Sean Classen
Ms. Runnals
Writing Workshop
9-21-15
How to Change a Tire
If you find yourself in a situation that requires you to change a tire, then you should refer to this simple nine step guide. Imagine you’re driving down the road and you hear a loud popping noise followed by a slight loss of control of your vehicle. You know in the back of your mind that you’ve blown a tire, but you don’t want to admit it, you’re in denial. You pull over the car and check your tires, you see the flat tire on the driver side of your car right away, your mind spirals into panic. Your palms are sweaty and you’re too embarrassed to ask for help, you don’t know what to do. Then you pull out your phone and Google How to Change a Tire, the first result is from Sean Classen, the world renowned how to writer. After thoroughly reading through the guide you know that you’re set, and confident.
Flat tires can seem daunting, but in reality changing them can be very
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With all the lug nuts removed you need to pull the tire towards yourself slowly until it’s no longer connected to the lug nut posts, then place the tire on the ground. Then grab the spare and align it with the lug nut posts and push it in as far as it will go. Once the spare is in place you should grab the lug nuts you’ve put aside and screw them in with your fingers so that they’re only slightly in the lug nut posts, but not completely screwed in. Crank the lever downwards so that the car is no longer resting on the jack and is completely independant. As the distristed driver finished putting in the last lug nut he ponders on how easy changing a tire really is, you just need someone to show you how to go about doing it. Completing this task will look like a fully intact, and functional tire. This driver is now prepared to not only change their own tire, but help others that are in
they are not really round. There is a flat spot on the bottom where the tire meets the road. This flat spot is called the contact patch. This helps the tire have more space on the ground so that the square inch area touching the ground is higher. By doing this, You don't need as much pressure in the tire. Tires usually only need 30 pounds per square inch. You can figure out how much four tires can hold by adding the square inches touching the ground and multiplying it by four (all tires). Then you must add in the area pressure of all the tires. You find this by finding the area of the tire in square inches and multiplying that by 30.
Then raise the tire about two inches off the ground. This will allow enough space to remove the flat and swap it with the spare. Never, under any circumstance, place any part of your body under the vehicle or tire once it has been raised! Now, remove all of the lug nuts. If you have trouble removing a lug nut, spray it with WD-40 and let it sit for a couple minutes. When removing the lug nuts, place them inside the hub cap, this will make them easier to find and put back on. This will help make the job easier. Next remove the flat tire from the working area. Place the flat out of your work space but you can use it to block another tire in order to insure that the car will not be
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		Mattie, the sole owner of a shop named "Jesus is Lord Used Tires", was accustomed to changing and rotating tires everyday. One day she received a customer who had driven over some cracked glass pieces on the side of the road. Mattie took standard procedures by lifting the car, taking out the tire, and finally dipping it to see if air bubbles would come up. "I'm sorry to tell you, hon, these are bad. 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. Taylor was a good worker and didn't have any real complaints about her position, but she still had a fear of exploding tires. This fear was noticeable to Mattie. Mattie being the rough-tough but nice person, asked Taylor nicely to follow her, when suddenly Mattie threw a 5-gallon Jerry can at her. "Knocked the wind out of you, but it didn't kill you, right?" "That's twenty-eight pounds of water. Twenty-eight pounds of air is about what you put into a tire. When it hits you, that's what it feels like." (page 81).
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Step 4: Following the instructions on the jack or in the owner's manual, place the jack under the vehicle as recommended by the car's manufacturer. Then raise the tire approximately two inches from the ground. This will allow enough room to remove the flat and replace it with the spare. WARNING: Never place your hands or feet under the vehicle or tire once it has been raised.
...ionally, you will also need to repair your tires if you run over a sharp object that might damage the tires.
First, lift the spare and line the holes, on the tire, with the bolts on the vehicle. Then, slide the spare back onto the vehicle. Once, the spare is on locate the nuts and begin putting them on. Before tightening them with the “X” shaped wrench, twist them on with your fingers, just to secure the tire to let the jack down. After, that you may begin letting the jack down.
After the tire is off the ground, start releasing up the fasteners by utilizing the torque to contort. There are distinctive sizes of torque to fit diverse size of fasteners. Locate the right size then slacken The fasteners by turning it counterclockwise, don't take the fasteners the distance off, simply break the resistance with the torque first. The fasteners take a considerable measure of energy to begin relax it up, after simply extricate the fasteners off it may be less demanding to utilize hands to bent off totally. At the point when all the fasteners are off, the tire ought to be anything but difficult to put on a show of being admirably. On the off chance that the tire is difficult to take off by hands, kick or hit the tire a little to lose it up or lift the tire up a little to take it off. In some cases if the vehicle is in lifted sufficiently high it would prevent the tire from falling off. All things considered, pump up the Jack progressively and lift the tire off the ground so it may offer assistance. After the old tires evacuated, supplant the extra
To do so you must first start the working vehicle and just wait for a minute or two. If your car is really old or the battery is really old, you may need to wait a couple more minutes.
Jack up the vehicle until the flat is at least six inches off the ground, then unscrew and remove the lug nuts completely. Now remove the flat tire from the hub by grabbing it securely with both hands and pulling it off. Remove the spare tire from the vehicle, and install it onto the hub by mounting it on to the lug bolts and pushing it until the lug bolts are through the rim, then put the lug nuts back on to the lug bolts and tighten them all by hand. Do not use the lug wrench to tighten the bolts until the vehicle is lowered back down; it can cause the wheel to simply rotate, or the car may fall off the jack. Once the lug nuts are securely tightened by hand,
If any of these three are missing, replace them immediately. Always keep your vehicle owner's manual in your car, as it will include details on where you can find your spare and steps for changing your tire. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WARNING In the event that your tire blew out while you were on the road, slow down, put your hazard lights on, and find a safe place to change your tire. If you are driving on a freeway or busy city street, it's best to get as far away from traffic as possible.
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try to make tires as safe as possible. This is a positive spin on the