How to change a tire

Sooner or later, it's bound to happen to most everyone. You're driving along with your mind on the important meeting agenda, and suddenly your car pulls to one side and you hear that dreaded flapping sound of a flat tire.
Nowadays, many drivers have roadside assistance services that will come fix your flats, but it's always smart to know how to change a flat yourself. Since it's a fairly common occurrence, car manufacturers have tried to make the tire change process one that virtually anyone can do.

Tools You Need to Change a Tire

Keep the following tire-changing essentials in your vehicle at all times:

• Spare tire.
  • Usually located under the floor mat in the trunk. SUVs or trucks may have the spare mounted underneath or on the back of the vehicle.
  • TIP: Check your spare regularly to ensure it's properly inflated.
• Jack.
• Lug wrench.
• Flashlight with working batteries.
• Flares and reflective triangles.
• Gloves.
  • Leather is ideal since it works well in a variety of weather conditions.
• Wheel wedges.
• Flat tire repair kit.
  • Optional, but ideal if you can't get your tire to a shop right away.

The spare tire, jack, and lug wrench are vital and should all come with your vehicle. If any of these three are missing, replace them immediately. Always keep your vehicle owner's manual in your car, as it will include details on where you can find your spare and steps for changing your tire.

Find a Safe Spot

In the event that your tire blew out while you were on the road, slow down, put your hazard lights on, and find a safe place to change your tire. If you are driving on a freeway or busy city street, it's best to get as far away from traffic as possible.
Ideal locations for changing a tire include:

• A quiet side street.
• The shoulder of an off ramp.
• A parking lot.
• A long, straight road.

If you can, try to pull over on a flat road, not an incline. Also, changing a tire on a paved road is ideal. If you cannot safely maneuver your car to one of these areas, pull over as far to the right as you can to put space between your car and traffic.

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Steps to Changing a Flat Tire

Once your car is in a safe and stable area, parked with the parking brake engaged, follow these steps to change your flat tire.

1. Remove your spare and the tools you'll need.
2. Place flares or reflective triangles behind your vehicle for safety, if you're changing your tire on the road.
3. Place wheel wedges against the tires opposite of the flat. This will help keep your vehicle secure while it's on the jack.
4. Remove the hubcap or wheel cover. If your lug nuts are exposed, skip this step. Use the flat end of the lug wrench to pry the cover off.
5. Loosen (but DON'T REMOVE) the lug nuts using the lug wrench.
6. Move the jack underneath the car. Reference your vehicle owner's manual for the proper location and how to work your jack. Ideally, it will be as easy as turning a crank. Raise it up to connect with your car's frame.
7. Expand the jack until the flat is approximately 6 inches off the ground. Warning: Do not put any part of your body under the vehicle!
8. Unscrew and remove lug nuts. Place these somewhere safe—you'll need them all to secure the spare.
9. Remove the flat tire from the hub. Grab the flat securely with both hands and pull toward you. Set it aside safely.
10. Align the spare with the exposed lug bolts. Push it in place.
11. Replace the lug nuts and tighten by hand. Do NOT use the wrench until you lower the vehicle.
12. Lower the jack carefully until the spare touches the ground. Remove the jack.
13. Tighten the lug nuts with the wrench. Put your weight into it—these should be really tight. To ensure even alignment, tighten your lug nuts in a star pattern, so you're never tightening lug nuts that are immediately adjacent to one another.
14. Replace the hubcap or wheel cover, if you have one.
15. Check the pressure on your spare. If you don't have a tire gauge, try to drive to a gas station to check and make sure it's safe.

Once your spare is safely and securely on your car, take your flat tire to a repair shop. Driving long distances at high speeds on a spare is not advisable, so try to get your flat tire replaced or repaired as soon as possible.

When to Call for Backup

Changing your own tire can be a cost effective option if you don't have emergency roadside assistance coverage. But safety should always be your top priority. Keep the following in mind when deciding whether to DIY or call for help.

Road & Traffic Conditions

Consider whether you can pull your car over in a safe location, away from oncoming traffic and onto a smooth, flat surface. If you're on a busy freeway, a narrow shoulder, a dirt road, an incline, or a slick surface, think carefully before pulling out the jack.

Weather Conditions

If it's dumping rain or snow, if the wind is howling and you might lose your grip on any of your equipment, or if the blazing heat could put your health or safety at risk, consider calling for a tow.

Passenger Safety

If you're traveling with your family, friends, or even pets, take stock of your environment and their safety. If the conditions are not ideal, don't take unnecessary risks just to save a few bucks.

Equipment Condition

In order to be properly prepared, make sure your spare is inflated and in good condition. If you're missing any other equipment, if your jack is rusty, even if your flashlight batteries are dead, don't try to be a hero—call a tow truck and get the help you need.

