Current Events > anyone here knows how to change a tire?

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not this guy!

man I suck :(

Youtube videos will show you how

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The only thing my dad taught me.

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Pretty easy.

Jack it
Slack it
Back it
Ratchet
Drop.


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Okay, first you gotta get on all fours like a dog and tug at the tire with your teeth.

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Nope. I can instruct someone on how to do it but Ive never done it myself.

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It's not hard, you literally just lift up the car and unscrew it. There is a manual with the spare tire kit

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https://youtu.be/joBmbh0AGSQ

It's simple

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Had to do it a couple weeks ago, so yeah

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Loosen the bolts in a star pattern until theyre hand tight, find the jack, make sure its on the frame while lifting the car, jack it up, after theyre all hand tight unscrew by hand, remove the wheel, put the spare on, then do that entire process in reverse basically and tighten instead of loosen.

Pretty easy. Once you know how to do it shouldnt even take five minutes. Dont drive on the donut like you would a normal tire though. Id recommend you stay around 60 on it. Its a temporary thing not an actual replacement.

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The hardest part woul be knowing where to place the jack

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I'm not even sure how I learned. I think from a friend in high school. I had to change my tire so many damn times in college. It got to the point where I felt like I was so smooth with it that I could get it changed in 5 mins. Especially with a hydraulic jack.

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1. Place car in park, engage the parking brake and turn off the car
2. Loosen lug nuts in a star pattern while car is on the ground
3. Place jack under jack point next to the wheel you want to remove on the car and jack it up
4. Lower car onto a jack stand if you can fit one underneath
5. Chock wheel opposite of the one you are removing
6. Remove wheel and place under car as added protection in case the car slips off the jack
7. Put new/spare tire on
8. Put on lug nuts but don't tighten them down all the way
9. Remove tire from under the car and wheel chocks
10. Raise car to remove jack stand
11. Lower the car
12. Use a torque wrench to torque lug nuts in a star pattern to the correct torque specification

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Yes. I've always known "in theory" how to do it, and had to put it into practice a couple of months ago. I wasn't aware of the proper metal rod thingy for winding the jack up/down (it was dark, and the lever was stored in an unexpected spot) so had to kludge together a way to wind it with other gear, but ultimately, the mission was accomplished.

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Lonestar2000 posted...

1. Loosen lug nuts in a star pattern while car is on the ground
2. Place jack under jack point next to the wheel you want to remove on the car and jack it up
3. Chock wheel opposite of the one you are removing
4. Remove wheel and place under car as added protection in case the car slips off the jack
5. Put new/spare tire on
6. Put on lug nuts but don't tighten them down all the way
7. Remove tire from under the car and wheel chocks
8. Lower the car
9. Use a torque wrench to torque lug nuts in a star pattern to the correct torque specification

Also its real basic but if you have hubcaps take those off first

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Fuck those shitty scissors jacks

Trumpo posted...

Fuck those shitty scissors jacks

They'll do. Sure its a pain but most people don't need anything else.

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ClunkerSlim posted...

My dad would have hit this dude with the lug wrench for not going diagonal when it was on the jack.

Mine too. Star pattern is burned into my mind.

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It's easy if the lug nuts aren't too tight. If they are fuck it, I'll just call someone instead fighting to get them loose.

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smoke_break posted...

It's easy if the lug nuts aren't too tight. If they are fuck it, I'll just call someone instead fighting to get them loose.

Just step on the wrench in that case. If you have it jacked and secure its not gonna move. Just dont go crazy.

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MrDrMan posted...

Mine too. Star pattern is burned into my mind.

I believe if you go in a circle, you will end up over tightening the first ones, and under tightening the last ones.

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ClunkerSlim posted...

My dad would have hit this dude with the lug wrench for not going diagonal when it was on the jack.

I'm not gonna lie....I didn't even watch the video :V
But yes, absolutely do the star pattern.

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DravenRainrix posted...

Pretty easy.

Jack it
Slack it
Back it
Ratchet
Drop.

You loosen the nuts before jacking

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smoke_break posted...

It's easy if the lug nuts aren't too tight. If they are fuck it, I'll just call someone instead fighting to get them loose.

Whatever you do, dont try homemade thermite, youll regret it. For some reason I have BBT on the head today.

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I changed it on my old trucks. I havent had to change it on my current vehicle yet but Im sure I could figure it out when the time comes.

But yeah, loosen the lugs first before jacking it up

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I have never heard of loosening the nuts before jacking the car up.
Sounds like a trick

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Turbam posted...

I have never heard of loosening the nuts before jacking the car up.
Sounds like a trick

Stops the tires turning when you're trying to loosen them, I assume.

I've never done it, makes sense though, especially if your lugnuts are very very tight.

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At home with a proper jack and my tools, can change a tire in probably 2-3 minutes.

On the side of the road using the stupid screw jack, 15 minutes

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Turbam posted...

I have never heard of loosening the nuts before jacking the car up.
Sounds like a trick

You do that because the wheel is more secured while it's on the ground. If you do it after you jack the car up, it may be rather difficult to loosen them if they were tightened too much because the wheel may turn instead of just the nut loosening.

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DravenRainrix posted...

Stops the tires turning when you're trying to loosen them, I assume.

I've never done it, makes sense though, especially if your lugnuts are very very tight.

CableZL posted...

You do that because the wheel is more secured while it's on the ground. If you do it after you jack the car up, it may be rather difficult to loosen them if they were tightened too much because the wheel may turn instead of just the nut loosening.

That... actually makes a lot of sense.
I'll give it a shot when I change out my brakes.

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