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Oh no, you are driving to work, and now you have a flat tire. You find a flat tire and suddenly you are now stranded on the side of the road. You will be an expert on how to change a tire after reading this.

You want to always make sure you have a spare with the tools to replace it with in your car. There should be a jack, lug nut wrench, and of course a spare tire. Know where these tools are located and be familiar with them.

You will need to know how to use a jack, not all jacks are the same. If you have your owners' manual, read this section well. You should familiarize yourself on the jacks to all your vehicles.

Check to see if any of your vehicles have wheel locks. If your vehicle does have "wheel locks", you will need the "key.," you can't use a regular lug nut wrench on these.

Another great tool to keep in your car is a can of "Fix A Flat." This will usually seal the hole and put in enough air to get you to a station.

Another great tool to have in your vehicle, is an orange vest so that passing traffic will see you. Now you are ready to learn how to change a tire.

Once you have the tire lowered back to the ground, tighten the lug nuts with the wrench. Put away your tools along with your flat tire. Now you know how to change a tire, good for you! Bit of advice, before you go anywhere else, best to go have your tire repaired. Happy and Safe Traveling!

Put the parking brake on and make sure the car is in park. If you have a 5 speed manual transmission, put it in gear. Put your emergency flashers on to warn oncoming traffic.

Get your tools out and lay them by the flat tire. Take out the spare and roll it over by your tools. And don't worry about whether you get dirty or not, because you will. Ok, the next step is very important and often done wrong.

Loosen each lug nut while the tire is on the ground. If you do this after the tire is lifted off the ground, it will just spin. Loosen them in a "star" pattern so the weight will be even. This is going to take a lot of strength, so use your body weight to help you. You will need to use your body weight to give you strength needed to loosen the lug nuts.

Your jack needs to be placed in the appropriate place for your car, may want to recheck your manual. Jack up the car so that you have a couple of inches under the tire.Remove the lug nuts and then the tire. Now time to remove the lug nuts and the tire.

Lift your spare and place it on the bolts and making sure the valve is facing you. Replace the lug nuts using the same "star" pattern. Before lowering the car, give each lug nut a few turns.

Now you wont need to be worried if your tire blows out because you will know how to change a tire.