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Change your Flat Tire

Almost everybody has had one, and those Next you should locate the place where
who haven't almost certainly will, a Flat the written information about the pieces
Tire. to jack the car is situated. Usually,
Even if you affiliated to an auto club, they are either printed on the jack or
which offers towing or on the spot somewhere around the storage compartment,
assistance, you may not be near a phone as well as in the owner's manual.
when the flat happens. That is why you You have to remove the hubcap or the
must know how to change a tire by wheel cover. To do this you should use a
yourself. Beside from the advices screwdriver or the flat end of the jack.
presented here, read carefully the car's Next you need to break loose the lug
owner's manual, as you will find specific nuts. Because the car stands on the
information about your car. wheel, it will not move and it will allow
When a flat occurs, it is important to you to unscrew them more easily. Do not
remain calm. Do not panic and the first take them out completely. Some of the lug
thing to do is to take the pedal of the nuts can be tougher to loose and you will
gas pedal and let the car come to stop. have to apply more force. After the lug
Because when you loose air from a tire nuts begins to unscrew, move to the next
the car will not have the same handling one.
properties, do not make any sudden Find the jacking points under the car
maneuvers. Put the alert flashers on to (the owner's manual can help you with the
show so the other drivers will notice you exact location). You will see that most
have a problem and find a place outside cars have a special reinforced place
the main road where you can start where to put the jack. When starting
changing the tire. jacking, be sure that both the car and
The first thing to do when you face the jack are on firm level ground. Do not
yourself with the need to change a tire lift your car more than is required to
is to find a place away from traffic, a take the wheel out.
level ground where to park the car. If Remove the lug nuts and take the flat
there is no such spot nearby, you can try tire out. Take the replacement one from
to drive until you see one, but only if the trunk and replace it.
you do not represent a threat to you as After having changed the wheel, put the
well as the other drivers on the road. lug nuts back and screw them into place
Turn off your engine and be sure you put until the wheel is fixed. Let the jack
the car in the first gear if you own a down so the car will be on four wheels
manual transmission car or into park if again. Use the lug wrench and screw the
your car has an automated one. It is time lug nuts as hard as you can. Tighten the
to get ready the spare tire, the jack and lug nuts in diagonally, so that the same
the lug wrench. Most of the times you amount of pressure is applied to each
will find the Jack under the carpet in part of the wheel.
the trunk. If you own a truck, the jack All you have to do next is to put the lug
as well as the lug wrench will be either cap or the wheel cover back, put the flat
under the hood, behind the seat or tire in the trunk and all the tools back
together with the spire tire under the at their places.
bed.




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