Can you change a flat tire?

[fleabag]

not only can I change a tire, I can also mount and dismount a tire plus do a wheel balancing... assuming I have access to the right equipment.

 

[0roo0roo]

anyways the real issue is that most people don't keep their spare tire inflated.. they only top up the other 4 when doing the maintenance

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: dbk
better question is.. can you do an oil change?

Absolutely, I've done many of my own oil changes on bikes and cars I've owned over the years. I've replaced brake calipers, shocks and struts, O2 sensors, exhaust systems, headers, rebuilt carbs, replaced lifters (had to remove the intake manifold), replaced radiators, thermostats and even a water pump.

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
anyways the real issue is that most people don't keep their spare tire inflated.. they only top up the other 4 when doing the maintenance

not only do i keep my spare inflated, i rotate it with the others

 

[fleabag]

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: zerocool84
I timed myself and have removed an engine in 24 min.

Cool. How long to put one back in?

With or without parts left over?

MotionMan

oooo yes this is a killer for most people. I don't consider it a success unless all the bolts that were removed to remove said item is put back on.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: zerocool84
I timed myself and have removed an engine in 24 min.

Cool. How long to put one back in?

With or without parts left over?

MotionMan

:laugh::thumbsup:

 

[nageov3t]

I can call AAA.

I've never done it before, tbh, but I've seen people do it and imagine that I could figure it out between second hand knowledge and my car owners manual if I ever had to.

 

[fleabag]

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
anyways the real issue is that most people don't keep their spare tire inflated.. they only top up the other 4 when doing the maintenance

not only do i keep my spare inflated, i rotate it with the others

If you were only a girl I'd be justified in getting hard...

 

[guyver01]

Originally posted by: fleabag

Originally posted by: guyver01

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
anyways the real issue is that most people don't keep their spare tire inflated.. they only top up the other 4 when doing the maintenance

not only do i keep my spare inflated, i rotate it with the others

If you were only a girl I'd be justified in getting hard...

:Q

::backs away slowly from fleabag::

 

[lifeobry]

Who can't change a flat tire?

1. Jack up car
2. Remove flat tire
3. Put on new tire
4. Lower car
5. Profit

It's not exactly rocket science..

 

[feralkid]

Originally posted by: lifeobry
Who can't change a flat tire?

1. Jack up car
2. Remove flat tire
3. Put on new tire
4. Lower car
5. Profit

It's not exactly rocket science..

It's not, but you're doing it wrong.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: feralkid

Originally posted by: lifeobry
Who can't change a flat tire?

1. Jack up car
2. Remove flat tire
3. Put on new tire
4. Lower car
5. Profit

It's not exactly rocket science..

It's not, but you're doing it wrong.

Hehe yeah.

 

[thescreensavers]

I haven't had a flat yet, But I can change my oil and take apart my doors, so I think I can untwist a few screws and put it back on. Loosen when wheel is still on the ground, then lift and unscrew the rest.

And Since I Jinxed my self ill be having a flat tire soon. Thanks OP

 

[eits]

i'm a dude and i changed my flat tire two weeks ago.

i gotta admit, i was in a hurry, so i called aaa first. they were gonna take too long, so i did it myself.

 

[PCTC2]

Originally posted by: dbk
better question is.. can you do an oil change?

I can change oil and change a flat. I can do both quite quickly, and I've done them frequently. I even had to rotate a few times using the spare as the swap out. Took awhile, but it was because of a bent rim throwing off my alignment so I put it on the back until I could get it replaced.

I call AAA when I either don't have a spare for some reason or I have more than 1 flat.

 

[Balt]

I know how, and I have done it. In my case, however, I pulled out my spare and found it to be completely flat (it was never used or punctured, I guess it just had a slow leak). A good samaritan who had an air compressor inflated it for me, though.

Advice: Keep an air compressor and a decent tire iron in your car at all times. The little dinky tire irons that a lot of cars come with may not give you enough leverage to get a bolt off after some guy with an air wrench tightens them.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: zerocool84
I timed myself and have removed an engine in 24 min.

Cool. How long to put one back in?

With or without parts left over?

MotionMan

It's a bug engine so even a monkey should be able to do it.

 

[MotF Bane]

Just use a torque wrench instead of a gun to put the tires on, and then you won't have a problem with over tightening (unless you set the wrench wrong).

Originally posted by: SonnyDaze
I even repair my own punctures.

This.

Originally posted by: guyver01
not only do i keep my spare inflated, i rotate it with the others

I can't do that, my spare isn't a match for the rest.

 

[n yusef]

I can change a flat bicycle tire.

<--- City boy without a driver's license.

 

[wiredspider]

Chick here. Maybe, I've not done it though. Last time I got a flat, a dude changed it for me

 

[Printer Bandit]

no, i drive around with a midget in my trunk and he does it for me.

 

[Zensal]

Yes. Cars, F350, 15 Passenger Van, and 50,000 lbs Truck.

 

[seemingly random]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: zerocool84
I timed myself and have removed an engine in 24 min.

Cool. How long to put one back in?

You forgot to ask if it would still start and move the car.

 

[KentState]

I've done it a few times. Much easier when you have a nice jack and not on the side of a busy interstate in the pouring rain. That was the pain when a blew a rear tire on my GTO. It was a raining day, in work clothes, on the freeway, in rush hour traffic and to top it off, the tire didn't fit back into my trunk so it stuck out most of the way.

My current car didn't come with a spare. Not sure what I'm really suppose to besides fill it with fix-a-flat and inflate it back up.

 

[rh71]

I know how but the one time I actually had to do it I couldn't get one of the lugnuts off.