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Originally posted by Ron Mummert
The plug, if applied correctly, will never come out and if trimmed properly it will not have an adverse effect on the balance of your tire.
Johnny
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Some of you will remember my fun 'n games with the Dunlop 5000 that I pumped up every other day for 6 months because of a drywall screw that was inbedded right where the tread & sidewall met. No tire repair shop would plug it, because it was in the "flex" area of the tire. The screw finally got flung loose on my trip to Reading III, & I arrived on the donut. Johnny, since it seems you have plenty of experience in tearing up tires, were these guys correct about the "no plug zone", or were they just protecting their legal interests?
Ron (my tires are screwed on). [/B][/QUOTE]Ron, I have had tons of experience with drywall screws and tearing up tires. I do agree with them that you should not plug along the flex or sidewall areas. Generally almost all of the plugs I have put in the flat tread area. I do recall one going near the edge close to the flex area but I never had any problem with it. Could you get away with a plug in the flex area? Maybe, but I would not chance it. Too much movement to break the bond between the plug and the tire rubber. But then, the worst that would happen is a blowout and at best a slow leak. I had a front tire blow out on my SVX while doing 90 on my way to the crab meet last summer. Solid as a rock even with the tire flopping around on the rim. 
-Johnny
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