How to Tighten Lug Nuts

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Make sure a new tire is on the car securely. Get step-by-step instructions on how to change a flat car tire in this free video.

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How to Tighten Lug Nuts
Hi! This is John on behalf of expertvillage.com. In this video clip, I will be taking you through step 7 for our procedure for changing a flat tire. While the jack is still on the car and it is still supporting some of the weight of the car, you now need to go through and snug up each of these lug nuts. You want to snug them in a star shaped pattern meaning when you tighten one you want to tighten the next one directly across from it, directly across from that, across from that and so on and so forth until they are all tight. What I like to do is go back through once more and make sure that I have snugged all of those lug nuts down and the last step here is to remove the jack; go ahead and jack it down the rest of the way and pull it out again watching your spare tire to make sure that it is sitting squarely.

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Expert: Jon holds a BS in education and human sciences, with an endorsement in industrial technology education. He currently teaches automotive technology at the high school level. Read More