Things You'll Need:
- Spare Tire
- Jack
- Tire Iron
- Something to block your tire
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Step 1
Pull off the road and find a flat area to park on.
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Step 2
Set the parking brake.
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Step 3
Retrieve the spare tire, jack, and tire iron.
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Step 4
On the opposite side of where the flat is, block the tire with a rock or other large item (the goal here is to keep the car from moving when it is jacked up).
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Step 5
Loosen, but do not remove the lug nuts. Do this before you jack the car up.
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Step 6
Jack the car up. Remember to get it up high enough to put on the spare tire.
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Step 7
Remove the lug nuts, removing the bottom nut last. While removing this last nut, keep you foot against the bottom of the tire.
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Step 8
Remove the flat tire.
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Step 9
Place the spare tire on the wheel. Push your foot up against the bottom of the tire to keep it in place.
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Step 10
Replace the lug nuts, starting at the bottom.
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Step 11
Tighten the nuts in a criss-cross pattern.
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Step 12
Lower the car off of the jack.
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Step 13
Do a once-over final snug of the lug nuts.
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Step 14
Be sure to pick up all the tools and flat tire.
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Step 15
Go to the tire store.
Comments
brettdog said
on 2/3/2009 Thank you cgc64!! Btw, you are a smokin' hot babe. You are a very attractive young woman and intelligent, I would totally date you if I lived by you, or if you weren't already taken. I also found the tip to push your foot against the bottom of tire helpful! HOLLER! Peace.
Alisiane said
on 10/10/2008 This is the kind of thing that everyone should know or at least have instructions for printed in the glove box of their car. Thanks for posting this!
Rockney said
on 4/17/2008 Good advice!
Joshclipper said
on 3/7/2008 Hey I'm mexican!! I love mexicans!!!
Joshclipper said
on 3/7/2008 I changed my tire successfully, however I had developed a horrible blinker fluid leak. The green fluid was everywhere, but I didn't know where to fill it! Please help me.