Tyre repairs

[irondoc]

Hi guys

I had a long nail through one of my 245/70/17 Goodyear Duratracs. It was repaired with an inside mushroom plug. How reliable are these plugs long term?

If I am somewhere doing some offroading and the tyre gets a beating or hot, do they hold up?

Cheers
Lucas

[~Rich~]

Where in the tyre was it?

If it was through the tread the mushroom patch will be fine.
Most tyre places won't touch a repair in the sidewall so if it was there then no I would not trust it.

[LandyAndy]

It should be OK,if its in the footprint area.
Are you able to retire it to the spare if it worries you????
Andrew

[Blknight.aus]

IF its in the tread face and its installed properly it'll likely outlast the tyre,

if its on a shoulder or side wall not so much but it'll hold up enough as a spare to get you out of trouble if you take it easy and run high pressures.

[irondoc]

Thanks guys

its in the middle of the tread

Cheers
Lucas