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Man changes tire without a jack.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...330#post188733
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...002#post164517
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...244#post146047
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...421#post135481
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...451#post189167

I see that the "dumbing down" is proceeding wonderfully.

Man almost looses finger......

And almost loses one too! :p

What part of the video shows him changing the tire? There’s more to it than just taking off the lug nuts.

disappointed.....

Strong back, weak mind.

His dad probably has triple A or some other roadside assistance program. He should have called them and waited since it is obvious he has no clue of what he is trying to do

This guy probably has no father to show him how to do "man" things. Though I taught my kids, two thirds of whom were daughters, that there are only two jobs that are gender limited. Bearing children, and fathering them. Anything else is just work, and anyone can do it. Everyone, including the son who does not drive learned how to change a tire. With practice! All our cars have a jack, spare tire (some full-size, some donuts) and tire iron, and an air compressor. Youngest showed me the trunk of her new car yesterday. She doesn't have a full-size spare, but does have jumper cables, a basic tool kit, and spare, compressor, etc.

Bill

Something is fishy!... The spare tire size doesn't match the car, and the tire he is pulling doesn't look flat. He could be a wheels snatcher.

I don’t hold out much hope for the future of the common man ��

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Originally Posted by mansworld

Something is fishy!... The spare tire size doesn't match the car, and the tire he is pulling doesn't look flat. He could be a wheels snatcher.

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It is only flat on the bottom...

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Originally Posted by mansworld

Something is fishy!... The spare tire size doesn't match the car, and the tire he is pulling doesn't look flat. He could be a wheels snatcher.

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That is a "donut." It's a "cheap" alternative to a proper spare tire. They're good for taking up a bit less space in the trunk, and for getting you to a service station, slowly, and not much else. The ones I've examined closely are rated for 50 miles, and 50mph. I had to buy a new rim, and save the best of my old tires to get a proper spare for my Hyundai Elantra. And not that they are actually cheap. A replacement was quoted to me several years ago at $267 from the dealer. I paid $100 for the rim, and the mount and balance was free since I bought 2 new tires.

Bill

Not sure why the car stayed up for a second before falling?

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Originally Posted by Hoosiersmoker

Not sure why the car stayed up for a second before falling?

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Inertia. Depending on how it was parked, and the fact that tire was flat, that corner of the car was "unloaded". I think we are looking at the right rear. Most of the weight was on the left rear and right front. Typically more weight is on the front wheels, so the left front on the opposite corner was unloading that flat rear tire. That is why it did not look so squished as it might have.

If the tire had been loaded, he would not have been able to pull it off the lugs with one hand.

Someone please take his fathers DAD card away!

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Originally Posted by hemmjo

Inertia. Depending on how it was parked, and the fact that tire was flat, that corner of the car was "unloaded". I think we are looking at the right rear. Most of the weight was on the left rear and right front. Typically more weight is on the front wheels, so the left front on the opposite corner was unloading that flat rear tire. That is why it did not look so squished as it might have.

If the tire had been loaded, he would not have been able to pull it off the lugs with one hand.

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It's the front driver side, you can see the side mirror. It doesn't come down like a tipping of the balance, it stays up then just drops like something was holding it up and it slipped out. I'm thinking he had the jack in front somewhere and when he pulled it caused the car to shift and it fell or the device holding it up failed. It looks like the car shifts toward him as it falls.

Ah yes, I stand corrected. I had the wrong corner.

But I still believe the delay is caused by inertia. I used to work at an auto salvage yard. I have seen the same thing happen many times. Depending on how the suspension is loaded, one corner (wheel) can be supporting very little weight.

After reviewing the video, I was also wrong saying that he used only one hand, If that corner had been loaded normally, he would not have been able to pull the wheel off the lugs from the bottom, even with two hands. There would be way too much friction between the tire and the ground if there was any load on that tire.

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Originally Posted by Hoosiersmoker

Not sure why the car stayed up for a second before falling?

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It too couldn't believe the guy was THAT stupid.

the load over the tire had to be lite, the lug threads alone digging into the aluminum rim would have prevented him pulling the tire away like that

I think he may have had the jack under it but not where it was designed to be placed. his jostling the tire caused it to fall.
Notice also what appears to be a combination wrench laying on the ground instead of a lug wrench.

Rhetorically speaking, is this video for real? I'm thinking that all of the weight originally on that corner of the car was there when the tire failed. How in the world did he take enough weight off to remove the wheel using (apparently) just his hands? (Never mind, somehow missed Frank S' answer - thanks.)

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Originally Posted by mklotz

I see that the "dumbing down" is proceeding wonderfully.

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Yes I'll do it on my own,I don't need that Dam Roadside Assistance,Thats for Sissys.