Personal Narrative: My First Experience Of Changing A Tire

Almost all people drive cars or own a car, but not everyone knows how to change the tires on their own vehicle. Knowing how to change a tire is essential for all drivers, and it is a simple task if the process is carefully followed. Having a flat tire while driving is something drivers hope to avoid, and it is dangerous to be stranded out on the road without assistance to change a tire. If a driver continues to drive a car with a flat tire, expensive damage can be done to the wheel and/or axle of the car. In order to be prepared for a time when a tire does become flat, all drivers need to know how to change a tire. There are several essential steps in the process of changing a flat tire. This description will guide drivers in understanding

During our first run Taylor and I noticed that the car was turning way to the left. So in order to fix this we started our car as far to the right of the track as possible. After our first trials we realized that we needed to fix our string. We needed to cut the string we had attached off of our car and make a new one. When we made a new one me made it a little bit longer than the car and only hot glued it to the hook, not to the frame. Our new string had a loop in the end of it so we could put that on the toothpick. So now we understood that the toothpick did have a real purpose and we couldn’t glue the string to the mousetrap. After we made these changes we ran our car three more times.

The following steps are the safest way to change a flat tire. If you received a flat tire while driving down the road; first thing to do is to get away from oncoming traffic; at that time, find a place that is well lit, such as a parking lot. Keep in mind the farther you drive on a flat tire, the more damage you will incur to the tire and wheel. Secondly, set the parking brake so that the car does not roll away while the car is off the ground. Then, you have to locate your spare tire, which will replace the flat tire; that is usually in a compartment inside the trunk. The spare tire is secured in place by a bolt or a bracket that unscrews easily. In addition to the spare tire, you will need a jack to raise the

Before you start note that changing a tire is extremely dangerous. You will need to be aware of your surroundings. I take no responsibilities for any injury accidents caused by this process. Remember you cannot drive over a certain speed limit with the spare tire so be sure you get the flat replaced or

First off I will start off by saying that every car is different. The most important step is safety. Make sure you have the tools you need close by. The car needs to be on a flat or level surface. Only work on one wheel at a time. If you are working on the front wheel brakes, chock the back wheels behind the car. If you are going to be working on the back brakes, chock the front wheels in front of the car. Once you have secured the vehicle in park or locked in gear, loosen the lug nuts on the tire you are going to be working on. Do not take them all the way off yet, only break them loose. Now you are ready to jack the car up. Most new vehicles have a lip or pad designed for this use. If you do not see one, try to find a place on the frame

First, make sure your emergency brakes are on before you do anything. This is for your safety. Then put a wheel chocks in front of your back tire for extra safety. This will prevent your vehicle from rolling while lifting the vehicle up with the jack. If you don’t have wheel chocks use a rock or any object to stop the vehicle

My grandpa got the deal of a lifetime on his truck. He only payed $ 800 it doesn't have a motor in it. My grandpa, my uncle Jack, and I worked on the truck

All vehicles come with the tools you need to change the tire. You will need a jack, a lug wrench and the spare tire from your vehicle. The owner’s manual from your vehicle will give you the location and a description for all of these tools. Gather these tools and lay them out in an area near the tire that is flat. Now that you have the tools, you

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The first and a very important step is the remove the battery cables so that you don't shock yourself or damage the electronic parts on the motor.

this point my body was exhausted and my energy felt like it had been sucked out of me. I kept trying to talk back to the crew members when I was questioned about anything. At first I could hear myself completely sounding fine responded to a question but I kept getting weird looks from the crew. They asked me "What's wrong, you aren't making words out." This started to scare me so I kept trying to talk then I could realize I wasn't forming words and my mouth was also not moving with the pace I was used to. I started to freak out because I could only communicate with myself at this time and all I could do was yell at myself for not stoping this before. I kept going but then the shaking started. This affected all of my actions because I couldn't act like a shark attack victim who was unconscious while shaking. I tried to stop it but it got the point where it was uncontrollable.

On the way to the car, we discussed the effects of winning when you lived with someone who was unable to lose gracefully. Rhonda dismissed the whole thing, mumbling something about garbage.

Most people would take their car to an auto shop if they heard a popping noise coming from the engine. I was doing my first oil change, on a Saturday morning, and I had finished and when I turned the key to check the oil pressure I started hearing a popping noise coming from the engine compartment. I quickly shut off the truck and ran to my dad thinking that I had something terribly wrong. My dad asked me a series of questions about the steps I took during the oil change and told me that everything sounded correct and that something else probably had gone bad with the engine. I was interested in finding out what the problem was.

At most tire shops it may take 30 minutes to change the tires on your car. Today, most pit stops in a car race take 1% of that time and this is one example of how the race is won or lost. A few years ago 18 seconds used to be the standard time to change all four tires on a racecar’s pit stop and nowadays in 15 seconds some crews can not only change the tires but fuel the car up as well. Crews are more specialized these days as they have found more ways to lean out their process. So don’t be surprised if pit times drop even further in the future as more ways are being found to lean out the process even more. It is all part of an equation when the driver first hits the pit for his stop. His tires have to be at a certain mark in a box and if he misses the mark he needs to get pushed back before the service can even start and he loses time for every part of this lean process or equation that he is off. The jackman and the tire changes can be over the wall separating the pit from the crew just before the driver and the car even stops. This is another part of the process that needs to be exact. The jackman gets to the right side of the car and raises the car while the tire changers loosen the lug nuts on each wheel and pull it off and put the new tire on the car (Royce, 2002). This, is all part of a leaned out process used to gain an edge to win the

First, you will need to prepare yourself. Before you attempt to change your tire, secure your vehicle’s position. Note: depending on your situation you may have, either (a) just got a flat tire while on the road, or (b) you were about to use your car when you discovered your flat tire. Either way, the procedure will moderately be the same. In order to secure your vehicle’s position, you need to find a flat open area, because it is extremely unsafe to jack up a vehicle on an incline/slope. If you were on the road (a) turn on your hazard lights, then drive slowly and carefully until you find a safe spot where you can pull over. Tip: a nearby gas station would be a good place to consider. If your car was previously parked (b) for