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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: dazzawhipple on February 22, 2007, 20:03:07

Title: Wheel Nuts
Post by: dazzawhipple on February 22, 2007, 20:03:07: Whats the torque setting for alloy wheel nuts???? on a Disco 200tdi

thanks

Darren
Title: Wheel Nuts
Post by: imspanners on February 23, 2007, 08:10:54: 140Nm
Title: Wheel Nuts
Post by: stevegreen on December 19, 2007, 23:13:55: hijacking an old post as I've done a search but can't find anything more applicable.

My alloy nuts on a 98 300 tdi appear to have grown or swelled and the standard 27mm socket does not fit them all now. Rather than just replace with the same, is there a better option out there? If not, where's the best place to get them?
Title: Wheel Nuts
Post by: ben_haynes on December 19, 2007, 23:20:53: Quote from: "stevegreen"
hijacking an old post as I've done a search but can't find anything more applicable.

My alloy nuts on a 98 300 tdi appear to have grown or swelled and the standard 27mm socket does not fit them all now. Rather than just replace with the same, is there a better option out there? If not, where's the best place to get them?

they have the daft shiny metal cap on them which swells up but if you hit the socket on it pushes these back to size may have to use a vice to get them back out

they are a pain in the bum

the old rangie and disco ones did not have this metal cap (unsure if they are same thread but assume they would be?
Title: Re: Wheel Nuts
Post by: ben_haynes on December 19, 2007, 23:24:00: Quote from: "dazzawhipple"
Whats the torque setting for alloy wheel nuts???? on a Disco 200tdi

thanks

Darren

hi daz

how is Oz

i usually do them to 120Nm

guess you got a 200 Disco then

keep in contact with us

cheers ben
Title: Wheel Nuts
Post by: muddyjames on December 21, 2007, 17:49:52: Quote from: "ben_haynes"
Quote from: "stevegreen"
hijacking an old post as I've done a search but can't find anything more applicable.

My alloy nuts on a 98 300 tdi appear to have grown or swelled and the standard 27mm socket does not fit them all now. Rather than just replace with the same, is there a better option out there? If not, where's the best place to get them?

they have the daft shiny metal cap on them which swells up but if you hit the socket on it pushes these back to size may have to use a vice to get them back out

they are a pain in the bum

too right they are a PITA. the best trick I have found to get them back out, is to take the socket off the end of the breaker bar and I find a old bolt from the tow bar chassis mountings fits perfectly inside the socket where the breaker bar goes inside. Reason for this bolt is a; it fits inside the socket and b; most importantly when the nut does come out the socket there is enough length in the bolt for you to stop your arm and not thump the floor!Then place socket so bolt is towards floor / wheel nut up in the air and hold the socket and smack it hard onto a tarmac surface! This may need repeating several times!! Also make sure you use a hex socket and not a socket with loads of little notches in other wise the plastic caps rounds off and you will always have to hammer the socket on and the hex socket will never fit. Learnt that 1 from experience!!

Oh and BTW. If you do do the trick above, sometimes the cap end sup with a little dent in but I gave up trying all the other ways possible!
Title: Wheel Nuts
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 23, 2007, 13:56:50: Yes the old RRC steel nuts will mix/match with the later Alloy covered ones.
Title: Wheel Nuts
Post by: bilge rat on December 23, 2007, 14:10:39: bet its nice and warm there ?. would re check them after a few miles. been a few cases on a few forums of them coming loose after they have been changed. alan.....
Title: Wheel Nuts
Post by: dazzawhipple on December 25, 2007, 12:20:29: Sorry lads this is an old post .....I am affrid I wont be getting a green oval

Toyota Landcrusier for me :lol: :lol:

When I have the money :shock:
Title: Wheel Nuts
Post by: ben_haynes on December 25, 2007, 12:41:21: do the landrovers still rot out there aswell then :lol:
Title: Wheel Nuts
Post by: dazzawhipple on December 25, 2007, 12:42:57: no rot just breakdown as often
Title: Wheel Nuts
Post by: ben_haynes on December 25, 2007, 12:45:14: no change there lol
Title: Wheel Nuts
Post by: bilge rat on December 27, 2007, 16:06:59: heard a saying , iff you want to go into the outback go in a land rover. iff you want to go and return go in a toyota . :wink: