Changing a Flat Tire Using The Tools In Your Car
This one goes out to BigLoveZone who posed this question to me while I was editing the video. I hope this is helpful to those that watch. I tried to collect as much accurate information as I could for you but if you have any other questions you can post them to this video or visit the EricTheCarGuy fourm under “Car Questions” and I will take it from there.
After making this video I discovered a way to use the hook and lug wrench to jack the car up much faster. I will make an amendment video in the future.
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Can I replace brakes using OEM jacklift?
Thanks
old ETCG is like if Scotty Kilmer weren’t insanely toxic and generally unhelpful
i love how he says "i can't tell you how many times someones asked me to check the air in my spare tire" like its occured every customer he's had.😂😂
No idea why I got this video recommended LMAO
Shame on dads for not teaching their kids how to do this
Hhh boyfriend? That was funny
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You are the man, Eric!
I know this video is 10 years old, but 1:59 made me giggle
This helped at a time in need… thanks!!
It's dangerous the way he is doing…One must first lock the wheels with some brick or wood before doing anything with car with jack on…!!!
Thank you, Eric! Everybody should learn to change a tire just in case they have to.
When I took drivers' ed 43 years ago in the New Orleans public school system (small fee for a 3 week summer class), we had to change a tire as part of the course using the tools in the car. It's one of the most valuable lessons I learned. I also greatly appreciate my floor jack and jack stands, though I don't carry those around in case of a flat tire.
They don't teach changing tires, proper use of jumper cables, or parallel parking anymore at private (expensive) driving schools. School systems no longer seem teach drivers ed anymore either. I taught my son how to do those things as those topics were not covered in expensive private driving school.
Thank you this video helped out alot.
Crappy loud intro music was an accurate instant indication of the worth of this video.
Thanks eric
1 decade later
“You may not be fat enough.†Lmao that took me out 😂
you dont talk about the risk of the car falling from de cisor lift
This video changed my life. 32 years old just changed my first ever flat. Thank you so much!
Watching in 2019
This is not a fat test. I REPEAT THIS IT NOT A FAT TEST!
Thank you! I woke up to a flat and was able to confidently change to the spare. Your clear direction was amazing.
Using the jack to loosen the nut was gold.
I know this is a really old video and you may not see this, but BROOO YOU SAVED MY LIFE THIS MORNING!!! I had a tire blow out on me on my way to work. I'm in a different town for my job and had no one to call and wasn't about to spend the money to have a service come out and find me on a dark highway to help me out. I found this video and changed a tire using nothing but the knowledge from this and the light of my phone for the first time in my life 😂 Thank you so much!
I drove around on one of those space saver spares for several days while I was waiting for my used replacement tire to ship from an eBay seller. Yes, those space saver spares where out fast.
thanks for this! 😀
Loosen tire lug nuts. Use foot or jack if too tight. (I don't get driving with a loose tire; I didn't understand that part fully). Use jack. Take off lug nuts. Then rim. And finally tire. Put new tire on. Lightly tighten lug nuts. Drop the jack. Tighten the lugs one last time. Put old tire into trunk. Ready to go. Is this correct?
what if you don't have the tools that came with your car? will any lug wrench work or no?
remember to take out your AR15 before dropping off your car
Thank you. Never had to change one before and u made it look so easy. I guess it's time for me to learn.
Rev up your spare tires… oops wrong channel
Thank you for this.
It helped thank you 🙌💯
You just helped two girls change their first tire without making us feel dumb! Thank you.!
Are you pretending the tire is flat?
Thank you for making this video! Such a great tutorial that helped me get thru my first flat tire ever! 💪
I'm about to change my first flat now I feel confident thank you
Helpful video, thanks. I’m Broken lol
Reason y the torque wrench. I would like to keep all 4 tires on!!
That’s y I have a cheater bar, socket set, and a torque wrench to make things a lot easier.
Mine was so tight that it didn’t even loosen the nut, it just lifted the car
GREAT VIDEO SAVED MY LIFE
Thanks!
Thank you for the tutorial. It was very helpful
You can drive in reverse and dig the wrench into the ground. It's the jack method without a jack.
Fat test, couldn't stop rolling
WHY DO PEOPLE NEVER PAY ATTENTION TO THE VIDEO!!!! i swear i have done seen 3 of the same questions that eric answered in the damn video!!! just watch and pay attention people cmon! most people nowdays have the attention span of a squirrel i swear!