Changing a WheelThe sequence, and the two steps people do in the wrong order.Practical skillsEducational reference. On a motorway or fast road, stay behind the barrierand call for help instead.1Park safelyLevel, firm ground. Handbrake on, in gear, hazards on.2Chock the opposite wheelDiagonally opposite, if you have anything to use.3Loosen the nuts half a turnWith the wheel still on the ground.4Jack at the marked pointThe reinforced point shown in the handbook, not just anywhere onthe sill.5Swap the wheelNuts finger-tight in a star pattern.6Lower, then tighten fullyIn a star pattern, on the ground.AFTERWARDSSpace-saver spares are usually limited to 50 mphRe-torque the nuts after 50 milesGet the punctured tyre repaired or replaced promptlyEducational reference. Never get under a car supported only by a jack.Changing a Wheellearnposters.com
Changing a Wheel — printable life skills wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

Changing a Wheel, step by step

Educational reference. On a motorway or fast road, stay behind the barrier and call for help instead.

  1. Park safelyLevel, firm ground. Handbrake on, in gear, hazards on.
  2. Chock the opposite wheelDiagonally opposite, if you have anything to use.
  3. Loosen the nuts half a turnWith the wheel still on the ground.
  4. Jack at the marked pointThe reinforced point shown in the handbook, not just anywhere on the sill.
  5. Swap the wheelNuts finger-tight in a star pattern.
  6. Lower, then tighten fullyIn a star pattern, on the ground.

Afterwards

  • Space-saver spares are usually limited to 50 mph
  • Re-torque the nuts after 50 miles
  • Get the punctured tyre repaired or replaced promptly

Educational reference. Never get under a car supported only by a jack.

Questions about the Changing a Wheel poster

What’s on the Changing a Wheel poster?
6 numbered steps, with a full worked run-through. Educational reference. On a motorway or fast road, stay behind the barrier and call for help instead. Park safely — Level, firm ground. Handbrake on, in gear, hazards on.; Chock the opposite wheel — Diagonally opposite, if you have anything to use.; Loosen the nuts half a turn — With the wheel still on the ground.; Jack at the marked point — The reinforced point shown in the handbook, not just anywh…; Swap the wheel — Nuts finger-tight in a star pattern.; Lower, then tighten fully — In a star pattern, on the ground.. Educational reference. Never get under a car supported only by a jack.
Who is the Changing a Wheel poster for?
Changing a Wheel belongs to the Practical skills section rather than to a school year, because life skills is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning the car can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Changing a Wheel poster?
Loosen the nuts before jacking. A wheel in the air just spins. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Changing a Wheel belongs on the wall where that life skills work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Changing a Wheel?
After an Accident, Breaking Down and Buying a Used Car sit alongside Changing a Wheel in the Practical skills section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.After an AccidentBreaking DownBuying a Used Car
Is the Changing a Wheel poster free to download and print?
Yes. Changing a Wheel downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Practical skills section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Changing a Wheel poster print at?
Changing a Wheel is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Changing a Wheel loses nothing.Printing guide

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