Nicely done, thx for that

I definitely need this like on my phone so every single time I need to change my tire, which happens randomly throughout the year.. haha at least 4 times last year where I had to no clue on how to change a tire. haha

i like ur butt ..... crack lol

But, while you are changing your tire, how do you fight off the escaped, hook-handed, mad serial killer?

Also, it is kind of a good idea to keep something in your car that you can use as a block behind the another tire, just to make sure the stupid car doesn't roll off the jack.

Very nice.

I would add that in every case you should begin by applying the parking brake and make sure the car is either in 'Park" (for an automatic transmission) or left in gear (for a stick shift) for safety if you don't have a wheel chock in order to keep the car from rolling off the jack and falling.

That would suck. Also be sure the car is on a level and solid surface for the same reason.

If you've never changed your tire before, try it in your driveway first, on a nice warm day. That is when to find out if your jack is missing, the lug wrench is the wrong size, the spare is flat and the bolts too tight to get off with the milled cheese wrench that comes with the car, courtesy of the goons with the huge impact gun where you got new tires last month... By doing it this way first, you'll know where everything is, that everything works, and how to do it well in advance - handy when the flat happens at night, far from home, in the rain.

Tires lose a pound of air pressure a month just sitting there - that's 12psi/year - so the average donut spare that is inflated to 60 psi will be dead flat by the time the car is 5 years old unless someone has checked it and pumped it up. Check your spare tire pressure and condition during the driveway dry run, before you need it for real.

If your wheel nuts have been overtightened (very common), the 6" wrench that comes with the car won't get the nuts off even if you're the Incredible Hulk. You'll need more leverage, either by slipping a 2' length of pipe over the end of the stock wrench or get one of the "X" type wrenches Shotgun is using. Even then the 2' extension might help if you're a smaller female. It's also handy to have a flashlight in the car - the cheap, tiny, bright AAA LED nerd lights that strap to your forehead are awesome for this. Best ten bucks you'll ever spend at Wallyworld.

One last thing: if you get a flat, be sure you pull over in a safe place where the flat tire is on the same side as the shoulder and not facing a lane of traffic, and turn on your hazard lights day or night.

You don't want to get hit by a car while crouching over a flat in traffic. Dying sucks.

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People who've never had a flat before don't always act/think rationally when they suddenly have to deal with one. Being prepared with a physical or mental checklist is a good way to keep panic from setting in. Engaging park is an important step, and remembering it has nothing to do with stupidity. I could just as easily say that if someone is stupid enough to not know how to change a tire they deserve to sit by the side of the road on a freezing winter night waiting for triple A, or laugh at people who will drive on a donut for weeks before bothering to put on a new, full-sized tire, but that would be ungenerous.

If you don't use the parking brake /wheel chocks as well as putting the transmission in park (automatic) or in gear (stick), the car can roll off the jack and fall if you jack up one of the drive wheels.

Been there, fixed that for several customers at my shop. Also, I agree with the points Bill makes as well. Most folks only change a flat every few years or less; doing it safely and right the first time seems to be a problem for a lot of non-mechanically inclined drivers.

When in doubt, RTFM.

I'm too afraid the tire might have psycho-kinetic powers that it would use against me.