What do you do if you have a flat tire and no jack?

How to Change a Flat Tire Without a Jack

1. Drive the vehicle until the flat tire is over open earth or soil.
2. Begin digging away the soil beneath the flat tire with a digging tool such as your hands, a stick or the tire iron.
3. Bust the nuts on the tire with a tire iron until all nuts are removed.

How can I lift my car without a jack?

Using pieces of wood / bricks A cheap and inexpensive way to lift your car high enough for access to an underneath portion of your car (without purchasing a jack) is using pieces of natural unprocessed wood. You can stack up these pieces and make a wooden block. Avoid using nails to stack up the planks.

How do you change a flat tire manually?

HOW TO CHANGE TIRES

1. FIND A SAFE LOCATION. As soon as you realize you have a flat tire, do not abruptly brake or turn.
2. TURN ON YOUR HAZARD LIGHTS.
3. APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE.
4. APPLY WHEEL WEDGES.
5. REMOVE THE HUBCAP OR WHEEL COVER.
6. LOOSEN THE LUG NUTS.
7. PLACE THE JACK UNDER THE VEHICLE.
8. RAISE THE VEHICLE WITH THE JACK.

How do you change a flat tire without tools?

Steps to fix a flat without tools

1. Remove the Tire. Focus on completely removing the tire from the wheel.
2. Break the Bead. Clinchers work when pressure from the inflated tube seats the bead of the tire inside the rim.
3. Pull it Off.
4. Impress Your Friends.
5. Reverse the Procedure.

Can you jack up a car on the subframe?

No, the subframe is directly above the reinforcement plate, and specifically its directly above the little rectangle. That’s why (and how) many people safely use that spot as front center jack point. It lifts the front end evenly and jack stands then go under the rubber pads behind the front wheels to support the car.

How do you change a tire for dummies?

Here are the steps:

1. Secure the vehicle so that it won’t roll; and roll the spare tire to the scene of the action.
2. Pry off the wheel cover.
3. Loosen the lug nuts.
4. Jack up the vehicle about 6 inches off the ground.
5. Remove the flat tire.
6. Lift the spare onto the lug bolts.
7. Replace the lug nuts and tighten them by hand.

How to change a flat tire?

HOW TO CHANGE TIRES. 1 1. FIND A SAFE LOCATION. As soon as you realize you have a flat tire, do not abruptly brake or turn. Slowly reduce speed and scan your surroundings 2 2. TURN ON YOUR HAZARD LIGHTS. 3 3. APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE. 4 4. APPLY WHEEL WEDGES. 5 5. REMOVE THE HUBCAP OR WHEEL COVER.

Where do you put wheel wedges on a flat tire?

Wheel wedges go in front of or behind the tires to further ensure the vehicle doesn’t roll while you fix the flat tire. If you’re changing a rear tire, place these in front of the front tires. If your flat tire is at the front, put the wheel wedges behind the rear tires. Bricks or large stones will work just as well as “real” wheel wedges.

How do you tighten the lug nuts on a spare tire?

Use the jack to lower the vehicle so that the spare tire is resting on the ground but the full weight of the vehicle isn’t fully on the tire. At this point, you should tighten the lug nuts with the wrench, turning clockwise, as much as you can. Push down on the lug wrench with the full weight of your body.

What should the tire pressure be on a spare tire?

You should check the tire pressure of the spare tire to make sure that it is safe to drive on. “T-Type” temporary spares, also called “mini-spares,” require 60 psi (420 kPa). If the tire needs pressure, drive (slowly) to a service station immediately.