How to Handle a Flat Car Tyre

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How to Handle a Flat Car Tyre

P E O P L E W H O O W N A C A R S H O U L D K N O W H O W T H E Y H AV E T O C H A N G E T H E T Y R E . A L L D R I V E R S H AV E T O S U F F E R F R O M A S I T U AT I O N W H E N T H E Y H AV E T O C H A N G E T H E F L AT T Y R E O F T H E I R V E H I C L E . S O I T ’ S A N O R M A L T H I N G , T H AT ’ S W H Y I T I S V E RY I M P O RTA N T T O K N O W T H E A C T U A L P R O C E D U R E O F C H A N G I N G Y O K O H A M A C A R T Y R E S T H AT I S E X P L A I N E D I N T H I S A RT I C L E . B U T B E F O R E T H AT Y O U S H O U L D P R E F E R T O K N O W A B O U T F O L L O W I N G :


Cont.  Keep in mind that you have to stop your vehicle on a level surface that should be away from all types of road hazards.  Next, you should know that you don’t have to go beneath a jacked-up car as this might be dangerous.  Other than that you should know about the right technique for opening or tightening the wheel nuts.


1. Prefer to Consider Safety First The first thing that you should keep in mind while changing the wheels is that you have to consider safety first. So before you will change the tyre make sure that you move the vehicle to the safe location. It will always be a better decision to move your vehicle almost 100 meters away from all the passing traffic.


2. Follow the Accurate Procedure After that you have to apply handbrake and Then Park the vehicle properly. And simply block the wheels on the side that is not being lifted. After that starts the process of changing the tyre with removing the wheel cups and the valve stem core of the wheels so that you would deflate the tyre. Keep in mind that you have to use an appropriate screwdriver to open up the nuts of the wheel.


3. Place the Vehicle on the Jack Then in the next step now you have to lift the vehicle by using the jack. Make sure that you have chosen the right place underneath the vehicle to keep the jack. And make sure that the vehicle is on firm flat ground. After that you have to slowly raise the vehicle. After you have finished now you should remove the wheel slowly by removing all the nuts of the wheel.


4. Apply the Tyre Bead Lubricant Keep in mind that before installing the new wheel back to the vehicle, you should prefer to apply a tyre bead lubricant oil right at the tyre beads along with the rim. Make sure that you don’t use soapy water or grease because they are not enough to clean the wheels. Actually Bead lubricant is very slippery, but it gets dry very quickly that will help the bead to get set properly.


5. Swap the Flat Tyre With New One After that you should prefer to remove the tyre from the vehicle and swap it with a new wheel. Simply place all the nuts that you have already removed from the punctured tyre. And try to fix the inflated wheel on the vehicle. After that now remove the vehicle from the jack and then tighten the nuts. And for this you should prefer to use the


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