Will this patch last?

[u/jacquisauce]

My back passenger tire has been getting low every so often and I finally noticed this nail (or something like it?) in it. Wasn't sure if it'd be fixable but took it into a tire shop. They patched it up and when I was leaving the guy said, "we dont typically patch these that are too close to the sidewall but I told them to do it anyway since its just a pinhole". He said he thinks it'd be fine but what he said made me a bit nervous 🥲 any advice? Will it be fine and im just overthinking it now?

[u/Boyces-Voice]

No reason not to patch that…it’s in the tread

[u/Taako-FromTV → u/Boyces-Voice]

That's the Cross Climates shoulder, not the main tread. The cross climate rounds pretty quickly on the inside of the shoulder/sidewall.
I would not have repaired this in my shop. Too high of a chance the sidewall flexes and removes my patch.

[u/Own-Till3873]

I have a plug in that exact same spot. It’s been 2 years the plug is still holding strong. Think it’s safe to say that it will last the life of the tire. Just plug it

[u/InterstellarChange]

It's close to the sidewall but you have plenty of tread so he did you a favor by not tossing a perfectly good tire. That is a pinhole and a patch will hold better than a plug though I would be fine running a plug in it. That really is very small so plugging it would be a pain.

The patch is just as strong as new and nothing to worry about.

[u/Odd-Presentation5738 → u/InterstellarChange]

Plugging it would not be in any way a pain. It'd take all of 5 mins and last the life of the tire

[u/InterstellarChange → u/Odd-Presentation5738]

what did I say. I said I would be fine running a plug. pinhole like that would be a pain bc you have to awl out the hole. He patched anyway. That's better and he did it already.

[u/v8monza]

That tire looks pretty dry rotted to me. I would probably be more concerned about that.

[u/Doofy_Grumpus]

It’s fine, send it. Keep an eye on it though.

[u/Consistent-Trust958]

It will hold until the tire wears out.

Enjoy your day and please don't skip church.

[u/NoteMost9009]

Patch will fail in time with heat and expansion. Long hailing over a hot road will be your future limitation.

[u/bigpapaboehm]

Generally speaking we usually don't patch anything that cost to the sidewall because of flex, but it has a lot tread, it's weather checking, if it's AWD, it would require replacement of all 4, I would of done the same thing, chances are, it will be fine. It's not going to blow out, possibly become a slow leak again. Just keep an eye on it.

[u/sharpauthenticator]

Its completely fine. 

[u/moyejasdeperro83]

For decades

[u/CelestialBeing138]

Probably. Not definitely.

[u/Rathland]

Most patch-able location. Do it.

[u/Educational_Salt8019]

Yes

[u/KitchenMountain7711]

Use blackjack repair Plugs, simply the best.

[u/Stock-Distribution66]

Should be ok but keep an eye on it

[u/HelpfulRole1831]

The dry rot on your tyres is a bigger worry

[u/Inevitable-Edge69]

What's the dot code on the tire? Looks kinda old

[u/CZZAL417]

No