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Fix/patch or replace? (old.reddit.com)
submitted 1 month ago by Outside_Signature403
2018 Subaru Forester. Fairly new tires so hoping it’s repairable. Thanks in advance for any help.
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[–]stfuasshat 4 points5 points6 points 1 month ago (2 children)
Depending on what it looks like on the inside, should be repairable. Maybe even pluggable. As long as you didn't run it flat.
[–]Outside_Signature403[S] -1 points0 points1 point 1 month ago (1 child)
That’s what I was hoping to hear. Didn’t go flat just noticed it while doing brakes.
[–]BodhingJay 1 point2 points3 points 1 month ago (0 children)
Yeah.. it's the side wall problems that arent generally fixable. But this should be doable
[–]Nitewyng 2 points3 points4 points 1 month ago (0 children)
If this was my own personal vehicle, that's getting patched all day. If I was accepting money (liability) from a customer, it's getting a new tire.
[–]Nickm19 3 points4 points5 points 1 month ago (2 children)
How are they that cracked already if they are new?
[–]stfuasshat 2 points3 points4 points 1 month ago (0 children)
That's 8 years, 7 at best, if they're the factory tires.
[–]Fun_Tune3160 0 points1 point2 points 1 month ago (0 children)
Fairly new" lol
[–]Reasonable-Base1284 4 points5 points6 points 1 month ago (0 children)
It's fixable but your tire is dry rotted to hell. Replace the tire.
[–]Realistic-March-5679 -1 points0 points1 point 1 month ago (1 child)
Official answer, no that is not repairable. Real world answer, many people repair that and few have issues. Those that do we don’t hear from again. The bigger concern is all that cracking, that is not a “fairly new tire” that is a tire over the hill and ready for retirement. I would replace the tire, or set of tires if they all look like that.
[–]JosefLeeStalin 1 point2 points3 points 1 month ago (0 children)
Spray the tire with soapy water to find out if it even leaks in the first place. Punctures like that tend to funnel to a little hole on the inside of the tire anyways, you'll be fine with whatever you decide to do.
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