What To Do When You Have Tire Blowout On The Road And How To Change A Flat Tire?

Having flat tires is one common problem encountered by almost every car owner. As tires are your only contact between the car and the road, flat tire is something that you want to guard against.

The major root cause of flat tire is the under inflation of the tires which is often a result gradual loss of tire pressure and on some instances, rapid loss of pressure due to impact or penetration of hard and sharp objects into the tires.

Take out your car jack and lug wrench from your car boot and read the instructions given on how to lift up your vehicle.

Loosen your lug nuts of the wheel before lifting up your vehicle - do the same for all the nuts for the affected wheel. 7. Remove the punctured wheel from your vehicle and replace it with your spare tire, and tighten the nuts - tight enough without having the wheels turning, further tightening will be done after the car jack is being removed.

Remove the car jack - further tighten the lug nuts using the lug wrench. 9. Replace the wheel cap and keep your equipment and the blown tire. Drive slowly to the nearest tire shop and have the tire replaced. Depending on how well worn are your existing tires, you may choose to replace two tires or all four tires as it is always a good practice to change all tires for better balance.

Remember, never compromise safety.