Things You'll Need:
- Jack and jack handle
- Pliers
- Chalk
- Plug kit
- Knife to trim tar string
- Portable compressor
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Step 1
Check for the spare tire that also has the jack and jack handle with it. In the sedan, you find it in trunk and in the wagon in the left side rear trim panel, or floor cargo area if it's a full size spare. Whether you change the flat or patch the tire of a Taurus, you need the jack if you can't find the hole.
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Step 2
Block the wheel diagonal to the flat. Put the block in the front and back of the tire diagonal to the flat. Loosen the wheel nuts if you change the tire. Put the jack by the door of the flat and raise the car.
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Step 3
Raise the car only enough to rotate the tire easily to find the hole if you patch the tire of the Taurus. If you change the tire, lift the vehicle high enough to remove the tire.
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Step 4
Locate the item that caused the hole and remove it from the tire if you patch it. Mark the spot with chalk.
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Step 5
Prepare the hole. Push the rasp in and out of the hole a couple of times. Load the tarry string into the needle eye and make sure that the eye is in the middle of the tarry string.
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Step 6
Insert the needle into the hole until only 1/2 inch of the string shows on the outside. Pull the needle straight out rapidly and leave the string in the hole. Trim the ends so they are below the tread.
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Step 7
Use the compressor to fill it with air. Lower the vehicle. If you didn't patch the hole in the tire of the Ford Taurus but changed the tire. Remove the old tire and put on the spare. Tighten the nuts down and patch the tire at home.
