When a technician repairs a nail inside a tire, do they take the nail out or push it inside the tire?

i just had a nail taken out of my tire. when i was watching the tech do it, it looked like he cut off the top part of the nail to the tire (by accident maybe) and stuck a piece of metal inside where the nail went to push the remainder of the nail back inside the tire. is this normal procedure if the top part of the nail was cut off accidentally when trying to pull it out?When a technician repairs a nail inside a tire, do they take the nail out or push it inside the tire?
That's a quick and dirty fix. Some shops will do this to avoid having to dismount the tire, remove the nail properly, and remount it. IT should NEVER be done that way!!! Having a nail floating around inside the tire can damage the tire, leading to failure, i.e., blowout.





I don't see any way to ';accidentally'; cut off the top of a nail. It takes some serious effort.





Sounds like you witnessed a bad repair job.When a technician repairs a nail inside a tire, do they take the nail out or push it inside the tire?
I've only known that to be done when a ';plug'; is used to patch the nail hole.


This is no longer legal to my knowledge. I've been advised that a boot must be used and adhered to the inside wall.


My last experience.





US here.
nope, he surely removed it. and what you saw maybe a piece of rubber (somehow looks like a metal), use by technician to block the hole then he will cut off the excess.