1.I know that there is a tire mounting machine that mount the tires to the wheels,but is the same way when you change the tires? Since,both procedures resulted in having the tires bring on the tires.2.I never really pay attention to the wheel well before,but what is the thing that is the part of the car that is mounted to the wheel assembly?3.What does the thing look like?
Yes. Mounting a tire is the process of installing the tire on the rim (or wheel). changing a tire usually refers to the process of removing the rim and tire together from the axle and replacing it with another, usually because the one went flat.
1. you can 'change a tire', as in removing the entire assembly from the car and replacing it w/ the spare, w/o changing the tire on the wheel as many time a flat can be repaired w/o need ing a new tire. 2. the wheel well can sometimes refer to the storage area of the spare inside the trunk or rear of the car as well as the area in which the tire rotates outside tha car. the assembly you ask of which the wheel is mounted is usually the rotor or drum, part of the brake at the end of the axle, w/ lug nuts on it. 3. it looks like a small version of the wheel w/ the lugs pointing out instead of the holes that the wheel has. 4. how old are you?
Mounting the tire to the wheel is the process of installing the rubber tire on the steel/aluminum/etc. wheel, this is aided by a machine which removes the old tire, helps strecth the new tire over the wheel, and helps to get the tire locked on the bead locks. When someone says they are changing a tire, this includes the wheel and tire for whatever reason they are changing it, blown tire, flat, etc. This process requires jacking the vehicle off the ground to allow for removal of the tire and wheel. To remove the tire and wheel the lug nuts have to be removed. The wheel bolts to the axle, the wheel well is the area of the vehicles body around and above the tire.
