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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324  
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Do you mean the caps on alloy wheel nuts? If so, you're not supposed to take them off
 They should take a 27mm socket over the caps. Darren
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17th Jun 2017 10:15pm |
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| Alien Member Since: 18 Jan 2015 Location: Bacchus Marsh Posts: 230 
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What he ^^^ said with 1 exception.
There is a cap with a concave dimple. This cap is removable with the plastic tool from the tool kit and covers a locking nut. The locking nut adaptor uses a 27mm socket the same as the other nuts. There should be 1 on each wheel from factory. Cheers, Kyle. |
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18th Jun 2017 1:06am |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720 
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As above you don't remove the caps except the locking nut covers (same applies to road wheels) It's also worth noting the nuts for the spare wheel are different to the ones on the road wheels - they're not interchangeable according to the hand book.
You need a 27mm socket, get a Hex one rather than a 12 sided one, as a hex wond damage the caps. |
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18th Jun 2017 3:57am |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5035 
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and to add, the ones you have removed the caps off you now need to replace Mike
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18th Jun 2017 9:08am |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3751
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Hello
The caps came straight off the others no problem (although they were the two wheel locks I have) the third wheel nut would not budge, tried the plastic 'tool' in the tool kit... no luck. The socket would not fit happily over the last wheel nut with the cap, unlike the other two where it was fine. I ended up hammering the socket on in order to undo it. Not happy on the hottest day so far just phaffing trying to remove my spare 
I will check 27mm Hex, Many thanks  |
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18th Jun 2017 8:01pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17387 
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If the socket won't fit, you may have swollen nuts, a common Defender affliction.
Corrosion on the nut, under the cosmetic cover, causes the cover to swell. In this case, use a larger socket. |
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18th Jun 2017 8:25pm |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720
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Because as has already been said the covers are NOT supposed to be removed from non-locking nuts. If someone has used a 12 point socket on them at some point they've probably damaged the cap or the nut underneath has rusted and made the cap swell. |
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19th Jun 2017 5:15am |
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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3751
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outch.... I've swollen nuts...
need another nut now |
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19th Jun 2017 7:30am |
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| Balvaig Member Since: 19 Feb 2016 Location: Fife Posts: 730  
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Many years ago Landrover bragged about the size of its nuts in advertising material. Probably not allowed now as it might make others feel inadequate
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19th Jun 2017 9:41am |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720
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Series 3's basically had tractor wheel nuts. So the farmer could use the tractor tools on them.
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19th Jun 2017 5:45pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17387
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I have never seen a tractor with wheel-nuts as small as those on a Series Land-Rover, except maybe a Kubota!
I did once get an MOT advisory on a Series 1 that all the wheel-nuts were reversed! |
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19th Jun 2017 7:10pm |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720
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I'm pretty sure they're the same size as the rear wheel nuts on my friends 1950's Fordson Major.
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19th Jun 2017 7:31pm |
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| VeeTee Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1512 
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  Cheers, Vincent
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19th Jun 2017 8:13pm |
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| strang Member Since: 16 May 2012 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 1380 
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Yeah I have been told that my nuts are the wrong way around once or twice.......... Euro-Leafing to infinity and beyond..... |
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20th Jun 2017 6:26pm |
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