| Have you ever driven the highway at night
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| | put the jack under the car to jack it up
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| and heard a "hissing" noise and then felt
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| | so the tire will roll free.Now you can
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| the steering wheel *shake*?Then the whole
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| | remove all the nuts and then the tire so
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| car started to tremble?Guess what?You
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| | you can put the spare on.Where are you
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| probable just had a blow-out, or at least
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| | going to put the jack?That depends on the
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| you were having a flat tire--that's what
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| | vehicle.Newer vehicles have a *rib* in the
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| happens when all the air goes out of a
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| | body, just under the body. That is the
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| tire.Do you know how to change a tire?It's
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| | best place to put the jack.Now, if you
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| different on most cars.And then there's
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| | have a pickup, or an older vehicle that
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| that little *toy* tire somewhere in the
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| | doesn't have that rib, you need to put the
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| back that you have to put on to get to
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| | jack under the rear axle (if it's a rear
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| where you are going (if it's not too
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| | flat), or under the lower control arm
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| far).It all depends on the type of vehicle
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| | (where the shock is bolted to) if you have
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| you are driving.If it's a pickup truck,
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| | a flat on the front.Jack the vehicle up
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| you're in luck. At least your spare will
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| | just enough to replace the tire. The
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| be either in the back of the truck, or,
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| | higher you go the more risk you take of
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| underneath the bed near the rear
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| | the vehicle sliding off the jack.I could
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| bumper.That could be good, or it could not
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| | have left that part out, uh?But seriously,
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| be good. It all depends on where you are
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| | you do want to be very careful...several
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| and which tire went flat, the front, or
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| | accidents have happened from a vehicle
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| the rear.Anyway, let's assume you can get
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| | jacked up too high.Of course the newer
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| to it on a pickup.Usually, the
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| | type jacks are more stable...you do have
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| manufacturer has it fastened up to the
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| | the scissor type jack, yes?Get all the
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| bottom of the bed with a cable that has a
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| | nuts off, remove the flat tire, put the
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| crank or twist mechanism.If you are in a
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| | spare onto the lugs, start all the nuts,
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| passenger car, or van, or station wagon
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| | and then run them up snug (with the
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| you will find the spare tire in the back,
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| | wrench).Now you can let the jack down, and
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| or in the trunk (where you store your
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| | put it back in the vehicle.Go back to your
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| luggage when you go visit your in-laws).On
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| | tire.Start with one of the nuts and put
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| my wife's Ford Taurus station wagon the
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| | some, not a lot, pressure on it (turning
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| spare is located in the back, on the left,
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| | it to the right).Next, go across from it
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| behind a panel...the *toy* tire.But, in
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| | and tighten the next one (you want to
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| the very back there is a flap you can pull
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| | tighten them in a criss-cross fashion,
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| up and get to the *real* tire if you have
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| | top, bottom, left, right, etc.).After you
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| one.Usually the jack is stored with the
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| | have all of them tightened slightly, go
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| spare but sometimes, like hers, the jack
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| | back over them in the same (or close)
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| is under the flap in the floor bed and the
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| | manner and tighten them pretty good.You
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| spare is stored in the side panel.This
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| | don't have to *stand* on the jack, most
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| brings up another situation.Does your
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| | vehicles only torque around 80-100 pounds
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| vehicle have *locking* wheel lug nuts?Hers
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| | per square inch. That is not a lot.But,
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| has them, and if you don't have the key (a
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| | you don't want to over-tighten them as
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| special lug nut looking thing with a
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| | most places do with the 1/2 inch impact
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| funny-looking end on it, you can't get
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| | wrench.Put everything back in the car and
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| that locking nut off.Okay, we have the
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| | you can go on your way feeling
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| spare, the lug wrench, the jack, the
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| | self-sufficient.You did do a good job
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| locking lug nut tool.All we have to do now
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| | though! :-)Tommy Sessions has been in
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| is break the lug nuts loose, while the
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| | auto repair since 1970. He publishes Auto
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| vehicle is still flat on the ground (no
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| | Repair Answers Newsletter so you can learn
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| pun intended).Take the lug wrench and
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| | how to keep your vehicle looking new,
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| place it onto one of the lug nuts and turn
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| | running safely and efficiently, while you
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| it to the *left* (I don't think there are
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| | save money and time...also, learn how to
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| anymore left-handed nuts around, unless
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| | avoid shop rip offs. Don't be at the mercy
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| you own a Chrysler product from the
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| | of the dealerships and auto repair
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| '60's). :-)After you break all the nuts
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| | shops...they will have more respect for
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| loose (you did use the little tool to
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| | you.
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| loosen the lock nut, didn't you?) you can
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