Good video. I understand that your trying to save money by doing it yourself and thats great, but I have a few tips to help you with your process and safety. First, the best way to use a scissor jack is to place that hook bar through the jack twist and if you notice your tire iron has a boxed hole in it, Place the hook bar end into that hole and while holding the hook bar with your left hand spin the tire iron with your right. Similar to using a speed wrench. Second the pattern you were referring to as an "x" pattern is know as a "star" pattern in mechanical terms. It only truely matters when installing the tire so that rim seats flush against the hub before your torque the nuts but if you use it during removal it couldnt hurt. That leaves me with the last tip, lug nut torque. While tightening the nuts down until they are snug is great for lets say changing a flat until you can get to a tire shop, you really should torque the lug nuts down to the proper oem spec. For safety reasons. In your case on the 8th generation civic the torque spec is 80 ft lbs. I hope you do not take my comment as rude or cocky I am just simply trying to help a fellow DIYer.

@supercooled

9 жыл бұрын

OK good tips but how do you measure the torque with a manual tool like the one he used? Also what about tires rotation? Heard you are suppose to rotate them to get even wear? My tires are new would it matter to have rears in fronts and vice versa?

@sktaggart

6 жыл бұрын

You have to use a torque wrench to measure torque, no other way. Tires should be marked and rotated to wear evenly. You can look the pattern up.

@stevenmartinez5834

4 жыл бұрын

Disneydad 27 hahaha that’s the first thing I said in my heAd!

@gotacallfromvishal

4 жыл бұрын

@@supercooled go to a mechanic, hand them 10 bucks and ask them to do it for you. or maybe you have your own air tools at which point the manual will tell you how

@paulraymond1804

3 жыл бұрын

@@sktaggart a torque wrench isn't the only way to apply the correct torque, there are several other ways. The best alternative to a torque wrench is the use of hand held luggage scale on the end of the tire iron / wrench / ratchet handle. You can find the formula for working it out readily available online, alternatively there are webpage calculators for it. Either way, it's easy. 👍🏻

Couple of tips - Always have the handbrake on. Always loosen the lugs before you start with the jack, you dont want the force of loosening the lugs throwing off your jack.

If you're going to do this twice a year, invest in a real floor jack, a pair of jack stands, an 18" or longer breaker bar, and a torque wrench. Emergency jacks aren't made for repeated use and aren't really safe to hold the car up in anything but an emergency. The breaker bar will get the lugs loose much more easily than a tire iron. And a torque wrench will help you tighten the lugs PROPERLY. Also make sure the rotor hats (the surface the wheel mates with), the studs, and the wheel mounting surface are all CLEAN without rust, so that the wheel mounts flat and snug. Mark the previous mounting positions of the wheels with chalk or a sharpie & masking tape when you pull them off. That way, when you mount them again in spring/fall, you can mount them in rotated positions. Finally, use the opportunity to inspect tires for screws, nails, or broken glass.

@QueturasEdmonton

3 жыл бұрын

Agree

I learned everything I needed by watching this video and then (just as importantly) reading the comments. Gonna change the tires myself as he shows, make sure to rotate them/keep track of where the summer tires were, and then drive to my dad's to use his torque wrench lol

A few tips for newbies. Make sure it's in park, and the parking brake is engaged. Never place your limbs under the car, as the emergency jack may shift, and fall down on you Always be in a position where you need to move away quickly in case shit hits the fan. Put the other tire under the car as a safety measure. The car will drop as low as the tire that's under it. Loosen the lug nuts before you start lifting with the jack, as someone said before, it may shift and be unstable. Invest in a proper rated floor jack & stands, 1/2inch drive breaker bar & torque wrench, and a 6 point socket for your lug nuts.

Thanks for the video! This was very helpful.

This is so helpful! Such a good video. Thank you for your time :D

Thanks for the refresher! Some great tips in these comments as well.

Amazing video! Very clear, easy to follow and professionally done. I never realized it was this easy. I knew it was not hard but I always thought for sure there was some trick or specialized procedure that you have to be very careful with so I never tried it. I guess you do not have to balance and/or rotate them?

Great video!

Thank you so much for sharing 🤸🎶

You’re a lifesaver, thank you for this !!!

Pulling that spinner(tool) upwards with hand puts so much strain on spine. The best is push is downwards or use foot.

That was helpful :-)

Thank you very much for this tutorial! Very useful! :)

Helpful ✌️

thx dad!

What product is that little mudflap? I need those. How do they install? Glue?

Question is it a good idea to grease them up a bit?

I wouldn't even bother without a proper floor jack and a torque wrench. Well worth the investment.

Just. Like. That.

@jonniewalks8848

3 жыл бұрын

I lost count 😄😄

"just ! like that" lol

Currently watching this in the bathroom while panicking. I bet my dad i could change the tyres on his car in exchange for new fancy shoes. This video helped a lot. Earned a like and a sub

do i need alignment every time I swap between winter and all season. I ski a lot

A quick question : Can any tire go anywhere ? or do I have to differentiate between front / back somehow when replaceing winter with summer tires ?

Do you need to balance tires everytime you swap them? Or are they okay to be switched out directly if you previously had them balanced?

