TM 9-2610-200-14
2-16
2-21. TIRE REPAIR LIMITS
Table 2-2. PUNCTURE REPAIR LIMITS FOR TREAD CROWN AREA ONLY
PASSENGER CAR TIRES LIGHT TRUCK TIRES TRUCK/ BUS TIRES
1/4 inch (6mm) Max.
3/8 inch (9.5 mm) Max.
3/8 inch (9.5mm) Max.
Notes:
A tire puncture is
defined as a penetration
by a foreign object
through the tire body.
Repair units can not
overlap.
Two or more injuries to
the same radial cable
must be a full section
repair.
Radial Repair Areas
The sidewall repairable
area extends from the top of
the non-repairable area A to
approximately 1 inch from the
shoulders.
NON-REPAIRABLE
SIDEWALL
AREA
SIDEWALL
AREA
CROWN OR
TREAD AREA
AREA
A
AREA
A
The sidewall repairable
area extends from the top of
the non-repairable area A to
the center of the shoulders.
NON-REPAIRABLE
Bias Repair Areas
CROWN OR
TREAD AREA
SIDEWALL
AREA
SIDEWALL
AREA
AREA
A
AREA
A