
If your puncture is near the sidewall you are out of luck. Modern tires also need to be puncture-free along the sides and in from the sides about 20% on both sides of the tire. Reason 2 Why Your Tire Cannot Be Repaired – Your Puncture Is In The No Repair Zone Related Story: Tire Shortages and Delays: Not Just For Tesla Owners Anymore However, if you just drove 10 minutes on the flat, you destroyed that important sidewall structure and the tire cannot be repaired. You can usually get away with a flat tire rolling without air for a short distance – think yards, not miles. Modern tires have an inner structure of the sidewall that is not designed to support your vehicle when uninflated. Reason 1 Why Your Tire Cannot Be Repaired – You Drove On The Flat There are real reasons why many flats cannot simply be patched.

However, after a quick glance, the tire shop says, “No can do, Bubba.” They are not just trying to sell you a new tire. You have important things to do today, and since you can clearly see there is a nail in the tread, you expect to be told that the nail can be pulled out and the tire fixed quickly. You just either rolled up to a tire shop on a flat, were towed in, or drove in with your spare on the car and the flat in the trunk.