About Manual Car

Driving a car with a manual transmission—also called a stick shift—requires more skill and understanding than operating a vehicle with an automatic transmission. In a stick shift vehicle, you will be manually shifting gears to adjust your speed, rather than letting the car do it for you.
Once you know the basics, you'll know how to drive a manual transmission vehicle in no time.

Clutch, Gear Stick & Parking Brake

To learn how to drive a stick shift, you'll need to know what makes this driving style different. As soon as you sit in the driver's seat you'll see:

• Clutch pedal: The gas and brake pedals are in the same places as an automatic car, but on the far left is an extra pedal called the clutch. Your right foot is still used for the gas and the brake, but you will use your left foot to depress the clutch pedal when shifting gears.
• Numbers on the gear stick: In an automatic transmission car, the gear stick has letters for drive, reverse, neutral, and park. In a manual, there are numbers for each gear, along with an “R" for “reverse".

• The parking brake: Automatic transmission vehicles have a dedicated gear for parking, but manual transmissions do not. Always remember to set the parking brake when you park, or your vehicle will roll. 

  Learn the Location of the Gears

  Even before you turn on the vehicle, you'll need to know a few basics of driving a stick shift. Use the following steps to guide you through the motion of shifting gears.
  
• Depress the clutch pedal (remember: use your left foot!).
• Move the gear stick in the following patterns for each of the gears listed below*:
  • 1st gear: Left and up.
  • 2nd gear: Left and down.
  • 3rd gear: Straight up.
  • 4th gear: Straight down.
  • 5th gear: Right and up.
  • 6th gear: Right and down.
• Slowly release the clutch (this is also called feathering).

Repeat these steps for each gear so you get the feel for the motions. You should feel comfortable pushing the clutch and maneuvering the stick simultaneously. Be sure to return the stick shift to neutral before turning the car on.
If your vehicle is equipped with one, get familiar with the tachometer. This indicates revolutions per minute (RPMs) and will help you know when to shift gears. Eventually, you will know exactly when to shift based on the sounds of your engine, and you won't even need to look at this dial.
* NOTE: The shifting pattern described above is for most American made 5-speed manual transmissions. Your own shift pattern may vary, so please refer to your shift knob and owner's manual.

Steps to Driving a Stick Shift

The best place to learn how to driving a stick is an open, empty parking lot.

• Push the clutch pedal all the way down before starting the car.
• Engage the brake pedal.
  • With the parking brake engaged, you don't need to depress the brake pedal, but it's a good idea nonetheless.
• Turn the key or push the ignition button to start it up.
• With the clutch depressed, put the vehicle in 1st gear.
• Release the parking brake.
• Rev the engine to between 1,500 RPM and 2,000 RPM. Any lower and the vehicle will stall, and you'll have to start again.
• When you feel the clutch engage, and the engine reaches the desired RPMs, slowly start lifting your left leg to release pressure on the clutch.
• Your vehicle should start rolling forward slowly.
  • If the car stalls at this point, just release the gas, put on the parking brake and push down the clutch pedal to put the car back in neutral gear to start over.
• If you are moving, keep slowly pushing the gas pedal. When your engine reaches approximately 3,000 RPM, push the clutch pedal down and move into 2nd gear.
• When you need to stop, remember to push down the clutch pedal as well as the brake and move the gearshift into the neutral position.

You can practice going into 1st and 2nd gear several times until you get the feel for your vehicle and the timing of your pedals.
If you have room, practice reversing. Use the same pedal motion, releasing the clutch slowly when in the reverse gear. Continue practicing these steps until you can smoothly accelerate, move through the gears, and stop. When you feel confident, keep testing higher gears and faster speeds. You'll be a master of the manual vehicle in no time.

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Driving Lesson

Learn to Drive

Most of us either want or need to learn to drive at some stage in our lives. Learning to drive is not only expensive but can be confusing in terms of which courses is suitable and which driving school and instructor to go with. The many offers of free lessons or incredibly cheap driving lessons and intensive courses is tempting, ultimately however, without reading the small-print, it can end up costing much more than a failed attempt at the driving test. Provided in this section is the advice from professional driving instructors to gain you a better understanding of what to look out for and ultimately choosing the right driving school.
Explained are the legalities for learning to drive, through to finding the best driving instructor, what to expect on your first lesson, how long it takes to learn  and the best courses for learning to drive.
As driving instructors, we often get asked the same questions when learners are inquiring about learning to drive and taking driving lessons.
All driver related tests and licences (with exception to the police) are dealt with through the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). All theory test and practical driving test telephone numbers and website links can be found on this page.
Provided are the most frequently asked questions that potential learner drivers ask driving instructors on how to start learning to drive.

LEARNING TO DRIVE

Learning to drive can be time consuming and costly. The Driving Test Tips website offer plenty of tutorials and help for learner drivers, experienced drivers intending on taking the UK driving test, plus advice once passed.

