Anyone else had this? Apparently it's a common problem....

The tyre fitters can't get their socket onto the nuts to remove the wheels. New set of nuts needed. Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey

Have they tried using the right socket?

Yes, that's the point. The 22mm won't go on (except by hammering it into place, not ideal). 23mm is too big and the torquing up won't necessarily be correct (slipping etc).

As I don't want my wheels to fall off (had that once as a 17 year old... ) I've told 'em to buy some new nuts and we'll have another go. Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey

The figure out some way of stopping it happening again...

If the socket isn't pressed fully home right up to the collar of the nut when tightening them it twists the cap and makes it almost impossible to get the socket off and on in the future

Yep had this with two sets of nuts ( oh erh mrs ) it's because it is a stainless steel cap on a mild steel wheel nut and you get rust in between , no cure I'm afraid just replace when you see the swelling . I think I did quite well with only one Frankie Howard there . 2008 MY Supercharged
Rimini Red / Jet
four zone climate
remote park heater
and no ugly kid windows.
magnus satis quod turpis satis

Seems like a stupid design... infuriatingly unnecessary expense. Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey

I think it's done so they look better for longer.

Still stupid as the mild steel could still polish up nice!! FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

Same as a P38 issue and on the Discovery 2... s t wheel nuts im affraid...

When you get new ones, spray copper grease in from the back of them and if you want to get excited, then pack the rear of them with CV grease.. Did mine and had no issues in 4+ years...



Craig

Right, thanks Car's 4 years old. Pretty pathetic really.

My 18 year old BMW convertible had a perfect set of nuts. Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey

My local tyre fitter reckons its the air guns that do the damage - rattling the covers off the nuts - he always loosens mine with a wheel brace first.

You can get replacements made of solid stainless steel, I got a set at Billing a while back but they went with the old car.

Did not think I would get away with changing all the wheel nuts over in the dealers forecourt.

Ian

I would have insisted they were changed Ian... Bet they are on a mechanics car by now!


Craig

Got the same trouble on my defender (now running on d2 axles ). Have ordered a set of stainless replacements from Wrington engineering
Paul  Paul

2014 Range Rover vogue se 4.4sdv8 Loire Blue
1992 Range Rover Vogue LSE 4.2 Ardennes green

Craig

I don't think the car was there long enough for the mechanics to do anything, it went to a local used car dealer and it was in Auto Trader the following day.

Ian