Changing a tire:-(

[sao123]

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.

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[Modular]

Originally posted by: waggy
i wanted to make fun of you on this. but being a noob sucks.

LoL!

Sigworthy

 

[Kelemvor]

Dude, thsi isn't like a bicycle where you just peel off the old rubber and put a new tube in.. THe spare is supposed to be on a rim, not just be the rubber tire.

Good luck...

 

[thomsbrain]

hahahahah, WTF are you TALKING about?

you DO know that almost every car has a spare wheel/tire under the trunk, right? RIGHT? with a wheel already inside it? you just lift the carpet on your trunk? and there it is? with the tools already there? please tell me you know about your car's spare?

 

[kingtas]

Man, you had better just buy some fix-a-flat and leave it well allone.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: 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.

Yeah, if you have the strength of a 6 year old girl.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
hahahahah, WTF are you TALKING about?

you DO know that almost every car has a spare wheel/tire under the trunk, right? RIGHT? with a wheel already inside it? you just lift the carpet on your trunk? and there it is? with the tools already there? please tell me you know about your car's spare?

I was automatically assuming that he knew this, but with this level of noobness you never know...

OP usually there is a thin panel, serving as sort of a false bottom in your trunk, that hides the compartment with the spare in it. Please tell us you checked there.

 

[dxkj]

Are you sure you didnt find a condom?

Just rubber? no metal?

 

[mcvickj]

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