I had my first flat tire yesterday.......what A pain in the rear....
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I had my first flat tire yesterday.......what A pain in the rear....
My toolkit was missing the pinching tool....(looked like a fuse puller in the manual)....that you use to pull off the lug nut caps. I had to use a thin jewlers screw driver.
Then, I did not know that we had lug bolts vs lug nuts. It was not that easy to mount the wheel.
All in all it took a good 25 min to change 1 tire....should have been 5.....oh well, know I know.
Then, I did not know that we had lug bolts vs lug nuts. It was not that easy to mount the wheel.
All in all it took a good 25 min to change 1 tire....should have been 5.....oh well, know I know.
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Re: I had my first flat tire yesterday.......what A pain in the rear....
Were you also missing the plastic pin that threads into one of the bolt holes to line up the wheel when reinstalling it? No matter, it'll break the first time you use it!
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My "pinching tool" was in my glove box...it could also be in the bin below...
the toolkit...it actually doesn't fit it the tool kit.
Once you change 12 tires on your car, you will find that it is quite easy and fast. Setting the wheel on without a guide pin is actually very easy.
I would recommend, however, a heavy-duty full scissor jack. The OEM half-scissor is a health hazard, no joke...I almost lost my hands when the jack collapsed while I was grabbing the wheel to pull it off.
Another thing about tire changes...the wheel likes to rust to the hub...so when you take the wheel off, I would grease the hub or put some of that anti-rust stuff on there...so when you hafta' remove that wheel again next year, it won't stay stuck...that is a big pain in the ***!
I've had 6 flats in 13 months!
Once you change 12 tires on your car, you will find that it is quite easy and fast. Setting the wheel on without a guide pin is actually very easy.
I would recommend, however, a heavy-duty full scissor jack. The OEM half-scissor is a health hazard, no joke...I almost lost my hands when the jack collapsed while I was grabbing the wheel to pull it off.
Another thing about tire changes...the wheel likes to rust to the hub...so when you take the wheel off, I would grease the hub or put some of that anti-rust stuff on there...so when you hafta' remove that wheel again next year, it won't stay stuck...that is a big pain in the ***!
I've had 6 flats in 13 months!
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