Changing a tire:-(

[Andrew111]

So I get a few blocks from my house when one of my tires which are only a few months old blows out on me:-( When I bought the car it didn't have a spare but when I changed out the old tires I kept one and threw away the other 3. Now onto my question........my spare doesn't have any air as it's just the tire and that's it. The spare tire is supposed to have air in it when you put the spare tire on after taking off the blown out tire(right?).........but I can't do that as I can't fill it with air beforehand. So am I forced to drive to a gas station with an air station to fill your tires and fill the spare with air while I have it on the jack? Am I overlooking an alternative I could go with? This question is probably pretty stupid I know.....first time doing anything of significance with a car.

 

[I Saw OJ]

Wow im confused. So you have a spare tire only with no wheel? Or do you have a wheel and tire?

 

[Andrew111]

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
Wow im confused. So you have a spare tire only with no wheel? Or do you have a wheel and tire?

I only have the spare rubber tire with nothing in the middle:-(.....am I screwed?

 

[tfinch2]

My head just assploded

 

[mugs]

Uh.... buy a wheel for that tire.

Shouldn't cost you much at all. Get one from a junkyard even.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: Andrew111

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
Wow im confused. So you have a spare tire only with no wheel? Or do you have a wheel and tire?

I only have the spare rubber tire with nothing in the middle:-(.....am I screwed?

Take the old tire/wheel off, take it to a shop and have the spare mounted on the wheel, put the spare on the car, and drive. Also, for future reference, a spare tire isn't any good if it isn't mounted on a wheel that fits your car.

 

[SpunkyJones]

The spare tire should have already had air in it. You need to put air in the spare, then replace the blown out tire.

 

[Andrew111]

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: Andrew111

Originally posted by: I Saw OJ
Wow im confused. So you have a spare tire only with no wheel? Or do you have a wheel and tire?

I only have the spare rubber tire with nothing in the middle:-(.....am I screwed?

Take the old tire/wheel off, take it to a shop and have the spare mounted on the wheel, put the spare on the car, and drive. Also, for future reference, a spare tire isn't any good if it isn't mounted on a wheel that fits your car.

Ahhh, I understand now. I didn't know you could take the wheel off as well as the tire........I didn't pay attention when they showed us how to change a tire in boy scouts or I forgot....was like 10 years ago, lol.

 

[Spacehead]

W:QW

 

[waggy]

i wanted to make fun of you on this. but being a noob sucks.

 

[waggy]

and im a noob at posting! damn double post.

 

[sswingle]

speechless....

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Andrew111
So I get a few blocks from my house when one of my tires which are only a few months old blows out on me:-( When I bought the car it didn't have a spare but when I changed out the old tires I kept one and threw away the other 3. Now onto my question........my spare doesn't have any air as it's just the tire and that's it. The spare tire is supposed to have air in it when you put the spare tire on after taking off the blown out tire(right?).........but I can't do that as I can't fill it with air beforehand. So am I forced to drive to a gas station with an air station to fill your tires and fill the spare with air while I have it on the jack? Am I overlooking an alternative I could go with? This question is probably pretty stupid I know.....first time doing anything of significance with a car.

You kept just the tire? Why on earth did you do that? Is the tread okay on that tire or is it completely worn out?

You'll need a rim to mount that tire on. Carrying an old worn tire around in your trunk is about as useless as carrying dead batteries in case you can't start your car...

 

[smack Down]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Andrew111
So I get a few blocks from my house when one of my tires which are only a few months old blows out on me:-( When I bought the car it didn't have a spare but when I changed out the old tires I kept one and threw away the other 3. Now onto my question........my spare doesn't have any air as it's just the tire and that's it. The spare tire is supposed to have air in it when you put the spare tire on after taking off the blown out tire(right?).........but I can't do that as I can't fill it with air beforehand. So am I forced to drive to a gas station with an air station to fill your tires and fill the spare with air while I have it on the jack? Am I overlooking an alternative I could go with? This question is probably pretty stupid I know.....first time doing anything of significance with a car.

