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i just went to my car to discover i have a flat tyre. Looks like some cunt has been fucking with my car again.
Im absolutely clueless about changing a tyre, yet theres nobody here that could help me either
Can i call the RAC for something like this?! I feel so stupid.
Why do things like this happen at the most difficult time ever. ie exam time :banghead:
i just went to my car to discover i have a flat tyre. Looks like some cunt has been fucking with my car again.
Im absolutely clueless about changing a tyre, yet theres nobody here that could help me either
Can i call the RAC for something like this?! I feel so stupid.
Why do things like this happen at the most difficult time ever. ie exam time :banghead:
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this happened to me a few weeks ago so i rang my mum and i was quite impressed to find that she could change a tyre!
you need to go into your boot and screw a turny thing that should be there. in my car there was a little alan key type thing attached to the side that you use to unscrew the thingy. this should release (after a while) a spare tyre from underneath your boot. my spare tyre had a jack fitted in it, too. so you use that to lift your car up to take one wheel off (take the wheel trim off and unscrew the bolts). then put the new one on.
you'll also find you're left with the thing that secured your tyre up is hanging down on the floor. you need to somehow re-attach that or put the damaged tyre there until you get a new one (about £25 fitted).
eta: your spare tyre may also need inflating a bit so go to morrisons and use one of those whizzy machines.
also you're likely to get a bit grubby from oil and mud so take something to clean your hands with!
on my road in lincoln.
i'd help her but i'm not around at the moment.
and rubbish to a bloke, my mum managed!
my mum is not manly!!
eta: though she is in the TA and used to go kick boxing. she's currently gone for a weeks long sailing expedition with the army and she has tattoos. mind you think she regrets them. she's 50 too!
bet your dad has boobs bigger than mine!
Changing a wheel isn't all that hard, but it isn't something to be taught over the internet. If you do try it yourself, I'd put the car in gear and make sure the handbrake is applied properly. You'll have to start undoing the wheelnuts whilst the car is on the ground - it's a lot easier than when the wheel is in the air
Make sure you get the jacking points lined up, and try to check that they appear to be structurally sound.
They should include changing wheels as part of the driving test. If you have any friends who have changed a wheel before, get them to walk you through it
Wheels are important. Let someone else do it, if you can.
He even taught me how to do it, so i know in the future
Bloody cars are so much hassle. Now i need to sort out buying a new spare :mad:
cars are a lot of hassle you're right! i broke my tyre driving back from forking out £100 for a new exhaust! :grump:
Not sure, cant see any damage, gonna take it to a garage and ask if they can repair it
Dont trust mechanics though :grump: they will probably just say its fucked even if its not to get me to buy a whole new tyre
Oh and i agree with that tyre changing should be taught by driving instructors and be tested. My housemate showed me how its done and its really simple, im just lucky i discovered my flat tyre when my car was parked where i was able to get a friend to help. But would have been better if i knew how in the first place.
now thats unfortunate!
The garage fixed it for a tenner
I can change a tyre! (albeit it takes ten times longer than anyone else doing it) and I'm not manly, I'm so girly it's sickening
First of all you aint supposed to drive for very long on the spare tyre - you don't need a new spare you need a proper tyre for the road and need to put the spare back where it belongs. Some car's spare wheels ahev bright read markings on them to tell you it's not for long term use.
Also you can buy a can from supermarkets or halford that has a foam inside and if you get a flat you can hook the can up to the car tyre and it will fill the hole and inflate the tyre all in one go, useful if you break down on the motorway for example and need to get out of danger ASAP, espacially if it mean unloading and loading your car inte rain or something.
Oh. How come? Isnt it just another tyre?
Got the popped one fixed so now do i have to change it again?!
It really depends, but a lot of spares are just slimline "space savers" designed to fit into the boot, not for regular driving.
You should really swap it for the fixed one.