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Helps replacing a flat tyre much easier than most of the standard tools that comes with your car.
Car Wheel Brace (Orange) $4.99 @ Supercheap Auto
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pogichinoy on 18/08/2020 - 03:35 supercheapauto.com.au (2084 clicks)
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Ordered even though I don't know how to change car tires 🤔
Its not hard. I did it when I was 16 without anyone telling me how, its easy to figure out.
Ensure car is in Park (or 1st in a manual) with Handbrake on, jack up the car near the wheel with the flat tire.
Find the right size end on your wheel brace and try to undo the wheel nuts.
When the whole wheel turns instead of the nut, jack the car back down again so there's some weight on the wheel, then apply force with your foot on the wheel brace to loosen the nuts a little bit.
Jack the car back up again, undo all of the nuts all the way and take them off, and lift the wheel off. Remember to lift with your back, using a twisting, jerking motion.
Take all of the junk out of your boot and to get to the spare. Double check the tire on the spare isn't also flat.
Put the spare wheel on the hub, hold it in place while you put the nuts back on. Screw them to a medium tightness with your fingers and maybe some help with the wheel brace, until the wheel is secure.
Let the jack down so all of the car's weight is on the wheel again, then use the wheel brace to tighten the nuts to as tight as you can. (If you're a hulk, be careful not to strip or break the studs).
Put wheel with flat tire back in your boot, and put all of your junk back in on top of it.bookmarked ur comment. Thanks again.
I would check the spare tyre first before you spend the effort lifting the car and loosening the nuts: you may find that it is also flat.
I hope the lifting with your back is humour. Ensure the jack is on level/solid ground and is under the jacking point on the car, don't just crush the sills.
yep, see the manual for proper jacking points - most modern cars have a point defined in the manual near the front and rear wheels on the side closest to the centre of the car, demarcated by a double fold of sheet metal with 2 triangles cut out of it.
it would be rare in a modern car for anywhere on the "frame rail" other than the jacking point to be suitable - they are hollow and you will crush them as they are designed to be in compression from the weight of the car, not tension from underneath.
Another good measure is to place the wheel with the flat under the car once taken off until the new tyre is attached and able to hold the weight so if the jack falls or fails it can only fall as far as the rim and won't kill you.
Top tip.
But your not getting under the car, are you?
Put the spare there in the first instance too. Then swap.
@Tuba: Yeah, I do that too, should have added that. Also that way you know it has air in it cause you have inspected it.
Also read any instruction on spare or manual. My car will not accept the spare on front wheel as smaller rim. Clashes with the Brembos. Totally trashed the callipers as internal of spare touches it. Learnt hardway. You need to put spare on rear, and then rear one to front.
When laying alloy wheels ensure if you do lay it down on road make it sits on inner side otherwise you will trash your alloys. Learnt that as well. All on a 5min trip on a hot day. Not fun. 1hr I won't ever get back. Also the TPM valve broke. $280 for new one. Tire itself was ok.
also never put a space saver wheel on the front of any car, regardless of disc and caliper size - you don't want less traction and a differerence in traction between the wheels that you steer and brake with (of course there is braking force from the rear brakes and tires, but it is rare for rear brakes to be as large as the fronts).
it's more work, but you're pulled over on the side of the road stuffing around anyway, may as well do it properly and safely.
flat on the front - loosen lug nuts, jack up rear , rear off, space saver on, hand tighten lug nuts to position wheel properly on the hub, drop it down, tighten lug nuts, jack up front, same process except front comes off and is replaced by the rear you removed.flat on the rear - as above but you need to swap the rear for the space saver.
@Wilburre: Assuming you mean never put a space saver when on the front of any FRONT-WHEEL-DRIVE car?
@pat25d: That one is hotly contested and seems to be up for debate.
There seems to be 3 schools of thought regarding space savers on the rear of RWD or AWD cars;
1. Don't put it on the rear - you will have less traction and or less control
2. Don't put it on the rear - you will damage the diff
3. Put it on the rear - you brake and steer with the front wheels in every car, even if you put the power down with the rear (or are biased to the rear for AWD)Personally I go with option 3. I've never owned a RWD or AWD vehicle where the manual has said it can cause damage or reduce control by being on the rear, and I've asked my mechanics and did my own research for cars I owned.
Some vehicles such as SS commodores or some of the HSV commodores came from the factory with staggered wheel setups - wider wheels with different offset in the rear, perhaps that may change things, but I've never owned a vehicle that didn't use a square setup myself. Utes might be another edge case given they are usually RWD and have stuff all weight over the rear axle - space saver on the rear there might make control and safety worse overall given they are already tailhappy? But I've also never owned a ute.
