A screw in my tyre again - repairable?

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Wed 16 May 2007 10:44
A screw in my tyre again - repairable? - Brian Tryzers
Found a screw in a front tyre yesterday for the second time in six months. Last one was deemed unrepairable for being too close to the outer shoulder; this one is about 50mm in and the hole seems to be clean enough for the screw to have kept in most of the air I pumped in (in the pouring rain, of course) to get me home from Sainsburys yesterday.

I'll take it down to my friendly independent this afternoon but should I be expecting to repair or replace? Last time the front tyres were almost due for replacement anyway, so I replaced both; this one is 20,000 miles old but has done most of those at the rear and still has 6mm of tread. If it helps. it's a Pirelli P6000 and the screw is in the curved part of one of the lateral grooves.

Much obliged,
WdB
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Wed 16 May 2007 11:21
Screwed again - repairable? - Aprilia
Should be repairable with a plug, from what you say.
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Wed 16 May 2007 11:47
Screwed again - repairable? - Brian Tryzers
Thanks, Aprilia. I'll see what the man says and report back.
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Wed 16 May 2007 18:17
Screwed again - repaired - Brian Tryzers
Tyre repaired. Took 20 minutes and cost £15, which is £65 less than a new tyre. Screw had only just penetrated the casing, so had no opportunity to cause further damage, and the tyre had only been partially deflated when I noticed it yesterday. I suspect I know where I picked up this one and the one before, so I won't be parking there any more.
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