Ten minutes to change a punctured car tyre!!

When you are enjoying your driving, one of the common issues that could ruin your happy mood is a puncture! A small nail pierced through the tyre, hitting the tube could cause all your happiness turn into a disguise. And if it happens on a highway it’s a nightmare to get it fixed without, you are willing to change the punctured tyre.

In any case it is not possible to drive with a punctured tyre, whether it is a normal tyre or tubeless tyre. Because driving with punctured tyre could cause vehicle damage or, cause a potential road accident.

In this post I will provide you step-by-step instructions on how to change a punctured car tyre, and you will realize how easy it is!

Step 1:

Once you have identified there is a puncture, pull over carefully by the side of the road. Switch on the hazard warning indicators of the car so that people passing you know that there is a problem

Step 2:

Choose a flat ground as possible, and make sure to park the car away from road. Apply the handbrake, so that vehicle does not rolls away, when you have put the jacky

Step 3:

In the boot of the car, all the necessary tools needed to change the tyre are available. The first thing to do is pull out the tools (wheel spanner, jack, jack handle), the spare wheel and also take out the car emergency breakdown safety triangle and place it two or three metres from the car to warn oncoming traffic.

Step 4:

Take out the driver's side floor mat from the inside so that you dont dirty your clothes while getting down. Loosen the wheel nuts (diagonally opposite ones) of the vehicle while the tyres are still on the ground. Do not loosen them too much. Just a couple turns each would do.

Step 5:

Now, place the jack at the right location. Refer the vehicle's owners manual to find out where exactly the jack needs to be placed because different vehicles have different lift points.

Step 6:

Once the lift point is located, slowly jack up the vehicle to ensure the jack is secure and safe. Jack it up till there is approximately two inches space between the punctured tyre and the ground.This is because the spare wheel will be higher than the punctured wheel because it has air in it.

Step 7:

Now loosen the wheel nuts fully and keep them together. They have a tendency to roll away.

Step 8:

Now take off the tyre and replace it with the spare wheel provided. Put back the wheel nuts and tighten it, but keep in mind not to lock them. The vehicle could slip off the jack and land hard.

Step 9:

Once they are tightened by hand, lower the jack and ensure all wheels are on the ground. Pull the jack away and lock the wheel nuts properly. Ensure all the wheel nuts are tight and secure.

Step 10:

Put away the punctured wheel and all the tools back in the boot. Make sure the car emergency breakdown triangle is also taken and put away in the car.

Conclusion

If you follow these 10 simple steps, changing a punctured tyre should be a breeze. Getting your hands a little dirty will save you precious time and money, and, not to mention, give you a sense of achievement too!