Flat tire

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Flat Tire

Something that is more and more overlooked everyday, and never really though much about is what to do if you have a flat tire. Everyone should know how to change a flat tire, well those who drive anyways and that is exactly what the author of this article is describing how to do.

One thing you will certainly need is a jack to get the car off of the ground and how to properly place the jack underneath it otherwise something could go wrong easily. The text states "The jack needs to go underneath a solid part of the car's frame, not the floorboards!" That would be like putting a jack under a piece of steel, and putting a jack under paper, not going to work. The floorboards would not be very sturdy and the jack could actually come through them and into the car resulting in the car being back on the ground, and now a big hole in your floor. 

Next you will need a tire iron, one should come with your car. As the text states "Usually, when you see the flat tire floating about an inch or two above the ground, you're OK to stop raising the car. That's when you can finish taking the lug nuts off, and removing the wheel entirely" Use the tire iron to get the lug nuts off, it might be kind of difficult breaking the factory grip, like when you can't get the lid off a soda, but not to where you can not get it off.

Last you will need a spare tire, most cars come with this smaller sized temporary wheel that looks like a ugly black donut, unless it has already been used by a previous owner. When putting the tire on you should use caution, as the text states "Immediately replace it with the spare, and start threading the lug nuts back on. Don't try to tighten them all the way, though, or you could actually knock the car off the tiny jack by torsional force alone." You should get the spare on as quick as possible but also as careful too because the jack is made to hold the car up, but not for long periods of time, and can easily slip from under the car if bumped.

I personally know how to change a flat tire, there is not much to it. I have had one flat the whole time that I have been driving, but it is still good to know how because it can save you time and money when having to deal with mechanics coming out and such. 

The author clearly informs the reader of the article on how to change a flat tire if they were to ever have one, and all the steps needed to preform the procedure both safely and correctly.

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