| Don't ever say it won't happen to you.
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| | reflectors - you have to be safe. If you
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| Statistics show that the average person
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| | have a flat in a hard to see area you
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| will have 5 flat tires in their lifetime.
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| | want to warn other drivers of your
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| That means you will have a flat and it
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| | predicament so you don't have a worse
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| is best to be prepared for it.I've seen
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| | predicament. Also, pack a flashlight and
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| people stuck on the side of the road with
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| | extra batteries for night use - all the
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| no spare, no jack or lug wrench and no
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| | tools in the world won't help if you
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| cell phone. What if you get stranded
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| | can't see (regularly change the batteries
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| down a far out, little traveled country
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| | once a year).Now, for safety, when a flat
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| raod at night? You will be stranded for
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| | occurs you need to pull safely off the
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| a long time. That is something we want
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| | road. If on a busy interstate drive
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| to avoid. So here's a checklist of what
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| | slowly until you are in a safe and
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| to have with you at all times in your
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| | relatively flat spot. Put your car in
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| car:1) spare tire - this may sound
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| | park and put on the emergency brake.Place
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| mundane, but many people out their are
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| | reflectors or flares so as to give
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| driving on their spare and take a big
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| | adequate warning to other drivers. This
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| risk.2) jack and lug wrench - many people
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| | spacing will be different depending on
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| never check to see if these items are in
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| | whether you are in hilly curves or on a
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| their car. Its a fact that half of the
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| | straightaway.Place the jack under the car
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| used cars purchased in the U.S. do not
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| | on the jack mount area This is a area
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| have all the tools necessary for a proper
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| | specially designed for your jack and is
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| tire change. Also make sure you have a
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| | covered in the owners manual.Loosen all
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| lug wrench that fits your car. This may
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| | of the nuts and then crank the jack until
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| sound stupid, but when I worked at a car
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| | the tire is several inches off the
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| dealership if the car didn't have a lug
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| | ground. Remove the nuts and wheel.
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| wrench and the customer wanted one, they
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| | Place the spare on and tighten each lug
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| just took one out of any car and put it
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| | finger tight to make the whel flush.Lower
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| in (never looking to see if it would fit
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| | the jack so the wheel can't turn and
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| the lugs on the car in question). If you
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| | tighten all nuts with the lug wrench.
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| have wheel covers you may need a large
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| | Then completely lower the jack and
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| screwdriver to pop off the wheel cover
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| | remove. Drive to your nearest auto
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| (some lug wrenches have this as one of
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| | service station and have your flat
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| their ends).3) lock adapter - many people
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| | replaced or repaired and reinstalled.
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| get the chrome, alloy wheels and have a
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| | This is essential as many spares are not
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| lug lock installed so they can't easily
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| | full spares and aren't as safe.David
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| be stolen. Just, never lose the lock
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| | Maillie is an alumni of Cornell
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| adapter or you won't be able to change
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| | University and specializes in automotive
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| that tire without having the car towed to
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| | safety products and information. He
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| a car dealership where they'll have to
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| | holds numerous patents and awards for his
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| cut off and replace the lug spindle (a
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| | patented headlight cleaner and restorer.
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| very costly experience).4) Flares and
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