easysurfer
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Believe or not, I have never changed a flat tire on my own (though have helped out and been a witness to a couple ).
My approach is to have good tires from the start and don't let them go bald on me. But I probably shouldn't tempt fate too much.
The videos mostly just say, safety first, have an inflated spare, loosen lug nuts, jack up the car, put on the spare, lower the jack, tighten lug nuts.
Yet, the videos still left some questions unanswered. So here they are:
1) What tire pressure should the on the spare if it's a doughnut spare type? Do I use the PSI on the door sticker? Or is that different for a spare?
2) Should a torque wrench be used when tightening the lug nuts? The videos don't mention about a torque wrench
3) On video said that the spare should go on the back and not the front. If you have a front wheel drive, a doughnut spare can ruin the transmission. Is that true?
My approach is to have good tires from the start and don't let them go bald on me. But I probably shouldn't tempt fate too much.
The videos mostly just say, safety first, have an inflated spare, loosen lug nuts, jack up the car, put on the spare, lower the jack, tighten lug nuts.
Yet, the videos still left some questions unanswered. So here they are:
1) What tire pressure should the on the spare if it's a doughnut spare type? Do I use the PSI on the door sticker? Or is that different for a spare?
2) Should a torque wrench be used when tightening the lug nuts? The videos don't mention about a torque wrench
3) On video said that the spare should go on the back and not the front. If you have a front wheel drive, a doughnut spare can ruin the transmission. Is that true?