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Rats, picked up a big hunk of metal on the way home today, tore up my tire pretty good. Amazingly, the tire is not leaking at all.
Hmm, I think I can just shove some well chewed bubble gum in there, that should fix it up nicely.
I guess thanks Michelin for getting me home without any fuss, other than the clanging of the metal on the road, sounded like I was riding a horse.
Amazing that it wasn't leaking... I'm sure that as soon as piece of metal was taken out the air was gone immediately.
The picture you see is after I pulled the metal out, but it didn't lose any air. This morning the tire was still inflated to it's normal psi. I drove it gently for about 20 minutes to tire store with my eyes glued to the TPMS display, but it was a smooth ride (except once pulling away from stopped at a light I felt something odd which I suspect was the tread flexing away from the tire for a second, must have stopped directly over the gash).
I just decided to get 4 new tires, the others were coming up on 4 yrs old and 80% worn anyway. Sadly, the destroyed tire was probably the one with the most tread life left. Stuck with the Michelin Latitude HP Tour, they served me well enough and I was impressed how much damage it took and still kept going.
Michelin Latitude HP Tour are my favorite tires. I'm amazed at how well they hold a wet road in a spirited turn. I don't know how yours held air after being punctured like that. You are one lucky person.
Ray A.
Stuck with the Michelin Latitude HP Tour, they served me well enough and I was impressed how much damage it took and still kept going.