It feels like your dreaming, your worst nightmare has come into a reality, driving through the middle of no where and your tire has gone flat. This has never happened to you before and you are stranded without a phone or a person in sight. Changing a tire for the first time can be an intimidating job. Don’t worry, by following these steps you will be able to do it easily!
Jack up your car, make sure the hand brake is pulled so the car does not roll while you work on it.
Remove the hubcap. Hopefully you have something in your car or around you that you can use to pry it off. Find a spot where you think you can get your screw driver or wrench under the cap and push it off.
Once you have the hubcap off you need to remove the lug nuts. The lug nuts are what hold the tire on the car. Once you have removed the bolts you should place them all inside your pocket or inside the hubcap so that you don’t lose them. If you do lose them you will be in a lot more trouble!
Get the spare tire from your trunk. If you don’t know what I am talking about, most cars have a spare hidden in their trunk. Even if you don’t think there is one you should take a second look because I bet you there is.
Remove the flat tire. Carefully pull the tire towards you until it has slided off.
Put on the spare tire. The same way you took off your flat tire put on the spare, it may take a few attempts to line it up properly so that it slides in.
Once your spare tire is in you need to get the lug nuts and tighten them in.
Now lower your jack and the car will be ready to go.
Congratulations! You have changed your first tire and you should now be on your way home! That wasn’t so hard, now was it? Don’t forget to put your flat tire in the trunk along with the hubcap. Try to get your tire fixed as soon as possible