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Jan 01, 2024

Drivers are just realizing there’s only three steps involved in a spare tire change and they’re easy to learn

A CAR expert has explained how to change a flat tire in three easy steps so you can leave anxiety surrounding the practical skill behind.

The auto enthusiast's tutorial was uploaded to his TikTok account, which boasts 2.6million followers.

Cong's (@conggeshuoche) video clip begins with him removing a flat tire's hub cap with his hand.

The video's creator likely loosened this hub cap before the clip to show the seamless removal.

You can loosen a hub cap by inserting a screwdriver between the cap and its adjacent tire.

Next, Cong says to twist the five lug nuts off using a tire iron — but this auto expert doesn't want you to twist by hand.

He recommends placing your tire iron on a lug nut and stepping on the tool's outside end to gain more leverage.

Cong proceeds with his tutorial by removing all five lug nuts using a five-pointed star pattern before grabbing a lift jack.

This auto enthusiast stressed the importance of setting up your jack correctly since improper placement can cause your car to collapse.

He says you want to insert your jack in between two points on the car's girder, which is located beneath your vehicle under its rear doors.

Cong instructs his viewers to lift their car two inches from the ground using their jack before pulling off your old tire.

Lastly, this car expert says to slip the new wheel on over its center bore before tightening the lug nuts back on.

Cong re-secures the lug nuts again using the five-pointed star pattern.

A star pattern involves tightening any lug nut before moving to the farthest nut.

The final result should be a wheel drawn down evenly with equally-torqued lug nuts that don't vibrate.

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