How to Change a Flat Tire

hi this is Chris with watchmojo.com now
if there’s one thing every driver should
know how to do it’s change a flat tire
this demonstration will show you how to
keep yourself from getting stranded and
get you back on the road and rolling in
no time first put your car in park or
gear and set the emergency brake turn
off the engine switch on the hazard
lights and pop the hood this will help
notify other drivers that your car has
stalled with a heavy object block the
tire diagonally opposite the flat facing
uphill place the stopper behind the
wheel facing downward place it in front
of the wheel bring out your car jack
your spare tire and your lug nut wrench
which is an l-shaped tire iron bar
remove the hubcap loosen the lug nuts
these hold the tire in place so expect
them to be very tight squirt penetrating
oil around them if they lock place one
end of the tire iron over the lug nut
unscrew it counterclockwise all the way
but do not remove it do the same for the
other lug nuts working in a star shape
by loosening them in opposites avoid
bruising your knuckles by pulling rather
than pushing use your knees instead of
your back to keep from straining
yourself carefully jack up the car
checking your owners manual for the
proper jacking points place the jack and
turn the knob at the end of it using the
metal hand crank lifting the car a
little higher than necessary raising the
flat tire completely off the ground the
elevated car is no safe hideout never
crawl under a car supported only by a
jack remove the lug nuts setting them
aside somewhere safe
lift the flat tire from off the threaded
studs put it aside use your muscle power
to place the new tire onto the wheel
studs make sure the air valve sticks out
not in screw on the lug nuts by hand
working in a star pattern then use a
tire iron to get them snug snug not
stuck place the wheel flush against the
brake hub dismantle the jack now with
the tire against the ground tighten the
lug nuts completely