How to change a flat tyre - a tutorial for women

So you discovered that your car have punctured. Don't panic.

If you are in your garage- get your husband. Just kidding! You can do it yourself.

If you were driving, stop the car on the road shoulder as far from the traffic as possible, so that you'll stay out of the way for other drivers. Put the hazard lights on and take the warning triangle out of the car trunk. Place the triangle a few meters behind your car (the further the higher speed limit on the road is).

Be very careful if you have punctured on the left side (in most countries) or on the right side (UK, Australia, Japan). You can have fast passing cars behind your back.

Ensure that the ground is hard and even. Apply the handbrake. Take the spare wheel out of the trunk. If full-sized, it can be heavy. Take out the car jack and tools (a wrench). If you don't have any of those- call your husband/boyfriend. He will be impressed of what you have done so far.

Take off the hubcap. Using the wrench that you miraculously have found in the trunk, slightly loose the wheel mounting bolts. If you don't have enough strength to move them, carefully put your own weight on the tool .

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Find a lifting point closest to the wheel to be removed. Place the jack under the car and slowly lift the car. Be careful, your car is like a hippo- it is quite heavy. When the wheel is over the ground level, stop jacking.

Now use the wrench again and completely unscrew the bolts. Carefully take off the wheel. Well done! You're half way of the process!

Now place the spare wheel on the stub and secure it by screwing the bolts by hand. Carefully lower the car until it makes good contact with the ground. Now is the time to fully tighten the wheel bolts with the wrench. If you don't have enough strength, carefully put your own weight on the tool.

You almost done it!

Remove the jack, replace the hubcap, place the flat tyre in your car. Congratulations! You've changed a flat tyre by yourself! Wasn't that difficult, was it? Well, done!

Remember to take with you the emergency triangle. I've seen many "lonely" triangles abandoned by their owners.

Remember also to take the flat tyre to specialist for examination. If your spare tyre wasn't full sized, there may be some restrictions on usage, like a lower speed limit. Such a tyre is only for emergency situations, it should be replaced with normal tyre as soon as possible.

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