How to Change a car wheel

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Changing a wheel

You can get a puncture at any time, so it well worth knowing how to deal with it before you start driving by yourself. Read the owner’s handbook for your vehicle.

When changing a wheel, as a matter of routine you should park on level, firm ground. Apply the parking brake and leave the car in gear (in an automatic, 

select Park). If you are on the road, switch on your hazard warning lights. Two items that are worth carrying in the car are a hazard warning triangle and a high-visibility vest. Wear the vest if you have it, and place your warning triangle at least 45 metres behind your car on the same side of the road.

Unfortunately, you never know when or where you will get a puncture. If you are on a slope, position a chock, brick or heavy object at each side of one of the good wheels to prevent movement. Be 

aware of other traffic, and try not to stand in front of your lights at night.

Place the spare wheel, jack and wheel brace (spanner) near the tyre to be changed. Slightly loosen the wheel nuts of the flat tyre before you jack the car up. If these are difficult to turn you may have 

to use your foot and bodyweight on the lever. Make sure you support yourself as you do this, so that you are not injured.

Position the jack at a suitable point under the vehicle – refer to the owner’s handbook to locate special jacking points. Make sure that the base of the jack is on a firm and level surface so that it can’t 

tilt or collapse when the car is raised. Now raise the vehicle enough to allow room for the properly inflated tyre to be fitted.

Remove the wheel nuts and put them safely to one side where you can find them again! Remove the wheel 

with the flat tyre and replace it with the spare.

Fit the new wheel, locating two opposite nuts finger tight. Fit the other nuts and tighten them all lightly with the brace. Then lower the jack and tighten the nuts firmly Remove the chocks, and remember to replace the tools and the flat tyre in 

the boot. Check the pressure of the replacement tyre as soon as possible.

Instead of a full-size spare wheel, some cars have a ‘space-saver tyre’ or 

an emergency inflation kit that simultaneously re-inflates and seals the inside of the tyre. These are only intended as temporary repairs. The owner’s handbook will advise you on these and may recommend a maximum speed and 

distance that a space-saver or re-inflated tyre can be used for until you can 

get a puncture properly repaired.

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