[header] How to patch a flat tire [title] Take the tire halfway off the rim. [step] Use a small tire iron/lug wrench and a large screwdriver to work your way around the tire. You will need two tools at a minimum.
[header] How to patch a flat tire [title] Take the tire halfway off the rim. [step] Use a small tire iron/lug wrench and a large screwdriver to work your way around the tire. You will need two tools at a minimum.
Be careful not to pinch the inner tube with the tools as you work the tire free from the rim. [title] Find and mark the hole in the inner tube. Hold one end of the tire in your left hand and the other in your right hand. [substeps] Typically, the other rubber band will be on the other side of the tire (around the rim). If you cannot work the other tools loose, you can carefully edge around the tire until you reach a size that is appropriate for your vehicle. [substeps] Ensure that you are cutting through the lug nuts so that there is just enough room to work the tire off the rim. [substeps] Place one tool over the tire and one directly on the brake column. Using your dominant hand, place the " half-circle " tool over the tire's brake column, which must be lined up right-side up with the rim of the tire.