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A flat tire can be a harrowing experience especially if you are in a hurry to reach somewhere. Tire puncture that are caused by nails or cuts measuring up to one quarter inch can be repaired by professionals. However, if the tear is more than one quarter inches or if it is a sidewall puncture then the tire needs to be replaced.

Slow leaks, punctures, pinch cuts, blow outs are some types that causes a flat tire. In slow leaks, the tube in the tire must be replaced as it would be difficult to find the tear. Punctures are caused by sharp objects and generally the tear is patched up. Pinch cuts, caused by sharp edges, usually result in a dent in the rim. Blow outs are sudden let-off of air that is usually accompanied by a loud noise.

The first thing that you should do soon after realizing that you have a flat tire is to park the car in a safe place and turn on the parking lights. It would help if the emergency brake is on. It is best to park on a flat surface, as it would help in preventing the car from rolling once you wedge it up. To make matters easy, it is necessary that you possess a spare tire, a jack and a lug wrench.

Remove the flat tire first. To do this, you need to remove the hubcap with the help of a screwdriver or the flat end of a lug wrench. It makes the job much easier if there is no hubcap as some wheels do not need one. The hexagonal bolts in the hubcap, also known as lug nuts, can be removed using the lug wrench. The trick is to turn the lug wrench counter-clockwise if the lug nut has an R inscribed on it. If it has L, instead, then turn it clockwise. It is important that you loosen the lug nuts and not remove them altogether.

Lift the car up with the help of the jack. Pump the jack until the flat tire is totally off the ground. Now, you can remove the lugs that were loosened earlier.

Place the spare tire in position and make sure that the holes of the tires are in sync with the lug bolts. You can now tighten the bolts in the opposite direction that you used to remove them. Now remove all the wheel blocks that were placed to keep the car from moving.

Always ensure that you have your spare tire back in good shape as soon as possible as you never know when you would need it again.

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How to Change a Flat Tire

Most people have had a flat tire in their lifetime. If you haven't then you must be one of the few lucky ones. Many times you can call a friend or a "good Samaritan" will stop by and help you change the tire but what if you are left to your own defenses? Could you change a flat tire yourself? If your answer is no, then read on...

Prepare Yourself

Before you find yourself on a dark, deserted street at night with a flat tire, prepare yourself. Familiarize yourself with your car. Get out the owner's manual and read the instructions on how to change a tire on your car. Locate your spare, jack, and tire tool and make sure access is not obstructed. Work the jack and find the correct placement according to your manual. It is also a good idea to carry in your trunk work gloves, a pair of wheel chocks, and a 2 or 3-foot metal pipe that will fit snugly over the end of your tire tool.

Steps to Take When You Have a Flat Tire

• At the point you think you might have a flat, drive to where the ground is level and firm and you can safely pull several feet off the side of the road. Put your car into park, engage the parking break, and put on your hazard lights.

• Get out your equipment: spare, jack, tire tool, pipe, wheel chocks, and gloves. Place the wheel chocks on both sides of the tire diagonally opposite from the flat. For example, if your rear driver-side tire is flat, secure the front passenger-side tire, and vice versa.

• Take off the hubcap and loosen lug nuts before jacking up the car. If your car is raised, the tire will spin when you try to loosen the nuts. Shops use pneumatic tools that tighten nuts and make them difficult to remove by hand, but by adding a pipe over the end of the tire tool for leverage. Remember the handy phrase: Rightie tightie, lefty loosey. Loosen the nuts, skipping every other one until you've worked your way around the wheel.

• Now it is time to jack up the car. Your car manual shows the proper positioning of the jack. Raise the car enough to get the flat off and accommodate the spare tire.

• Completely remove the lug nuts and store in a safe place and then remove the flat tire.

• Put the spare tire on with the air valve facing out and screw on the lug nuts, again alternating until you've finished the wheel.

• Lower the car and re-tighten the lug nuts using your pipe for leverage.

• Put your tools, hubcap and the flat in your trunk. Don't forget the rim and the flat tire. Now you can be on your way!
Lower the car and re-tighten the lug nuts using your pipe for leverage.

• Put your tools, hubcap and the flat in your trunk. Don't forget the rim and the flat tire. Now you can be on your way!

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