Getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere is the worst thing a person has deal with, even though many people have roadside assistance now a days, it is very important to learn how to change a tire just in case roadside assistance is unavailable in the area you’re stuck in. Learning to change a tire doesn’t take up a lot of time and can be done in the matter of minutes with the right tools and before you know it you’ll be back on the road.
In order to change a tire you will need various items and tools. You will need a spare tire,a lug handwrench, and lock key in order to unscrew the lug nuts. A car jack is a needed tool in order to lift the car up so the tire can be changed. A tire stopper isn’t necessarily needed to keep the vehicle at a complete stand still, but it is useful or just put the brakes on to keep the car from running away. Another item that you don’t need but is useful if you do have …show more content…
Remove the lug nuts from the wheel be sure to keep in a safe spot because if you lose a lug nut you won’t be to put your tire back on. You should be able to do it by hand because they are already loose due to the fact that you did it earlier . The next step should be to remove the flat tire and lay it flat because you don’t want the wheel to roll into traffic which would cause a lot of accidents.Take your spare tire and line up the lugs, or bolts, with the holes in the wheel and slide the wheel on. Once the wheel is on, take your lug nuts and tighten them by hand until you meet firm resistance.When the wheel's on, and the lug nuts are tight on but not fully tightened, you can lower the jack's height until the spare tire is touching the ground and has weight on it.This is when you should finish tightening the lug nuts and when that's finished, lower the car the rest of the way until the jack no longer touches the frame, and pull the jack away from the