Jun 02 2007, 5:33 pm - Topic by: BIGIKE

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Step 1: Choose your spot well

• Pull off the road so that you are safely out of the flow of traffic
• Try to stop in a straight part of the road, so that passing traffic can see you from a distance
• Stop the car on a level spot, it is unsafe to jack up a car on an incline
• Turn on your Hazard lights

Step 2: Remove tools from vehicle

• Retrieve the tools listed above 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 3: Loosen the lug nuts
• Remove the hubcap, if necessary
• some cars won't have hubcaps... consult your owners' manual for proper instructions in removing the hubcaps
• Using the lugwrench, begin to loosen the lug nuts
• sometimes the lug nuts are quite difficult to loosen
• if you can't loosen them, try jumping on the lug wrench to loosen them
• Do not remove the lug nuts, only loosen them
• Step 4: Jack up the vehicle
• Consult your owners' manual and find where the jack needs to be positioned
• usually, 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 5: 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 carStep 6: 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 7: 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...

• Step 8: 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

 

Jan 28 2008, 2:15 pm - Replied by: beckham7

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Thanks for the info..Its very helpful