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Every motorist knows how important it is to be prepared on the road. However, different situations happen in life, and the same jack is not always at hand. Well, you won’t surprise anyone with punctures on the road. Is it possible to change a wheel without a jack, and how can you do it yourself?
How to change a tire without a jack

In fact, there is nothing unusual in such a situation. You can’t foresee everything, so you have to get out of a difficult situation, and sometimes alone. Most often this happens with the front wheels. If the tire is flat, but it is not chewed, and the tire is intact, you can try the following method of replacing it with a spare tire.

Step-by-step instructions for replacing a wheel without a jack


We inflate the wheel with a pump until it is as close to normal as possible.
How to change a tire without a jack

While it keeps pumping for some time, we place several bricks under the axle beam or swing arm, and insert a small piece of board into it. By the way, it can be used as a locking shoe to block the movement of the wheels. The stands must be stable, because if the car jumps off them, it will be very difficult to repeat what you started.
How to change a tire without a jack

We release the inflated air from the spare tire. At the same time, loosen the four nuts on the wheel studs.An L-shaped balloon or cross wrench will come in handy.
How to change a tire without a jack

We bleed air from a broken wheel by unscrewing the nipple. We carefully ensure that the car does not jump off our brick stands. Now you can completely unscrew the mounting nuts and remove the wheel.
How to change a tire without a jack

How to change a tire without a jack

We insert the spare wheel into place of the wheel and fasten it with mounting nuts. Tighten them thoroughly with a wheel wrench.
How to change a tire without a jack

How to change a tire without a jack

We pump up the pressure in the spare tire with a pump.
How to change a tire without a jack

When the car is raised, it will be possible to remove our pads from under it. By the way, wooden blocks made of dense wood species are suitable for them.
How to change a tire without a jack

Good luck to everyone on the roads!

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Comments (13)
  1. Guest Roman
    #1 Guest Roman Guests 10 May 2019 16:53
    10
    It's more fun when there's no jack, no pump, no spare wheel..)))
    1. Guest Gennady
      #2 Guest Gennady Guests 12 May 2019 17:47
      0
      I had such a case once. Around '97. I gave a ride to a random traffic cop and got a flat tire not far from him. Turns out I forgot the spare tire at home. SO HE BROUGHT ME A SPARE 15 MINUTES LATER! I still remember, I couldn’t believe it for a long time. The most interesting thing is that he took my word that I would bring it tomorrow (and I did bring it)
    2. pensioner
      #3 pensioner Guests 23 May 2019 08:05
      2
      cool and simple! Carry bricks with you instead of a jack.
      cleverly said.
      We have bricks lying everywhere, especially in the fields, in the forest and on the highway.
  2. Guest Roman
    #4 Guest Roman Guests 10 May 2019 23:14
    7
    It’s better to loosen the bolts first, even before placing them on supports.
  3. Eustace
    #5 Eustace Guests 11 May 2019 23:12
    9
    With a flat tire you run into a brick. Pumping up. You place bricks under the lever. you bleed the air. You remove the brick from under the wheel. You remove the wheel. You put on the spare tire and back it up a little. You remove the bricks and go. And there is no need to lower and inflate the spare tire. That’s what I think!
  4. Vyacheslav
    #6 Vyacheslav Guests May 12, 2019 00:02
    3
    Are there really drivers who don’t have a jack and a pump in their trunk? In my opinion, even blondes will not allow this.
    1. Guest
      #7 Guest Guests 12 May 2019 10:14
      5
      But there are bricks.
  5. Guest Vitaly
    #8 Guest Vitaly Guests 12 May 2019 12:12
    4
    It’s more convenient for me to carry the jack in the trunk. Although bricks are more versatile :)
  6. BIG
    #9 BIG Guests 13 May 2019 09:23
    4
    There are bricks everywhere on the sides of our roads....
  7. Jean
    #10 Jean Guests 13 May 2019 09:47
    4
    Why carry a jack, carry bricks in the trunk! stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye
  8. Filippovich
    #11 Filippovich Guests 13 May 2019 20:22
    2
    In the 80s I took half a Muscovite with me
  9. Chibisov Roma
    #12 Chibisov Roma Guests 27 May 2019 17:01
    0
    Firstly: how stupid do you have to be to drive without a jack. Secondly: it won’t work with cuts and tears. And thirdly: are all the roadsides littered with bricks and boards?
  10. Yuri Vasya Vasya
    #13 Yuri Vasya Vasya Guests 4 July 2019 10:17
    2
    news to me too!! Apparently you didn’t live in 80

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