How To Replace A Flat Tire

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The more that you drive on the flat tire, the greater the chance that you'll damage it beyond repair. Look for the first good spot before you start. - Find a level area where you can work and pull the car over, out of the way of traffic. - Turn on your emergency / hazard lights (usually near the steering wheel). - Set the parking brake. To be really safe, put two rocks in front and behind the tire opposite the flat. This will help keep the car from rolling.

	2.	You need 3 important things : jack, spare wheel and lug wrench.
	3.	To remove the old tire, you need to use a jack. There are about four or five lug nuts near the center of a wheel. You need to remove these lug nuts before you are able to jack up the car and remove the old tire. The lug nuts could be hidden under a hubcap, or a plate that needs to be pried loose. If this is the case, use the flat end of the lug wrench (or jack handle). Insert it into the slot provided at the edge of the plate, or at the edge of the hubcap. Pry the plate or hubcap off and don't let them roll away.
	4.	After removing the hubcap, place the ends of the wrench over any of the lug nuts and turn counter-clockwise to loosen the nut until it comes off.
	5.	To get the tire off, you'll need to raise a corner of the car. Position the jack about 6 to 12 inches behind the front tire, or front of the rear tire. Insert the jack handle into a socket on the jack body, and turn the handle.
	6.	Make sure that the jack is flat on the ground. When you're certain the jack is positioned properly, turn the handle so that the car rises off the flat tire. Make sure the height is sufficient to fit a tire through.
	7.	Then grasp the wheel by two sides of the tire and pull it straight out and off. Keep your weight forward to prevent from falling.
	8.	Adjust well the spare wheel in the threaded shafts so that they fit. If there's not enough clearance to mount the fully inflated spare tire, put it aside and turn the jack handle a few more times to raise the car body.
	9.	Then tighten the nuts in the proper order. Lower the jack so that the tire rests on the ground. Replace the hubcap or the plate and you're done!