Car Tire Rotation Tools

Series Summary

Rotating the tires on a car is an essential part of ensuring tires last as long as possible. Though it is a chore, rotating tires is really be quite easy. Rotating tires adds life and increases gas mileage and should be done around the time of a normal oil change. In this free video series, learn how to rotate tires on a car with tips from an automotive repair specialist. First, he explains what tools are needed like a tire iron, how to lift up the front and rear ends and where to place jack stands. Next, he discusses how to remove the wheels, how they should be rotated and how to check tire tread wear and air pressure. Finally, it's time to put the tires back on and find out when tires should be rotated.

Video Transcript

"First we're going to go over the tools that you need in order to rotate the tires on your car. To start off, it's nice to have set of knee pads, you're going to be on your knees a lot during this whole procedure. If you don't have access to an air compressor, an air tools, you can use the tire iron on your car to loosen your lugnuts up or if you have a breaker bar and a ratchet, that's another couple of tools that you can use to loosen the lugnuts up, if you don't have an air compressor. Just remember you have to break them loose first, while the car is on the ground. We got an air compressor so we're going to use the impact drench, do it the the easy way, a lot less work. Then we're going to need our floor jack. If you get a bigger floor jack, the more stable it is, the easier it is to raise the vehicle. And we're going to have four jack stands 'cause we're going to need all four tires up in the air at the same time. Take the wheels off, rotate them, put them back on; so we're going to use four jack stands to do this processes easiest."