Here's an ouch!!

[QRTRHRS]

Richard, on the plus side, you did not mention any damage to the fender area.

 

[Thomas]

Years back while brush hogging deer antler found front tire..$$$'s.

 

[Mulder]

When I was in high school a girl in my class was going home after her cheerleading practice, ran over a 9mm pistol. Apparently the rear tire caught it, it went off and shot her in the but. Went just thru her cheek and out her inner thigh. She was on crutches for a few weeks. Police didn't believe what happened till they found the gun. Don't remember if they found the owner or not. But bullet went thru floor board seat her and finally the dash where it landed on the floor board.

 

[part-time-Farmer-NC]

Wow... talk about a freak accident...

 

[Richard]

Richard, on the plus side, you did not mention any damage to the fender area.

Nope, no fender issues at all. The anchor was flush with tire so was totally imbedded into tire. As I was at tire shop waiting for new tire, I got to thinking (fearing) that this bolt may have speared the rim on the inside, but seems it didn't.

What I DID "fix".... these tires are probably six months old. Honda dealer rotated them front to rear. I IMMEDIATELY noticed some road noise.... much like a resonance. Was clearly rotational and speed dependent. New tires, made appointment back at dealer (this past summer) to see if maybe rear bearing was going bad.

Nope, all is fine.

So I'm living with this road noise that hadn't been there.... update to getting speared by bolt. Take to shop, they said they'd patch if I want but thought it was outer limits of maybe working or not (or maybe just trying to upsell me a new tire)

I mentioned the road noise. He went away.... came back with tire. Seems the outer edge "corner" of the tire had some cupping, scalloping (not sure what to call it) Some small undulations. You could feel it once you knew what to feel for.

He said that could be making the noise as it 'slapped' the roadway. Didn't matter what he said....once I saw that I said to replace tire. I can't afford being 100 miles from home in middle of nowhere at 6:00 A.M. and have it go flat... I then mentioned to check the other tire.

Said had same issue BUT, was just barely noticable. I said I didn't care.... so I ended up replacing two VERY new tires, with two new tires.

to be honest, I view this anchor bolt more as a blessing in disguise.

 

[RayIN]

One drive from Ft. Dix to home I unknowingly ran over an 8" screwdriver with a rear tire. I found the screwdriver half-way through the mud flap. It could easily have been the tire,I dodge one there.
Another time DW and I were driving my dually towing a 15,500# 5th wheel RV. A highway sign was laying in the center of the lane and the car in front of me straddled the sign, but clipped one corner. That spun the sign and I ran over it with one side duals.
When we got to the RV park I checked my tires and found a ½" bolt head sticking out. I called a tire shop and they said they'd stay open till i arrived. That bolt was 3" long and I though the tire was ruined.
However the man put a patch-plug inside the tire. The plug filled the hole and the attached patch sealed it tight. I ran that tire until the wear bars were even with the tread without any problem from that tire.

 

[mapper]

Few years ago my next door neighbor called and asked if I had a tire patch kit, I did (keep it on hand for lawnmower and wheelbarrow repair), he had a flat on his truck, brought the wheel over and we discovered a cat 0 lynch pin through the tread. Must have popped open and fallen off, landing shank up. We patched the tire and got him back on the road. I think he replaced the tire?

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I'm probably the only person who had a flat in the middle of the Ocean. Was on a ferry boat between St. Johns and St. Thomas USVI. Tire had a 2 and 1/12 inch deck screw; only one service station on St. Johns. Barely made it!

 

[Richard]

Ouch, what are the odds! If it was a deck screw, did the ferry pay a portion?

For all we know, this happens all the time..... they just toss the car overboard to get rid of the evidence....!