Flat Tire

2 Pages 397 Words

Outline

Jessica Reczek

Topic: How to change a flat tire
Specific Purpose: To inform the audience how to change a flat tire
Central Idea: The five steps of how to change a tire include safety, loosening the lug nuts, jacking up the vehicle, putting on the spare tire, and lowering the car.
Organizational Pattern: Chronological


I. Introduction:
You jump in your car headed for the airport to catch a plane bound for Hawaii. You get halfway there, and all of a sudden, your car begins to feel weird. . . it’s not handling like it should. You pull off to the side of the highway, and to your horror you have a flat tire. Ok, no big deal you have this nice cell phone. You can call for help. . . Oh, but where did you put it, rats. . . You left it on the dresser while hastily packing for your trip. Now what do you do? You’ve never changed a tire in your life. So you reach for the owners manual and you begin your first tire changing experience which includes safety, loosening the lug nuts, jacking up the vehicle, putting on the spare tire, and lowering the car.

II. Body
A. Choose your spot well.
1. Safely out of the flow of traffic.
2. Stop the car on a level spot.

B. Loosen the lug nuts
1. Remove the hubcap if necessary.
2. Sometimes the lug nuts are difficult to loosen.
a. try jumping on lug wrench (quote)
b. don’t remove lug nuts, only loosen them

C. Jack up the vehicle.
1. The jack contacts the car at a small plate.
2. Extend the jack until tire is six inches off ground.
3. Remove lug nuts from bolts set them aside.
a. located behind front tires, front rear tires
b. position jack under frame, raise until contact
c. pull tire straight and off car

D. Put on the spare tire.
1. Position the spare tire directly in front of tire.
2. Lift spare and position it on bolts.
3. Replace lug nuts on the bolts and tighten them.
a. align holes with bolts on car
b. push tire onto car until it can...