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| Leamreject Member Since: 19 Dec 2020 Location: Middle Earth - Leamington Spa Posts: 970   
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Locking wheel nuts are more trouble than they are worth. One on the spare wheel only for me
 Ride like you stole it!!
If I’m not on a bike it’s because only a 4x4 will do… 2011 2.4 Puma 90 HT |
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4th Mar 2022 8:40pm |
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| The Zee Member Since: 26 May 2019 Location: Salisbury Posts: 289  
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Had exactly the same problem, 27mm nuts swollen to fit 28mm socket. After ordering new wheel nuts, to prevent the problem of swelling reoccurring, gave all the new nuts a purge with thinned waxoyl, blown through the nut/cover gap with some compressed air. (I think I used about 10mL of 2/3rds Waxoyl/1/3 white spirit per nut, put down the centre hole, then blown out till just air escaped) Did all 20 nuts, wiped of any excess, let then “dry/cure” for a few days before replacing them. Replaced the locking nuts with plain nuts – all of them. Zaid-M www.DefencePhotos.com 2014 Defender 110 Utility, 2.2 Puma, Indus Silver Not just transport more like a religion |
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4th Mar 2022 10:25pm |
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| discomog Member Since: 09 May 2015 Location: Notts/Lincs Border Posts: 2530 
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If you're going to consider stealing someones boost alloys, surely it's quicker and easier just to steal the whole vehicle and drive it to some backstreet garage in Scroatsville to dismantle
 Defender 90XS SW
Mini Countryman Cooper S Morgan Plus 8 |
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5th Mar 2022 8:39am |
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| bear100 Member Since: 22 Mar 2010 Location: South Wales Posts: 1917  
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I use Wrington stainless nuts all round, far better than the originals 2016 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 TDV8
2010 110 XS Utility 2.4TDCI 2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 (gone) 2007 Discovery HSE TDV6 (gone) 1993 110 csw 200 tdi (gone) 1994 90 HT 300 tdi (gone) 1994 discovery 300tdi (gone) 90 hybrid 3.5 v8 (gone) Range rover bobtail 3.5 v8 (gone) |
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5th Mar 2022 8:41am |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2108 
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Haven’t really had any issues with my original locking wheel nuts - but do think there’s some very good points being made about the desirability of Boost Alloys (although I do really like them myself) and the many ways you can circumnavigate the factory-fitted locking wheel nuts (or baby locking wheel nut for that matter).
Do like the Wrington nuts very much
I did of course also suffer from ‘swollen nuts’ when I first purchased the car (second hand) and just replaced them all. I do keep them clean/coated and never had any further issues since. My nuts are no longer swollen  |
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5th Mar 2022 9:29am |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2108
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^^^ ANY not baby…
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5th Mar 2022 9:30am |
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