Damaged Lug Nut

[IDrago]

 

Hi guys... need some advice to spot damaged or loose lug nuts..

 

i.e. how much rust is acceptable

If the lug nut appears a little crooked externally, does it mean the internal part is damaged?

 

Cheers

[Escksu]

Recommend you to replace it when changing tyres. My nuts are rusty and they recommend me to change it. Afterall a set cost ~$30.

[Aeromania]

i think getting killed because of lug nuts bo hua leh. change la.

[Hao505700]

Once the rust start settling in, better to change it.

But pls dun change to those 'cheap' alloy coloured lug nuts. It get damaged/rounded easily..

[Happily1986]

agreed. just buy the stock steel lug nuts. reliability and safety should always be paramount especially when we are talking about something functional like lug nuts.

[Hao505700]

Yup, had seen quite a few of those damaged colourful/rainbow lug nuts at the tyres shop.. Had seen the Mechn 'battling out' those jammed/rounded lug nuts on the wheels.. Tough job..

[Sx4]

Sorry have to tumpang thread ... ... recently i wanted to replace my brake pad .. unfortunately Suzuki delivered bad news that my front hub lug nuts are cross threaded .. they advise to send back to Pandan to remove the cross threaded lug nut ... but i could not afford the delay .. went to few repair shops and they say must use torch to remove the lug nut but most likely will damage the rim ... any kind soul please advise if there is any alternative method to remove the lug nut ...

[Yeobh]

Those shops that suggest using gas torch to cut must be very primitive in their mechanical engineering knowledge and offcourse don't have he right repair tools.

I suggest you get the mech to drill small holes as close as possible along the flat side of the lugnut. Make such the drill depth is set correctly so as not to damage the stud threads. Proceed to grind down the flate side thickness using a disc grinder as much as possible. Get hold of a small flat chisel and split out the nut along the drill holes. Simple as ABC

If they have this nut splitter , the work can be done within minutes.

Edited August 17, 2013 by Yeobh

[Sx4]

Those shops that suggest using gas torch to cut must be very primitive in their mechanical engineering knowledge and offcourse don't have he right repair tools.

I suggest you get the mech to drill small holes as close as possible along the flat side of the lugnut. Make such the drill depth is set correctly so as not to damage the stud threads. Proceed to grind down the flate side thickness using a disc grinder as much as possible. Get hold of a small flat chisel and split out the nut along the drill holes. Simple as ABC

If they have this nut splitter , the work can be done within minutes.

 

Hello Yeobh ... thank you so much for the information ... I'm not really inclined in this subject ... would rather visit a workshop that might offer this service ... could you recommend me one ... or PM me if not allowed to mention here ... I'm really desperate ... need to change out brake pad and tyres .. as soon as possible .. really would appreciate ..

[Yeobh]

Sorry not able to help, try approaching some small engineering shops that do mainly machining and fitting works.

[Kangadrool]

Better luck with those small w/s with old man (boss and mech rolled into one); better chance.

[Mysportwish]

better change for safety sake

[Sx4]

Ok ... thanks guys ... i will go on search and update ... good luck to me ...

[ProStreetDriver]

If they're not looking so good, you might have problems removing them in the future also. They're fairly inexpensive so it's probably best to change them if you're questioning them now.