What lug nut cap?
McGard nut/lock replacements. OEM nuts/locks thrown into the trash.
McGard nut/lock replacements. OEM nuts/locks thrown into the trash.
I just ordered Dormans for a friend's XJ. Inexplicably, the 3/4" hex is spendy but if you're willing to go 13/16" a set of 20 is ~$12 delivered. My buddy is beyond broke so he was fine with the larger hex and it won't interfere with his wheels.
Yep, change them out for single piece dormans before they end up like mine did. Ford Escape. It was terrible getting them off.
Very common issue for a variety brands - which is why I keep 19.5/21.5/22.5 in my top drawer.21.5? Very interesting!!
Because I havenāt been able to find a 17.5mm one yet so at least there is a standard size that is basically 17.5mm haha.
They created a "problem" for the owners down the road. Not for them. All they managed to create is a better profit for themselves. You the consumer pays the price down the road, long after the warranty has expired.Seems the manufacturers went out of their way to create an unnecessary problem there.
We do TONS of them up here in salt belt on all brands.The Sienna ended up with a nail in the sidewall this weekend. I took the vehicle to Discount Tire to get the tire replaced under the road hazard warranty. Exact replacement was in stock. Everything went well. No issues there. However the counter guy said the lug nuts were getting swollen and I should think about replacing them at some point. They are a bit scratched up for sure but donāt look swollen. I have heard of this happening but never actually seen it before. Iām thinking this maybe a new upsell tactic. Pics of all four rims attached for reference.
Yikes!I just came across this on a '10 Venza with alloys. First Toyota where I've personally encountered it.
I knew the owners wouldn't want to replace them, and fortunately my 21.5mm solved my problems for servicing it.
Yeah, you've got this going on. But sometimes the structural inner nut only sticks out 5/8" while the chrome cap might stick out 7/8". So if someone "plays NASCAR" and doesn't completely seat their long socket, it twists the top of the nut in relation to the bottom, and the whole thing sticks to the socket. Still a case of form over function. Get the one-piece lug nuts.Some of those chain shop ātechsā also like to spin their impacts and let the sockets ācatchā onto the lug nutā¦doubt that helps either.