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Worst thing to happen when about to go out

Posted By Raymond In Category: Automobiles

Oct
22
2005

You dressed nicely, styled your hair, got your car keys and headed out to your car to drive yourself to a date with a gorgeous chick.
You use your car remote to unlock the car “Tweet Tweet!” and about to get in your car.
Suddenly, you noticed your car kinda sinked on one side. You take a careful look and you said to your self, Holy Cow, TYRE PUNCTURE!
There’s no time for you call someone to change it for you, so you gotta do it yourself.
I’ve never changed a tire in my life…I wouldn’t even know where to begin…
Well, lucky you to have read this article yesterday.

Using the instructions below, you’ll be able to change that tire, and still make it to the date on time.


Step 1: Remove tools from vehicle

  • Retrieve the tools from the car and place them within reach
  • If desired, put on the gloves, and place the blocks under the tire opposite the flat

    • Step 2: Loosen the lug nuts
    Loosen the lug nuts

  • Remove the hubcap, if necessary
  • Using the lugwrench, begin to loosen the lug nuts

    • Sometimes the lug nuts are quite difficult to loosen and if you can’t loosen them, try jumping on the lug wrench to loosen them.
    jumping on the lug wrench to loosen lug nuts

  • Do not remove the lug nuts, only loosen them

    • Step 3: Jack up the vehicle

  • Consult your owners’ manual and find where the jack needs to be positioned

    • Uually, the jack contacts the car at a small plate on the frame of the car
    This plate is usually located just in front of the rear tires, and just behind the front tires

  • Position the jack under the car, and raise the jack until it contacts the frame
  • Make sure the jack is properly positioned
  • Extend the jack until the tire is about 6 inches off the ground

    • remember: don’t stop raising the car when the flat tire is just off the ground…the spare tire is fully inflated and will require more ground clearance

    Step 4: Remove the flat tire
    Remove the flat tire

  • Remove the lug nuts from the bolts, and put them aside
  • Grab the wheel

    • it is easiest to grab the tire at the “nine o’clock” and “three o’clock” positions

  • Pull the wheel straight toward you, and off the car

    • Step 5: Put on the spare tire
    Put on the spare tire

  • Position the spare tire directly in front of the wheel well
  • Align the holes in the center of the spare tire with the bolts on the car
  • Lift the spare tire and position it on the threaded bolts
  • Push the tire onto the car until it cannot go any farther
  • Replace the lugnuts on the bolts and tighten them, but not too tight…just enough to hold the tire in place while you lower the car

    • Step 6: Lower the vehicle

  • Lower the car with the jack until the car is again resting on all four tires
  • Tighten the lugnuts, starting with one, then moving to the one opposite it, and so on…

    • Tighten the lugnuts

    Step 7: Put the tools away

  • Place the flat tire where the spare was located
  • Replace the jack and lug wench in their proper locations
  • Carefully inspect your work area and make sure that you’re not leaving anything
  • Continue on to your destination, and have the flat tire repaired

    • ——————————————————————————–

    Congratulations! You’ve changed your tire! Now, if you hurry, you can still be able to make it to your date on time :)


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    • http://dinzlink.net Din

      yeah! thank god for spare tires.

      however, what do you do if the same situation above presented you with TWO flat tires?

    • http://raymond.cc Raymond

      I experienced two flat tires before.
      It was done by I think some drunk guy.
      He let the air off on 2 of my tyres and even scratched my car very badly.
      I was on another state for holidays that time!

      Thankfully someone from the hotel helped me bring the 2 flat tyres to petrol station to gas it up and then fix it back to my car.
      Imagine the trouble to go through…

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