How to Replace a Car Tire Changing a car tire seems so simple but when it comes down to it many people don't actually know how to do it, and its a skill thats very important to learn. In an event that your tire pops on a road, highway, or interstate, make sure you find a safe place to pull over. Give yourself enough room to be able to work on your car without putting yourself in any danger. After your safely on the side of the road turn your hazard lights on. This ensures that the traffic behind you can see that your there so that they can create more room between your car and their car, and even potentially pull over and help you. The next step would be to find the spare tire, wrench and jack. Loosen the nuts on the flat tire by rotating the
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Make sure to put the lug nuts in a pile or bag so that you don't loose any during the process, you will need them later for the spare tire. Grab your spare tire and line up the lug nut posts with the holes in the spare tire and push the tire in as far as it can go into the wheel base until it cant move any further. Put the lug nuts back on the tire using the wrench but don't put them on tightly, just make sure they're on enough for the spare to stay on the car for a moment. Push the button or lever on the jack to slowly bring the car back down to the ground. Now grab your wrench and start tightening the lug nuts. It’s important to remember rather than tightening them one by one in order, start with one lug nut, tighten it about 50%, and then move to the nut diagonally across from it and tighten it to the same amount. Do this to all the nuts until they are as tight as they can be. Place your flat tire, wrench, and jack into the truck where they were before. Make sure you don’t leave anything on the side of the road. Even though the spare is safe to drive on, it’s important that you get your flat tire fixed and put back on your car as soon as you can. This ensures that the car is running smooth,
Make sure to put the lug nuts in a pile or bag so that you don't loose any during the process, you will need them later for the spare tire. Grab your spare tire and line up the lug nut posts with the holes in the spare tire and push the tire in as far as it can go into the wheel base until it cant move any further. Put the lug nuts back on the tire using the wrench but don't put them on tightly, just make sure they're on enough for the spare to stay on the car for a moment. Push the button or lever on the jack to slowly bring the car back down to the ground. Now grab your wrench and start tightening the lug nuts. It’s important to remember rather than tightening them one by one in order, start with one lug nut, tighten it about 50%, and then move to the nut diagonally across from it and tighten it to the same amount. Do this to all the nuts until they are as tight as they can be. Place your flat tire, wrench, and jack into the truck where they were before. Make sure you don’t leave anything on the side of the road. Even though the spare is safe to drive on, it’s important that you get your flat tire fixed and put back on your car as soon as you can. This ensures that the car is running smooth,