This did not go to plan

[@margaretmeek2693]

My Dad made sure I knew how to change a tyre and the first task is to loosen the wheel nuts before jacking up the car. The weight of the car stops the wheel spinning.

[@christancred101]

Great advice, which I did try before raising the jack but they were so tight I wondered if it would help having the wheel raised and in a different position. Clearly not

[@codymcintyre4917]

Crack the lug nuts before lifting. Don’t remove them.

[@christancred101]

They were so tight they couldn’t be cracked with my smaller wrench. The mechanic at the local garage struggles with his breaker bar. I guess size does matter

[@slowimpreza7943]

Crack the lug nuts before jacking the car up, also slap a bigger bar on the end so you get better leverage. You’re just gonna strain yourself trying to get it off with that little thing.

[@slowimpreza7943]

Also don’t try to push away from you or pull upwards, Use your body weight to your advantage to get more torque, pull towards you and lean back a bit in kind of a squat motion. I swap my wheels multiple times a month haha it’s second hand nature to me. I can swap all 4 wheels in 5 minutes.

[@christancred101]

Yeah I need a breaker bar! The guy at the garage struggled but he said it’s a must have! Or an impact wrench. Good advice about the movement, being 110kg has to come in handy at some point

[@slowimpreza7943]

@@christancred101 I’m 60kg so i have to get all the leverage i can haha!