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Summary: Loosen the lug nuts on your tire to change a flat car tire while the car is still on the ground; learn how with expert tips in this free car-maintenance video.
Christopher Fiffie has gained over 20 years of automotive repair experience working in his father's automotive repair shop. Starting at an early age Christopher learned the basics of...read more
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"Hello! My name is Christopher Fiffie. I have 20 plus years of as an automotive mechanic. On behalf of Expert Village, we will be talking about how to change a flat tire. We will go ahead and move this spare tire out of the way for now that will allow us to find the jack point on this vehicle. Most jack points are right here in this area. What is important is to properly jack the vehicle. Improper jacking of the vehicle could allow the vehicle to fall and injure yourself or someone else. It is also important to make sure that the jack lift head is also securely positioned as well. What we will do now is take the lug nut wrench and loosen the plastic lug nut caps. After loosening the plastic lug nut caps, we will be able to remove the hubcap. By taking the lug nut wrench and carefully prying it off. With the hubcap removed, we can now take the lug nut wrench and loosen lug nuts. It is important to not take all of the lug nuts off because loosening the lug nuts while the tire is on the ground will give you the necessary to create torque to loosen the lug nuts. If the tire is elevated, the tire would spin and therefore, would not be able to have the necessary torque to take the lug nut off. We will go ahead and rotate to counter clockwise and loosen all of the lug nuts. With the lug nuts now loosened, we can now go ahead and elevate the car to about this level which will allow us to pull the tire off. "
eHow Article: How to Loosen Lug Nuts to Change a Flat Tire
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