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After taking the 5 in to get a new thermostat and various other things the mechanic "found" (or in my opinion drove over) a screw which lodged itself into the shoulder of the tyre. After taking it out it was left with an extremely small leak. Im now trying to think of different ways of fixing the leak without having to buy a new tyre ($300-$400). I tried takig down to beaurepairs to see if they could plug it but they cant because its on the shoulder. I bought some tyre sealant from autobarn (the stuff u actually put inside the tyre) but havent tried it yet becuse im not too keen on taking the valve out as it might cause some problems with the seal. Now im considering some super glue on the outside of the tyre. ANY SUGGESTIONS? Has anyone used anything on low profile tubeless tyres that stopped a leak?

IMHO, if a tyre place won't/can't fix the tyre, you're up for a new tyre. I would not put goop in the tyre for a an attempted permanent fix.

Sorry mate but you can not repair a tyre if the hole is on the shoulder or sidewall. Tyre foam / goop is designed to get you directly to a tyre shop at limited speed and nothing more. It is not a permanent fix, even if the tyre could be repaired it has to come off and be cleaned out anyway after you have used goop.

If it was me I would put a plug in it, Used them dozens of times without fail. Wouldn't be doing track days with one in though. I have had 7 plugs in my back tyre of the bike after some mongrel dropped a box of nails on the road and i did 10000k's with them in.

I'd be trying a Dynaplug
http://www.dynaplug.com/
I've used mine a couple of times and very happy.

Not having seen the tyre, the decision is yours BUT it would certainly become a rear tyre.

There's plenty of different brands, They are all similar. Repco have them

shake and bake wrote:...an extremely small leak....

If you only lose a couple of psi every few days, then just live with it and pump them up regularly. Small inconvenience IMO.

shake and bake wrote:... im not too keen on taking the valve out as it might cause some problems with the seal....?

Huh? what kind of temporary sealant did you buy that instructs you to take the valve out?
In any case, as stated, this is just a temporary/emergence measure as it will mess up your balance/steering.

Let me get this straight...

You are prepared to have a substandard MAJOR safety component on your car for the sake of a few hundred bucks?

shake and bake wrote:... im not too keen on taking the valve out as it might cause some problems with the seal....?

Have a read of the instructions again.
It should be as simple as:
remove valve core
insert goop
reinsert valve core
re-inflate tyre

The valve core is not the rubber bit but the metal bit inside
There are some tyre sealants which can be inserted and will remain a liquid until required.
Something like THIS
Still wouldn't trust it especially with the hole in the shoulder of the tyre.

I've never had any luck with the liquids but know of several people who run it in their motorbike tyres from new and claim it seals leaks instantly. You only get what you pay for however

You are prepared to have a substandard MAJOR safety component on your car for the sake of a few hundred bucks?

GP wrote:I've never had any luck with the liquids but know of several people who run it in their motorbike tyres from new and claim it seals leaks instantly. You only get what you pay for however

You are prepared to have a substandard MAJOR safety component on your car for the sake of a few hundred bucks?

The ONLY thing keeping your car on the road are the 4 contact patches about as big as your hand that your tyres have.

To compromise this is foolish at best. Having cheap, old, leaking or poorly repaired tyres is just asking for trouble.

Whatever, The worst that can happen is the tyre might go flat again.

GP wrote:Whatever, The worst that can happen is the tyre might go flat again.

One would think the worst thing that can happen is the tyre can fail at highway speeds

Quoting the Mastercard ad
new tyre $350
your life . . . priceless

All that being said, even with a repaired tyre he'll probably still be out on the roads with cars in a much worse state of safety with "safe drivers" driving each one of them.