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Why spare tire is smallert hanh main tire ?

What is the spare tire?

First, the spare tire is stored in automotive tire in case the tires having issues along main roads, usually placed in the rear luggage compartment or outside sealed.

According to experts automotive engineering, there are many reasons leading to the car makers reduce tire size of the current generation of new vehicles may be mentioned.

Fuel economy, space vehicles

With the smaller size tires, spare tires will significantly reduce weight. Thereby, the vehicle will reduce the load and uses less fuel when operating the engine. Above all, the spare tire small space-saving luggage compartment, allowing space luggage compartment expanded for storage by size “slimming” of the spare tire instead of “hugging” luggage compartment as former.

Simple tire replacement

In case of driving on the road alone desolate, small spare tire will not be the concern of the driver when tire porters themselves to up / down and proceed instead.

Notes on self rather spare tire

The damage appears to cause incidents on the road is completely can happen to anyone, especially puncture xe.Do that every driver should know to equip yourself with a spare tire and a clear understanding replacing tires What if the unfortunate should be done in person.

Here are step instructions when replacing the spare tire:

Finding safe parking

Upon detecting signs tires out of breath or punctured, the driver need to find a secure location, to conduct extensive replacement spare tire. Ideal place usually flat terrain and easy parking as roadsides, vacant land …

Next, the driver turned on the lights hazard warning or signal to other means to recognize and then turn off the machine, pull the hand brake and tuck 0 (or P mode if the vehicle uses an automatic), better is drawn down both keys and cars to find a hard material such as brick or stone to insert tire safety.

Prepare the spare tire

External spare tire is available in the vehicle, the vehicle owner should bring the car repair kits include size, wrench, Wrenches mine … Place the spare tire in the trunk often for Mitsubishi.

After retrieving the spare tire, vehicle owners need to turn a small building to the right of the stimulus to get the jack. Spare tire also has a snail in the middle of the wheels, you can be removed by hand for easy replacement spare tire.

Remove the old wheel

Before fitting new tires, the driver must remove the cap axle (if any), set fire to the correct point vehicle designed to enable up. Next, click on the section against the edge-axle chassis with holes, noting that part of the chassis edges to slip into the groove of the stimulus. Then lift the wheel detached from the ground a bit, then lowered a few inches (centimeters) until wheel leaning slightly down on the road just enough to not have to bear high loads but also not to lose control, and then remove the light bread broken out

When removing the bolts from the wheels, you twist back the clock, if too tight, then lowered further dimension to the removable wheels curb and continue twisting until the drain bolt.

Note that should remove one bolt under the stars. First, remove the bolts any, followed by removing the opposite side, so proceed until all bolts. Continue lifting up the tread size need to replace a few centimeters higher than the road surface and the tire lifted out. The purpose is raising high to medium size space for the spare wheel also flatulence.

Drain the nuts have been loosened and put them on the side, where you can find easy and ensure that they are not rolling away.

New spare tire mount

Need to put the spare tire in the correct position, if not sure when mounting the new tires, you should find the valve position to be put in place.

After replacing the tire into place, tighten all the nuts snugly into the lace correct sequence as when removed: for each nut into one and twisted fabric loop to a fixed (no need to tighten). You should also mounting nut under a star turn as you remove it.

Lower size for wheel leaning down pavement strong enough to brake tire rotation and tighten. How to identify a sufficient tightening force is when you hear the sound “ripped ripped” body bolts.

Increased the size and rotate the wheel a few rounds to try to check the operation and installation with no problem. If the wheels turn smoothly, slowly lower and remove the jack of all size, finally tighten all the remaining nuts. Not forget fitting lids and tire wheel broken at the location of the spare wheel has just taken place.

Testing and commissioning

Complete the tire change, the driver must start the engine for the car run off and see if there are unusual phenomenon.

On most vehicles, the spare tire usually only designed for temporary use on a certain distance. Therefore, car owners should take the car to the nearest dealer to carry out repairs and substitute more accurate.

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