Illustration: Lillian Katsapis Words: Sam Deere
Find
jack, crank
Find
the jacking point behind the
handle, tyre
wheel, and place the jack under
wrench, and spare
it. Insert the crank handle and
tyre.
turn.
They’re prob-
ably under the carpet in your boot.
Loosen
all the nuts on the wheel rim
before you get too trigger-happy with the jack.
Don’t try to
loosen the moulded
plastic ones on your hubcap; that will just increase your frustration.
Drive
off into the sunset feeling
pretty good that you didn’t call the
RAA
Use the tyre
wrench to tighten all the nuts firmly.
Tighten
opposing nuts (i.e. top, bottom, left, right)
Stop
car.
Reverse. Collect wrench, jack, and Drive off again.
discarded hoodie.
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