Say you are driving on the road and all of a sudden you run over a nail. Would you know how to change your flat tire? Believe it or not, it is a lot more complicated to change a flat tire than it looks. There are a lot more steps to it than you would normally think. It takes several steps to change the tire on a car. In the beginning, you need to move your car to a safe area. It is very dangerous to jack a car up on uneven ground because there is a chance that your car could roll over. “Stop the car on a level stop, it is unsafe to jack up a car on an incline.” First, you need to jack the car up. To do this, you take the jack from the truck of your car, place it in the designated area under your car, and turn the bar protruding from it until …show more content…
According to the D.M.V. Team, you should “Pull out the jack and the tire, and make sure the tire is in good shape. If your spare is flat, get it fixed.” What the D.M.V. Team is trying to say here is that if your spare tire is bad, then it will not do you very much good. Next, you need to take off the deflated tire. To do this, you need to lift up slightly on the deflated tire and slide it off of the five bars that it rotates on. After that, you need to put on the new tire. To do this, you need to simply reverse the step above. Also, you need to replace the lug nuts. To do this, you need to screw on one of the lug nuts loosely, go opposite that one, screw that lug nut on loosely, go opposite that one, screw that lug on loosely, and repeat until all of the lug nuts are on. Then, you need to go and tighten all the lug nuts, in no particular order. Finally, you need to jack your car back down. To do this, you would turn the protruding bar until you can remove the jack from under the car. You would then place the jack back into the trunk of the car and shut the trunk. (D.M.V. Team.) It takes several steps to change a tire on a car. Now, you can continue on your way to McDonald’s. Those fries are not going to eat themselves! You did burn off some calories changing that tire though, so I think that you have earned that
Install the clutch cable cover. Do this now unless you have an aftermarket clutch cable that adjusts on the fork. Adjust the cable first, then put the cover on.
Now that the car is up on the lift, remove the front wheels. Now, remove the cotter pins from the from the ball joints, and loosen the 18mm castle nuts. At this point, the ball joints can be popped free and the nuts fully removed. Next, remove the 10mm bolt from the power steering line bracket and remove the line from the plastic clips. Now, remove the stabilizer bar end links and rotate the bar upwards. Next, remove the 18mm nuts from the rack bolts, which are sometime 15mm and sometimes 18mm, and slide the bolts from the rack. Use a pry bar or similar device to separate the rack from the sub frame. Now, remove the four 15mm nuts from the two motor mounts. Disconnect the two ABS speed sensor wires. And unclip the harness on the upper side of the front of the sub frame. At this point get the transmission jack with large piece of wood. Position jack under sub frame and remove the four 18mm bolts from the corners. Now lower the jack with the sub frame and get someone to help you lift it to the floor.
horse on the hitching hook and use the boot scraper to get rid of any
I can tell you right now these aren't going to hold a patch. They're shot through." (page 40). Mattie was exceptionally nice to Taylor and told her to come inside and have some coffee. After drinking a cup of coffee and giving Turtle some juice, Mattie came up with the idea that Taylor could work for her. Taylor, being the one who doesn't like tires in the first place, accepted the generous offer, but went almost nuts with the huge tire wall that surrounded her.
Changing car oil improves the durability of your car. There are things that you should know before changing your own oil to make the process
First, you need to figure out what type of oil your car uses and how many quarts of oil are needed. This information can be found in your owners manual along with the type of oil filter your car takes. It is an essential step because there are many different types of engine oil and it is important to use the correct type. Same rule applies to your oil filter. There is a specific oil filter designed for each car. Can’t find the owners manual? Run to your local auto parts store and they can look it up for you. While you’re there, you can pick up your oil and oil filter. Also needed for the project is an adjustable wrench or a socket wrench, and an oil filter wrench. A jack along with two jack stands comes in handy when having enough room to work under the car. Wheel blocks are go...
2. Put the wheel chocks against the rear wheels. This is done to make sure the car does not r...
On some vehicles it maybe better to remove the body of the vehicle from the frame. this will require unhooking everything from the fire wall of the vehicle. Sometimes this will take lots of time. remember to label all the wires when removing them this will help in the reinstallation process. Also the steering column must be removed from the vehicle and all of the dash. After this you can remove the body mounting bolts from the frame and slowly remove the body from the vehicle.Muscle Car Restoration (How to Restore A basket Case.)
Step 7: Place the spare tire onto the hub by holding the outer sides of the tire. Never place your hands in the center of the rim or under the tire.
tires were invented in 1888 by a scottish veterinarian named John Boyd Dunlop. these were the first pneumatic tires. he attached a rubber tube around his wooden bike wheel and he covered the contact patches with thick canvas.
try to make tires as safe as possible. This is a positive spin on the
into the road in front of the car that the blue man was driving. The blue man managed
brakes and come to a complete stop. Leave the transmission in drive if you plan
One of the most important part of any car is the tires. Tires are in constant contact with the road, and like the Goodyear commercial says, “So much is riding on your tires.”
Lower the package/object by placing your feet steady as when lifting. Tighten stomach muscles then bend hips and knees.