Changing a spare tire in the middle of a highway can be very scary thing especially if you’re on a very busy thoroughfare and have never done it before. But changing a tire is not as hard as a may seem. Once you know how to do it; it’s like riding a bike. You never forget. This article will take you through what you need to know regards to safety in changing a tire as fast as possible on a major highway.
The first thing you need to do on any major highway or any road for that matter for is pull over to the side of the road as far as you possibly can. If you’re on a major road with grass past the shoulder, pull over onto the grass as it’s much safer than sitting on the shoulder like a sitting duck.
Being on the grass, your are much safer from traffic and further away from traffic than if you were on the shoulder. The further you are from the oncoming traffic the better. But even on the grass you want to be there the least time amount of time as possible. It’s still very dangerous. Always keep your eye on the traffic while you’re changing your tire.
There are a few things you always must have on you in case of a flat tire. A spare tire, a carjack, and a wrench to loosen and tighten the lug nuts on the tires. The first thing you want to do is take your wrench and just loosen the lug nuts on a flat tire. You don’t want to take them off, you’re just loosing them a bit so you can easily unscrew them when the car is jacked up. Then jack your car up in the area of your flat tire.
Once the car safely jacked up in the air and the flat tire is off the ground a bit, take off all five lug nuts. Slide off the flat tire and replace it with a spare. Screw the lug nuts on to the tire so that they are in place but do not tighten them all away. After that, lower your car completely and then use your foot to tighten the lug nuts all the way by stepping on the wrench as you tighten the nuts. Make sure that every one is tight and secure. Put your flat tire and your tools back into your trunk and you’re all set!