How to Change a Spare Wheel by Yourself | Easy Car Tyre Changing Tutorial, by ramani_cars on YouTube. 1 min 37 s.
- Video length
- 1 min 37 s
- Time to do it
- 20 minutes
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Steps
- 9
What you need
Steps
Pull over to a flat, firm spot well away from traffic. Switch on your hazard lights and put out a warning triangle if you have one.
Apply the handbrake and put the car in gear or park. Ask passengers to step out and stand behind the barrier, away from the road.
Take out the spare wheel, jack and wheel brace. Chock the wheel diagonally opposite the one you are changing.
Loosen each wheel nut about half a turn with the brace while the car is still on the ground. Turn anticlockwise.
Place the jack under the car's jacking point near the flat wheel, as marked in your owner's manual. Raise the car until the flat tyre clears the ground.
Unscrew the nuts fully and lift the flat wheel off the hub. Keep the nuts together in one place.
Lift the spare onto the hub, line up the bolt holes and push it on. Hand-tighten all the nuts in a star pattern.
Lower the car until the tyre touches the ground, then tighten the nuts firmly in a star pattern. Finish lowering and remove the jack.
Check the spare's pressure as soon as you can and drive below the speed limit printed on the spare. Get the damaged tyre repaired or replaced.
Tips and common mistakes
Never put any part of your body under a car held up only by a jack.
Loosen the nuts before jacking, or the wheel will spin when you try.
A space saver spare is for short trips only, usually under 80 km/h or 50 mph.
Tighten the nuts again after about 50 km of driving.
Questions
How tight should the wheel nuts be?
Firm and snug with the brace, tightened in a star pattern. Use a torque wrench set to your car maker's figure when you get home.
Can I drive on a space saver spare?
Yes, but only at low speed and for a short distance. Check the limit on the tyre or in your manual and swap to a full tyre soon.
What if a wheel nut will not budge?
Try a longer brace or stand on it carefully with the car on the ground. Do not jack the car up first.
This guide was drafted from the video's details and general task knowledge. It has not been checked against the full video. Check the video and relevant product instructions before following a procedure. Report a correction.
