"Proper Way of Replacing Car Tyres"
"Bridgestone Tyres Walsall, Tyres Shenstone ( 650+ words)"
[ "Proper Way of Replacing Car TyresYouare driving your car on the road; you see a pothole or any otherobstruction in the way. You might think it is not safe to go on thatroad with that kind of disturbance in the middle. So what do you do?You change your tyres !!!Simpleisn't it !! Almost everybody has known how to change tyres Shenstone sincechildhood. But, very few people know about changing bicycle tyres ormotorcycle tyres, which can be dangerous if done wrong. What about aunicycle? How does one deal with punctures in unicycles? Do they haveinner tubes like bicycles and motorcycles? We will answer all thesequestions right here...Somepeople may say- "Unicycle doesn't have an inner tube, so howcan you get a puncture?" The answer is, while unicycles don'thave inner tubes per se, they do have a "tyre" that can goflat and needs to be repaired or replaced in the same way.Nowthat you know how to change tires, let's look at the different typesof tyres available today.Thereare two types of tyres- tubeless and tube type. Tubelesstyres are slowly getting popular as they don't require an inner tube.All you need is a sealant filled inside the tyre when it is new andthen the tyre is inflated. There are no patches or plugs required incase of a puncture. On the other hand, Tube type tires remain themost popular type of tyres. They have an inner tube which needs to bereplaced when it goes flat.Nowthat we know about the different types of tyres, let's take a look athow to change tyres for each of these types:Howto change a tubeless tyre?Theprocess of changing a tubeless tyre is slightly different fromchanging a tube-type tyre. Here are the steps:1.Park your car on a flat surface and apply the parking brake.2.Loosen the lug nuts on the wheel with the flat tyre using a wrench orsocket set.3.Jack up the car and place the jack stands under the frame to support thecar weight.4.Remove the lug nuts and wheel and set them aside.5.Clean the area around the tyre with a rag.6.Inflate the new tyre to 20psi using a bicycle pump or air compressor.7.Mount the new tyre on the wheel and replace the lug nuts. Tightenthem up with a wrench or socket set.8.Lower the car to the ground by removing the jack stands and tighteningthe lug nuts fully.Howto change a tube-type tyre?Theprocess of changing a tube-type tyre is pretty simple. Here are thesteps:1.Park your car on a flat surface and apply the parking brake.2.Loosen the lug nuts on the wheel with the flat tyre using a wrench orsocket set.3.Jack up the car and place the jack stands under the frame to support thecar weight.4.Remove the lug nuts and wheel and set it aside.5.Clean the area around the inner tube with a rag to remove any dustparticles that might have got in between while driving on potholedroads or other places where your tyre could have come into contactwith something else.6.Inflate a new inner tube just enough so you can take it out from itspackaging, but not much more than that i.e not up to full pressure asstated on its label.7.Locate the hole where air leaks using a soap solution of dishwashingliquid mixed with water in a spray bottle. Just apply this to theinner tube at all possible places where air can be leaking out andyou will notice bubbles forming wherever the leak might be.[You mustuse this mixture else you cannot pinpoint the exact position ofpuncture]8.Once you have located the hole, mark it for reference later on whenputting back the tyre on steel-rimmed wheels or aluminiumrims. (Marking point can vary depending on the type of tyre if it hasBeadlock then remove the tyre from the rim)9.On tubeless tyres, remove the valve-stem and sealant would leak out.If you want, you can mark the point where it came out after removingit. On tube-type tyres, remove the inner tube and patch up ifrequired using a tubeless tyre repair kit and apply some sealantinside to plug small holes or punctures.[You can do this if your tyrehas punctured multiple times]10.Once done, put back the old inner tube in its packaging carefully aswe will need to use it later if making an exchange. Put new innertubes on steel-rimmed wheels or aluminium rims without removing themfrom the wheel.(Inner tubes for alloy wheels are expensive)11.Carefully inflate the inner tube anywhere between 5 and 10 pounds, notmore than that.12.Replace the wheel on the car and tighten lug nuts with a wrench orsocket set.13.Lower the car to the ground by removing the jack stands and tighteningthe lug nuts fully.14.Finally, take your car for a spin to check whether the Bridgestone tyre Walsall isholding air and if there are no more leaks, your tyre is ready to goon the road" ]