Changing a Punctured Tire

Most drivers will experience a deflated tire. They will require the services of a mechanic or someone with technical know-how. In fact, changing a flat tire is a relatively simple process. By following steps below, you can do it yourself.

1. Get kits comprised of a few simple tools such as a car jack, a screwdriver and a wrench.
2. Pull the car over by the side of the road. Make sure the car is parked on level ground. Then, apply the handbrake. To make doubly sure that the car remains stationary, place a wedge behind the back wheel of the car.
3. Remove the hub-cap (metal cover over the central portion of the wheel) of a punctured tire using a screwdriver.
4. Use a wrench to loosen the four wheel nuts. You should turn the wrench in a counter-clockwise (moving in an opposite direction as the hands of the clock) direction, so that you can remove the nuts.
5. Place the jack under the body of the car and lift the car. When the wheel is completely off the ground, unscrew the wheel nuts and remove the flat tire. Replace it with a spare tire.
6. After replacing the tire, screw back the wheel nuts in a clockwise (moving in a same direction as the hands of the clock) direction.
7. Lower the car to the ground and remove the jack.
8. Check and see whether the wheel nuts are tightened.
9. Put back the hub-cap.

Now, that is! Congrats! Your punctured tire had been replaced successfully.