and does not seem to be coming out or being pushed in any further. Do you think that it needs immediate attention (possibly a change of tyre)?
2007-05-06 03:27:41 · 16 answers · asked by lynswannie 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If you leave it in, and you're driving down the road and it decides to come out on it's own, would you want it to possibly go flat in the middle of nowhere? Or in your driveway?
Pull it out.
Put some dish soap and water on a sponge.
Get the puncture wet and soapy and see if it leaks.
2007-05-06 03:35:12 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I had a screw in a tyre for ages and had to put air in the tyre about once a week but recently I havent put air in for probably a couple of months and its still at the proper pressure so it seems that the screw has sealed the puncture & most of the head has worn away too. No doubt it will need a proper fixing job one day
2007-05-06 07:40:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would take the car to a service station as soon as I could. The screw may hold a wh ile, but with driving, the screw will wallow around and make the tyre go down eventually - and probably at the worst possible time, too! Better to spend a few bucks and not get stuck someplace.
2007-05-06 03:41:54 · answer #3 · answered by jacketbacker1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't pull the screw out or your tyre will deflate straight away. Either change to your spare wheel and take the other to a tyre centre, who can either repair the puncture or replase the tyre if necessary. Or you could risk driving carefully to the tyre centre if not too far.The risk is the tyre could deflate at any time.
2007-05-06 03:42:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you take out the screw the tyre might go flat!
I would suggest you drive to a tyre shop and remove the screw!
If the tyre goes down you can get them to fix it with no trouble!
If you drive with a flat tyre it will ruin the tyre!
2007-05-06 07:31:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do not attempt to get rid of the screw, both get rid of the wheel and in tremendous condition the spare or reinflate the tyre and making use of with extreme caution, take the wheel to an area that sells and suits tyres. they could restoration the tyre or allow you to understand why it won't be able to be finished because of the area of the puncture or if the tyre has been repaired 3 circumstances already. in the united kingdom it really is going to fee between £10 and £20 for a restore.
2016-11-25 22:01:32 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answers are good, drive to a tire service center. They will remove the tire, take out the screw, and recommend a repair. A plug works most of the time (exept in your case this time, lol).
The worst thing you could do is pull the screw out and get a flat tire. Then you would have to change it.
2007-05-06 03:37:25 · answer #7 · answered by iam2inthis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
,unscrew it, as it will go deeper and cause a puncture, people think that leaving it in blocks the hole, it does not, and your tyre will go down ,if the screw was screwed in it might have acted as a plug. the chances are, it has not punctured your tyre yet.
2007-05-06 04:04:51 · answer #8 · answered by capa-de-monty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No leave it in there, and then when you are doing 70 mph with a car full of kids and your tyre suddenly explodes and you fly off the road and kill everyone you will know who to blame.....it won't be so much of a shock...numpty
2007-05-06 05:01:53 · answer #9 · answered by Knownow't 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you might want to get the tire repaired (pulled out and plugged) bcuz eventually it will turn into a slow leak or blow out under certain conditions, if the screw is in the sidewall, have the tire replaced bcuz u cant repair a sidewall puncture.
2007-05-06 03:37:47 · answer #10 · answered by darvosix 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