It probably also depends on how the person drives - if someone always drives by putting the boot into it and doesn't take it easy when running a space saver - on the front or the rear, they are probably going to come unstuck eventually regardless. People realising that a space saver is not equivalent and is literally only until you can get to a tyre shop to get the flat fixed or replaced - not to drive on for days, weeks or months, and that they need to take it easy when running one, is probably the biggest thing.
Happy to hear people thoughts on the matter though, these are just my experiences and what I am aware of.
TLDR - Imo I'd still put the spacesaver on a rear for FWD, AWD or RWD vehicles
One thing I'd say is, there is no point jacking the car up first then lowering it down to take off the nuts. Loosen the nuts first while the tyre is still on the ground then jack it up and undo the nuts by hand.
100% agree, i'd say the comment was intentionally bad i.e. sarcasm.
@Wilburre: He did it when he was 16 without anyone telling him how to do it. I don't think he would do that again :)
For all those wondering, yes this is a horrible mix of sarcasm, bad jokes, and actual advice. Please read instructions in your car's manual before performing this procedure.
Find the right size end on your wheel brace and try to undo the wheel nuts.
Find that all the nuts are completely unmovable and curse the nob at the tyre shop for using a rattle-gun instead of hand tightening.
Nice price but the SCA Wheel Wrench Metric Extendable 530mm is probably of more use for that 'once in a blue moon stuck on the side of the road trying to get the wheel nuts off that were put on with a rattle gun' occasion.
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/shop-by-category/tools-and…Yeah, but it's not $5. :(
but it's discounted by more than 50% ;)
Agreed these make it much easier. Also a much better counter-measure in the case of a road rage event.
Yes found out last weekend that rattle gun tightness is truly next level. I'm over 100kg and jumping on it wouldn't even budge. That $10 difference will determine whether you get the nut off or not.
You can use your jack to as assist, if your truly dependent on getting the nut off.
Using the jack to turn the iron bar? My car doesn't have the standard jack nor iron bar no spare tyre. All I had was a brace with hydraulic jack. Didn't think of using the jack but will get this extended bar anyway.
The bottom nuts may be possible with a jack but not the top ones as they're too high.
@FeZZa21: https://youtu.be/Db962nO6dho
Something along these lines, jack type shouldn't matter too much
Although wheel braces like the one on offer here will make it harder, never actually tried it with one of these.
@Mrgreenz: Like I said bottom nuts are possible with that method but not the top ones unless you move the car or jack up, turn on wheel, jack down and try again. Too much work for what should be a simple job that the extended bar can do.
If you slide a steel pipe over the standard L-shaped tool, you can make use of the additional leverage. Makes things much easier.
Most people don't have a steel pipe laying around, certainly not out on the road in case of a puncture.
@FeZZa21: If you put one in the boot with your tyre iron, it'll be there when you have to change your tyre.
I concur. I tossed out two wheel braces recently into the recycle bin where they belong.
Forget the orange one.. pay the extra few $$ for one sven posted . I got one for my son couple days ago as that type is soooooo much better than the cross types ..
Some apprentice grease monkeys should never be let near a wheel lug nut as they near weld the lug nuts on with high torque rattle guns . 🥴To avoid the high torque rattle gun I bring my own torque wrench to the tyre shop and offer to torque the nuts myself.
Thanks, I’ve been waiting for this to go on sale, well worth the extra cost to have the additional leverage.
as one reviewer says:
the extra length made it easy to get my tight nuts going
Also handy for undoing sump plugs.
It's the same colour orange as Ozbargain.
It must be a bargain then ;)
SCA sadly just called no ozb colour in stock, even though it did on website when I ordered. All these websites management systems can't keep up. They have offfered another colour at same price. Pick up possible after lockdown.
delivery unavailable and not stocked around me..
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"Click and collect" seems to be reliant on the item being in stock in store. I checked postcodes from other states and it looks out of stock in the other capital cities too, except a few stores in Canberra.
Thanks, I needed two new tubes for my Dyson V8, arranged in an aggressive manner
These will be redundant soon. Just bought a new car and it doesn't come with a spare tyre. Not even a "space Saver" like the Rangie!
Querried this with the Carsalesmen and he said the manufacturer saves on weight and space so doesn't put one in. He said it rarely gets used and when it is required, just call the 24/7 customer care / RACQ / whatever for throwing on a flatbed.
Still alot of cars still with spares. The damsal in distress will thank you. The weekend after I had my own drama above, a women had just had a flat. Was a pain in the ass getting her nuts off, but got there in the end. She was saying the partner drove it the other day and thought there might be something wrong with the tire. He was going to take a closer look. He never did. Oh also good to have a towel and some gloves. Also ideally a good idea not to have to change a tire in white jeans.
https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/fix-a-flat-fix-a-flat-ty…
Probably not good for tyre pressure sensors
Thanks OP. Helpful to have in car the next time I need to save a damsal in distress on the side of the road. Let alone my own flats.