@jarettlangton8246

2 жыл бұрын

If they are still balanced then you can swap them directly. Generally they are not going to go out of balance if the tire is left inflated on the wheel.

when you change your tires to winters on your own do you need to take it into the shop for balancing or an alignment or is it okay so just drive it after the change has been done

@bradym762

9 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure it needs alignment

@doriangray2347

7 жыл бұрын

if the tire is already balanced and mounted professionally, the wheels never need to be aligned. The alignment happens without the wheels. You use the wheels during the process of aligning a car, but the wheels should be interchangeable and all of them aligned. The suspension gets aligned and set, the wheels should be standard. formula 1 cars do not do alignments every pit stop, an example of this. The car is aligned once and all the wheels are then aligned. Get the tires inspected and tested for balance when you pull them off. They will be perfect for next season then.

The best way is to pull the spare then put the spare in one of the locations then start to change them making the spare the last to change out and put away

@jamisojo

3 жыл бұрын

What is the reason for using the spare?

Do you have another channel for cooking

do i need a jack stand if im just doing one tire at a time? i will be using a trolley jack to pump up the car/tire one a corner at time on incline driveway(yes i'll use bricks for wheel chocks lol)

@philmcclenaghan7056

2 жыл бұрын

Bad to do this as you are twisting the frame. Both front wheels should go up together, that's why you need two Jack stands together. Also Jack's eventually fail and start to lower the car slowly when they do. What you gonna do WHEN it fails and there's no stands under?

@kleptodathief3946

2 жыл бұрын

@@philmcclenaghan7056 didnt fall lol..i had a tire under frame incase! i did one tire at time, no jacks! i know its risky

@kleptodathief3946

2 жыл бұрын

my only concern was the soft asphalt on my INCLINE driveway, i felt the jack trolley wasn't fully stable when car was lifted up might have been a 1% chance of it moving or slipping off! but i used the spare tire under frame of car incase it falls!

You should use your feet for opening up nuts. Stand on it!!! Way easier

isn't there a specific torque number your suppose to use?

@erbicus

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, he should of mentioned that

When do you put on your winter rims

@hunterknutson2665

4 жыл бұрын

When it’s winter outside

@jamisojo

3 жыл бұрын

You can do whenever you get time, is his point. To be more technical. I saw a website that said when the temperature is consistently below 45 degrees F in the fall. and then above 45 consistently in the spring.

@germination12

3 жыл бұрын

It depends. Usually whenever temps start consistently falling below 40.

I Think this is a Prank Video, good one dude you got me !

Winter tires have a specific rotation make sure the arrow on tire is on correct wheels

@HelpfulDIY

6 жыл бұрын

Very true!

@RichardHartl

4 жыл бұрын

@@HelpfulDIY I noticed the tire you placed on said "RF" written with chalk. Does that mean it was Right Front previously or meant to go to RF? Another thing you should have mentioned is that the rear and front tires on either side should be swapped to ensure even wear. Left front to left rear and same with the other side

@tonygentlon3111

2 жыл бұрын

@@HelpfulDIY I agree

BUY A TORQUE WRENCH.

I am sad you didn't use a torque wrench, if your doing a roadside change you can't help it you crank on it. But if your doing a full swap, you'll want a torque wrench.

You need a torque wrench.. tightening the bolts by raw strength will damage the bolts

If I have a FWD prius (4th gen 2017) can I just use two snow tires in the front? Rather than getting all four?

Use a torque wrench! Super important

I hate when the tires won’t come off.

You don't even know how to use the jack right

A floor jack,torque wrench can make this job close to professional. You showed just the emergency procedure.

@harnoor4721

4 жыл бұрын

well, all we have at home is simple jack and all these common tools, i ain't gonna spend 300 dollars for just to look professional.

Torque your lug nuts to your manufacturer's specifications in a star pattern

Push down on the wrench, use your weight, not yer back,

PLEASE save your HEART mr. "Helpful DiY": put your wrench (socket wrench) at NINE o'clock as you loose the nuts (and at 3 o'clock to tighen) instead then just press down with your FOOT using your WEIGHT!

no torque wrench and no alignment? this is very dangerous, those wheels could fall off, and your balance / control will be off. not to mention extra strain on your tie rods and improper tire wear.

@peterzebot1795

7 жыл бұрын

pfft torque wrench isn't needed. That's what garages tell customers. ps. who told you the wheels could fall off? They are wrong!. the wheel's rotation is in the same direction as the tightened nut. even loose nuts would stay on kid.

@maximecaron1623

7 жыл бұрын

peter zebot Would you mind giving me your definition of torque and how it applies to spinning wheels on a car, my good sir?

Torque them up properly bro don’t need a wheel flying off

Ok take it easy with moaning there budd

Your missing quite a few steps. People should not listen to you.

@choiboi8845

3 жыл бұрын

No he isn't... this is literally the entire procedure

Torque your rims with a torque wrench. You are giving dangerous info to diyers. Very sad

how to change a tire. Ya people know another useless video. You loosen the studs by stepping on the wrench not lifting it. ugh. rookies!