When it is necessary to change a tire, say in the middle of a strip of highway when no one to help is in sight, a look through the car or motorcycle manuals published by the manufacturer of the vehicle will surely help, unless you have experience with this sort of do it yourself auto repair. I have been driving for close to thirty years, and to be honest, I’ve never changed my own tire. It is not that complicated of a procedure, but it may get dirty and it be tough.
One thing to be certain of before heading out is that the spare that you have is actually in good shape and fully inflated, otherwise there is not option than to wait for a tow truck. This is a small bit of car maintenance that is easy to overlook. Unless you have a full size spare, keep in mind that those little spare tires have a limited number of miles of usage and are intended just to get you to the nearest tire distributor.
Once you have you have ensured that the car is in gear and the emergency brake is set, use the jack to pull the car up enough to take all of the weight off of the tire, using the small car engine repair manuals you have precipitously placed in your glove compartment, as a guide, use a screw driver to remove the hubcap. Then you will need to grab your wrench. And it is now time to loosen the lug nuts that serve to hold the entire wheel on the axle.
Once the lug nuts are removed it becomes easy. Just remove the damaged tire, and mount the spare. Tighten the nuts just enough to hold the new tire in place, and then lower the car off of the jack. Once the car is one the ground it will be easier to tighten the lug nuts as much as is possible. Replace the hub cap, and head on your way to a tire distributor for a replacement tire. It’s tough and it’s messy, but it’s a good thing to know how to accomplish.
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