What age must I be to start learning to drive?

To drive on a public road, you must be at least 17 years of age. Certain driving schools do offer driving lessons conducted on private land. In this situation, you can start learning to drive at a younger age than 17.

MGA SULIRANIN

 

1. Di pagseseryoso ng estudyante sa kanyang pag-aaralan lamang sa mga mg-aaral ang nag seseryoso sa kanilang pag-aaral, ang iba naman ay hindi. Ilan sa kanilang dahilan: “tinatamad”,maraming humahadlang sa kanila katulad ng computer games,panliligaw, walang interest sa pag-aaral, interesado sa ibang bagay, mayproblema sa pamilya at kung anu-ano pa. 

Madalas itong nangyayari sa mga pampublikong paaralan na masmababa pa sa section 5 (lima), ngunit hindi lamang ito nangyayari samga pampublikong paaralan dahil nararanasan din ang ganitong suliraninsa mga pribadong paaralan. Sa pampubliko isa sa mga dahilan ay ang pagkakaroon ng mgabagay na umaagaw sa kanilang atensyon sa kanilang pag-aaral at saparehong pribado at pampubliko ang dahilan nila ay katamaran. 

 

2.Katamaran sa Pag-aaral 

 Karamihan na nga sa mga mag-aaral o sa mga estudyante ang tamadat isa sa kanilang dahilan ay ang mahirap na subject.Ayon sa mga nakalap kong impormasyon sa mga eskwelahan (4th year) ang pinakamahirap na subject sa kanila ay ang Math.

PAGLALAHAD NG SULIRANIN

Isa sa mga posibleng maging kahalagahan nito ay ang mahikayat angang mga estudyante na mag-aral ng mabuti. Mahalagang malaman din nilaang ilang mga kasagutan nila katulad ng: 

•Ano nga ba ang pag-aaral?

•Ano ang kahalagahan ng pag-aaral?

•Paano ko masisimulan muli ang mabuting pag-aaral?

•Paano ko mapapataas ang aking mga marka?

•Anu-anong mga bagay ang nararapat kong gawin para hindi na akobumagsak pang muli?

•Paano ko mababago ang sarili ko? 

 

Ilan lamang yan sa mga posibleng masagot ng pananaliksik na ito.Ang isa pang posibleng kahalagahan ng pananaliksik na ito ay ang mahubogang mga mag-aaral na panatilihing maging maayos ang kanilang pag-aaral.

Pamamaraan

Nagbigay ako ng sampung(10) tanong sa bawat tao para sa isinasagawang pananaliksik. Sa 100 talatanungan, hindi lahat ay umangkop sa aking pag-aaral. Ang talatanungan ap nag pokus sa pananaw ng mag-aaral tungkol sa mga mababang grado ng mga estudyante at sa kung anong subject sila merong ganitong grado ng estudyante, kung sa paaralan, sa pamilya at mga kaibigan o sa lipunang kanyang ginagalawan, at ang kanilang dahilan kung bakit nila nasabing naapektuhan ang mga bagay na ito. Huli, tinanong ko kung may ginagawa bang hakbang ang mga estudyante upang mas mapabuti pa nila ang kanilang pag-aaral.

Kaugnay sa pag-aaral

Ang pag-aaral na ito ay sumasaklaw sa mga bagay na may kaugnayan sa pag-aaral na ito katulad ng mga pangyayari sa eskwelahan ay estudyante. Ang hangganan nito ay sa mga estudyante, sa mga magulang at mga taong hindi matanto ang tunay na kahulugan ng edukasyon. Ang hangganan nito ay pumapaligid sa paaralan at tahanan ng bawat mag-aaral. Ang pananaliksik na ito ay tungkol sa mga estudyanteng hirap sa pag-aaral kaya sila bumabagsak. Ang pinakapunto o ang sentro ng pag-aaral na ito ay ang mga bagay na pumapaligid sa mga mag-aaral. Limitasyon na ito ay ang buhay na kinakaharap ng estudyante habang nasa paaralan o nasa eskwelahan.

Kabanata 3

Disenyo ng pag-aaral

Ang pag-aaral o pananaliksik na ito ay gumagamit ng deskriptibong metodolohiya ng pananaliksik. Napili ng mga mananaliksik na gamitin ang Survey Research Design, na gumagamit mg talatanungan (survey questionnaire) para makakuha ng pananaliksik na ito na angkop ang disenyong ito para dito dahil mas mapapadali ang pagkuha ng datos mula sa mga naging respondent o sa mga sumagot ng surbey na isinagawa. Sa ginawa naming surbey nagtanong kami sa mga estudyante ng General Santos Academy Inc. at sa ilang estudyante na nasa kolehiyo.

Kabanata 2

Kaugnay sa Literatura at Pag-aaral


Isang Artikulo mula sa "Ang Blag ni Sarimau"

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