How to Change a Tire

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0. Discover that your (rental) car has a flat tire.

1. get the toy spare from the trunk
1. Get the toy spare from the trunk.

2. inspect the spare to make sure it's sound
2. Inspect the spare to make sure it's sound.

3. report findings while partner retrieves jack from trunk
3. Report findings while partner retrieves jack from trunk.

4. remove the lug nuts with the handle of the jack, using foot for leverage
4. Remove the lug nuts with the handle of the jack, using foot for leverage.

5. continue loosening lugnuts by hand
5. Continue loosening lugnuts by hand.

6. stack lugnuts neatly for later use (this is very important!)
6. Stack lugnuts neatly for later use (this is very important!).

7. demonstrate use of jack before inserting under vehicle
7. Demonstrate use of jack before inserting under vehicle.

8. allow partner to practice turning crank
8. Allow partner to practice turning crank.

8. (continued)
8. (continued)

8. (continued)
8. (continued)

9. slide jack under car
9. Slide jack under car.

10. position properly under jack bracket
10. Position jack properly under jack bracket.

11. begin raising car with jack
11. Begin raising car with jack.

... and you'll have to figure out the rest by yourself, because the smaller partner had to pee, and the photographer had to take him.

Posted by Lori in travel at 2:21 PM on March 14, 2007