How to Remove a Car Tire

Video Transcript

"In this clip, we're going to talk about the proper service procedure to rebuild a front brake caliper. In this step, we're going to talk about the proper service procedure for spinning off our lug nuts and removing the wheel and tire assembly from the vehicle. We're going to use the three quarter or nineteen millimeter side. The four way is my tool of preference for spinning off lug nuts. You'll get a marginal amount of mechanical advantage. You can see how it free spins there. It keeps you from having to wrench the lug nut off all the way, as you would with a conventional tire iron. You're going to want to set your lug nuts in a magnetic tray so you don't lose them or kick them around during service. And for the last one, here. Alright, in the tray you go. This, due to the nature of the beast, the rotor hub and the tire will rust together over time. If that happens to be the case on your vehicle, you will have to strike the tire to get it off. What you're going to do is take and grab a hold of the top of it and using the flat of the palm of your hand, strike the rubber side wall of the tire to jar that rust loose, just like so. Once you have it broken loose, you can take and slide it off of the studs and roll it out of the way. That is the proper service procedure for spinning off your lug nuts and removal of the wheel and tire assembly."