Tonight for Enrichment I am teaching a class on changing a flat tire. Yes, wipe the shock off your face, I DO actually know how. Anyway I typed up this handy-dandy handout on tips when changing a flat. I thought I would post it, just in case you actually read my blog and need to know. And if you only read the title of my blogs and never really read the actual text, when you get a flat tire you will think, "man, I should have read Kristy's blog, I'm a moron." And then you will read from now on. :)
Changing a Flat Tire Basic Tips
Pull off to the side of the road
Be sure you are on flat ground
Turn on your hazards
If the flat is in the front, turn emergency-break on. If the flat is on a rear tire do NOT turn on your emergency break.
If the flat is in the front, turn emergency-break on. If the flat is on a rear tire do NOT turn on your emergency break.
Consult Owner’s Manual
Find where spare tire is kept. NOTE: some SUV’s and trucks have it under the vehicle. If this is the case, you will need a long key thing to let down the tire. Stick key in a hole (about the size of a quarter) usually located above the license plate and lower the tire. This should lower the tire on a chain. Lower it far enough to allow room to unhook the tire using the slack in the chain and pulling the holder to the side.
Find the jack and tire-iron (wrench like, lug-nut losener).
Pop off hubcaps (if you have them) using the flat end of the tire-iron.
Locate the divot in the frame of the car. This is where you put the jack. NOTE: some vehicles, especially minivans, have a little arrow on the molding signifying where the jack goes. Be SURE to put the jack under the frame of the car, not the car molding.
Jack up the car just a bit but be sure to have the tires still on the ground. Loosen all the lug-nuts.
Jack up car all the way and remove lug-nuts and tire.
Jack up car all the way and remove lug-nuts and tire.
Replace flat tire with spare.
Screw all lug-nuts into place.
Lower car so the tire is touching the ground. Now you have leverage to tighten all the lug-nuts.
Lower car all the way down and remove jack.
Yeah! You did it!
Throw everything back into the car and get the heck out of there!
On a spare tire (doughnut tire) do not drive over 60mph. Get to a shop to get it fixed as soon as you can, but smile while doing so because you are a rockin’ woman that just changed your own flat tire!!!
So now you know! Wow, what an awesome blog!
3 comments:
Kristy your blog is so cute. It was good to see you at Hil's shower. I am so glad that you blog that way we can keep in touch besides just the holidays and Lake Powell!
When in the world have you changed a flat tire??! I don't even think DAD knows how to change a flat tire. We always just called AAA!
I love your blog background! So cute! Is it from the cutest blog on the block? Love it!
Kristy...I hope it's okay I'm reading your blog! I saw your comment on Mindy's blog and navigated over to you from there. You moved..and then I moved...and I haven't seen you since then! It was so fun to read about what your family has been doing!
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