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y can't you jack up a Q? how do u change a flat tire?
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mizz_porkie
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Re: y can't you jack up a Q? how do u change a flat tire? (mizz_porkie)
searched and got my answer thanx anyway!
Make sure the Q is in park and sitting on actual pavement.
Do you have the scissor jack in the trunk? Its in a compartment on the driver's side of the trunk. You unscrew it to remove it.
Under the floor of the trunk there is a black pouch with tools as well as your spare tire. Take them out.
The jack needs to be placed under the car. On the top of the jack is a little slot. That slot goes along the metal crease sticking out at the bottom of the car under your door.
Turn the knob on the jack until its touching the pavement as well as the bottom of the car.
Remove the plastic center cap on the wheel then use the tire iron to break the bolts loose.
Use the tire iron to jack the car up the rest of the way, then use the tire iron to completely unscrew the wheel nuts.
Pull off the wheel, put the spare on, screw the five nuts back (use your foot on the tire iron to strongly secure the nuts) and then lower the jack.
Head to your nearest tire store.
Do you have the scissor jack in the trunk? Its in a compartment on the driver's side of the trunk. You unscrew it to remove it.
Under the floor of the trunk there is a black pouch with tools as well as your spare tire. Take them out.
The jack needs to be placed under the car. On the top of the jack is a little slot. That slot goes along the metal crease sticking out at the bottom of the car under your door.
Turn the knob on the jack until its touching the pavement as well as the bottom of the car.
Remove the plastic center cap on the wheel then use the tire iron to break the bolts loose.
Use the tire iron to jack the car up the rest of the way, then use the tire iron to completely unscrew the wheel nuts.
Pull off the wheel, put the spare on, screw the five nuts back (use your foot on the tire iron to strongly secure the nuts) and then lower the jack.
Head to your nearest tire store.
Re: y can't you jack up a Q? how do u change a flat tire? (mizz_porkie)
I can jack up my Q45 just fine.Just not on a severe incline thats asphalt based.
http://autorepair.about.com/od...+tire
Where did you hear/read that you can't jack up the Q45?
http://autorepair.about.com/od...+tire
Where did you hear/read that you can't jack up the Q45?
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szh
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Re: (Jesda)
Additional stuff to watch out for!
Also remember to get the metal crease into the slot to avoid bending the crease and for safety (prevents the car slipping off the jack), i.e., the jack lifts the body, not the metal crease, when lifting.
Fill all tires to the correct pressure (depending on your tire, this will vary.) If you do not know the correct pressure for your tire, set them all to 36 psi for good rule of thumb (more than manufacturer recommended.)
Remember that tire pressures are measured cold. Let them sit overnight, for example, and check/change the pressure in the morning without driving out from your garage (get an inexpensive foot pump if you do not have a way to inflate your tires at home.)
Z
Put the jack/slot right under the little dimple/bend in the metal crease, nearest to the wheel that is being removed - this area has been specially strengthed for this lifting purpose.Jesda wrote:That slot goes along the metal crease sticking out at the bottom of the car under your door.
Also remember to get the metal crease into the slot to avoid bending the crease and for safety (prevents the car slipping off the jack), i.e., the jack lifts the body, not the metal crease, when lifting.
Later, when the repaired tire/wheel is back on, tighten to 80-90 ft-lbs (87 ft-lbs. is ideal) with a torque wrench - check all your other tires/wheels while you are at it. Too little is dangerous and too much will cause problems with the hub bearings.Jesda wrote:screw the five nuts back (use your foot on the tire iron to strongly secure the nuts)
Fill all tires to the correct pressure (depending on your tire, this will vary.) If you do not know the correct pressure for your tire, set them all to 36 psi for good rule of thumb (more than manufacturer recommended.)
Remember that tire pressures are measured cold. Let them sit overnight, for example, and check/change the pressure in the morning without driving out from your garage (get an inexpensive foot pump if you do not have a way to inflate your tires at home.)
Z