I have been today to have my wheels rotated to get even tyre ware. I use a garage where my son works as get a good price. We have noticed that 1 wheel lug on each corner seems a little larger than 22mm, but not quite 23mm. Is this usual. The garage (even though it's my son) did not torque when refitting. Not a problem, I will do it when I get home. On trying to loosen the nuts I split the wrench that comes part of the LR kit. I ended up purchasing a long bar to loosen them but as suggested earlier a 22mm socket does not go on one wheel without knocking it on with a hammer.
So a couple of questions.
1) should I get new lug nuts for the ones that are over size, should they be genuine LR or will OEM be fine.
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Search for "swollen nuts" and all will be revealed. You need new nuts and a proper wrench/breaker bar, not the crap that LR dish out/sell. Plus I'd find a better garage regardless of family ties or cheapness, not torquing up nuts could easily lead to a nasty incident!
27th Jun 2015 2:24 pm
CEZ1869
Member Since: 11 Apr 2015
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Sounds like your suffering from same issue a lot of us suffer with "swollen nuts"
I've just swapped my wheels over & about 7 of mine were swollen, so had to hammer the socket on, see if you can take back & get sorted under warranty, as this is an issue that all of us suffer
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27th Jun 2015 2:26 pm
tayaste
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I carry a breaker bar under my rear seats with two sockets, one 22mm and the other is imperial but I forget the size at the moment, just in case I have 'swollen nut syndrome'
It means I don't have to use the LR wheel brace too
27th Jun 2015 2:37 pm
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Me too, I think the imperial one is 7/8, but would need to go and check
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27th Jun 2015 4:16 pm
tayaste
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7/8 th rings a bell to me Al
27th Jun 2015 4:18 pm
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The old 7/8 AF. is about 22.5mm so allows for a bit of swell
27th Jun 2015 4:45 pm
barryp
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If you use a six flat socket as against a 12 flat I think that your swelling issue will not occur.
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