Attention! Be careful when replacing a punctured wheel. Perhaps it was pierced by intruders to steal valuables from the car while you are busy replacing it.
Note. In order not to get dirty when changing a wheel, put on gloves and overalls, if your car has them.
You will need: wheel wrench, jack, spare wheel, pressure gauge, pump.
1. Open the trunk lid and fold down the carpet using the hinge.
2. Turn out a bolt of fastening …
3.... and remove the spare wheel from the trunk.
4. Turn out the screw of fastening of a decorative cap …
5.... and remove the cap.
6. Use a wheel wrench to loosen the wheel bolts. It may take a lot of effort to do this.
Attention! Loosen the wheel bolts and tighten them only with the vehicle on the ground.
Note. In order to make it easier to unscrew the wheel bolts, you can use your foot instead of your hands, stepping on the handle of the balloon wrench from above.
To facilitate this operation, we recommend purchasing a special wheel wrench with a telescopic handle. It is convenient to work with a cross-shaped balloon wrench.
7. Install a jack and raise the car. If the vehicle is on soft ground, place a wide, firm support under the bottom support of the jack (a board with a size of at least 300x300x20 mm, a flat stone, etc.).
Warning! Do not place bricks under the jack support: they break easily and the car can fall off the jack, seriously injuring you.
8. Finally turn out bolts of fastening of a wheel and remove it.
9. Install the spare wheel on the dowel pins. Screw in the fastening bolts without tightening them completely.
Note. Try to keep the car as little time as possible in a suspended state with the wheel removed.
Note. Raise the vehicle with a jack only to the height necessary to remove and install the wheel.
10. Lower the vehicle to the ground and tighten the wheel bolts evenly and crosswise. To avoid damage to the wheel rim, do not attempt to «hold out» fastening bolts by pressing the key handle with your foot.
Note. In order to feel the necessary tightening force for the wheel bolts, use a torque wrench for the first time.
11. Before you continue driving, be sure to check the air pressure in the tire of the installed wheel and, if necessary, bring it to normal.
Note. As a rule, tubeless tires are installed on VAZ front-wheel drive vehicles. If you do not have sufficient tire mounting skills, we advise you not to attempt this work yourself. One damage to the sidewall and you have to buy a new tire or insert a tube.
Note. In a hopeless situation, you can use a special first aid kit for repairing tubeless tires without stripping or a tire sealant. They must be used in accordance with the attached instructions.
Note. Why is a tubeless tire better than a tubed one?
Note. Firstly, a tubeless one descends very slowly during a puncture: you can, pumping up, drive for weeks with a nail in the wheel until it becomes possible to repair it.
Note. Secondly, when, with a significant mileage, metal cord wires begin to protrude from a tubeless tire, it can still be used as a spare wheel. It is useless to insert a camera into such a tire: it will pierce already during the first inflation.