You kept just the tire? Why on earth did you do that? Is the tread okay on that tire or is it completely worn out?

You'll need a rim to mount that tire on. Carrying an old worn tire around in your trunk is about as useless as carrying dead batteries in case you can't start your car...

It isn't worthless if you have this in your trunk.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI...63699&item=4642269967#ebayphotohosting

 

[Fingolfin269]

I've never had to change a tire in my life. I'm not sure how it would turn out but it can't be that hard to do.

 

[Kilgor]

Were you raised in a bubble? I am just amazed and saddend by your question.

 

[ViviTheMage]

simple, you only have the tire, no rim.

you need the tire to be mounted on a rim. you cna get a 'full sized spare' at a junkyard if you want.

otherwise you need to take off the old (blown tire) and replace it with the new tire, by replace I mean remove the old rubber tire of the rim and put the new one on.

IF you know a mechanic that can do it free that'd be your best bet, otherwise I think its 10-20 bucks if you go to firestone, discount tires, etc,... good luck!

 

[Tiamat]

Although seemingly easy, I have never changed a tire in my life either

I live in metro boston where taking the train is my main form of transportation and walking around is the secondary form of transportation.

I would definately have a spare tire in the trunk with the wheel though (filled with air). My trouble would be where to place the jack so that I dont screw up the frame

 

[ChaoZ]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
I've never had to change a tire in my life. I'm not sure how it would turn out but it can't be that hard to do.

Geting the tires off is a b1tch. More specifically, unscrewing the bolts.

 

[ta8689]

Originally posted by: Tiamat
Although seemingly easy, I have never changed a tire in my life either

I live in metro boston where taking the train is my main form of transportation and walking around is the secondary form of transportation.

I would definately have a spare tire in the trunk with the wheel though (filled with air). My trouble would be where to place the jack so that I dont screw up the frame

lol.. youre not going to screw up the frame, what you would screw up is smashing brake lines or accidently putting the jack under a body panel or something.

 

[BoomerD]

OMG...how the hell do parents raise kids to be so stupid about common sense stuff?

http://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/303win97/Group3/2245.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_1863_change-flat-tire.html

http://www.americredit.com/Customers/Tools/Learn2ChangeFlatTire.htm

http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/howto/articles/43783/article.html


Any chance you have some kind of roadside assistance plan? Maybe with your insurance? You definitely aren't going to be able to do this yourself where ever the car is broken down at... The flat tire needs to be removed from the car, and along with the unmounted spare, taken to a tire shop and properly mounted and balanced, then returned to the car, and properly reinstalled on the car...
Call someone to do this for you, so you don't kill yourself or someone else.

 

[Manuwell]

 

[biggestmuff]

words fail me. that's more than a noob. noobtard, perhaps?

 

[thedarkwolf]

Just take your flat tire that is already mounted to a tire shop and have them patch it!!!!! No point in putting your extra old worn out tire back on a rim only to have to replace it a couple days later.

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
OMG...how the hell do parents raise kids to be so stupid about common sense stuff?

http://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/303win97/Group3/2245.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_1863_change-flat-tire.html

http://www.americredit.com/Customers/Tools/Learn2ChangeFlatTire.htm

http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/howto/articles/43783/article.html


Any chance you have some kind of roadside assistance plan? Maybe with your insurance? You definitely aren't going to be able to do this yourself where ever the car is broken down at... The flat tire needs to be removed from the car, and along with the unmounted spare, taken to a tire shop and properly mounted and balanced, then returned to the car, and properly reinstalled on the car...
Call someone to do this for you, so you don't kill yourself or someone else.

LOL, well at least if they have proper jacking points in the owners manual ill be all set. I've never owned a car before, so i figured they let you figure it out on your own without having some sort of instructions within the owners manual.