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Summary: To complete the tire change, lower the car on a jack and put away all of the tools used, including the hubcap; learn how 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
"Hello! My name is Christopher Fiffie and 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. After having tightened the lug nuts in a criss cross method, now we can go ahead and lower the car completely. We won't even both with putting the hubcap cover on because it simply won't fit, so we will just put that in the trunk. Most spare tires are made in a way that you can continue your trip. This spare tire is rated for 3,000 miles. If you are unsure for the rating for your spare tire, again refer to the user's handbook. We will now take the jack and lug nut wrench and replace that back in the proper location in the trunk. Having placed the spare tire on the vehicle and secured it, now we can put back all of our equipment and jack and our lug nut wrench and also our tire. It is important to secure the tire back into the same area that you took the spare from. We wouldn't want anything floating around or anything to come loose in the event of an emergency stop. So go ahead and place everything back into position and use the manufacturer's tie down method to secure the tire and also the jack and lug wrench properly. "
eHow Article: How to Finish Changing a Car Tire