Learning how to change a car's flat tyre was, until not so long ago, one of the rites of passage for young boys yearning to be men. Most of us can remember the instructions from a father or other male figure: make sure all the doors are closed, loosen the lugnuts before the car is jacked up, tighten the lugnuts in a cross-over pattern, and lower the car to the ground before applying the final torque. Sadly, those days are gone. Today it's not uncommon for those with tyre problems to immediately summon one of the automobile clubs tor help.
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