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& will need replacement soon.
| theorangebandit Member Since: 03 Jun 2013 Location: Stowmarket Posts: 862  |
Heat affects metal. Alloy wheels corrode that's simply a fact. Only way to fight the alloy corrosion is to keep them clean really. As for the nuts, you must have an extremely over heating wheel station id investigate to see if all if well. But! Hoe old is the vehicle, more to the point how old are the alloys and wheel nuts ?
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29th Mar 2015 8:39am |
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| TooTall Member Since: 10 Jul 2012 Location: Fens Posts: 504  
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29th Mar 2015 8:45am |
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| theorangebandit Member Since: 03 Jun 2013 Location: Stowmarket Posts: 862 |
11 years isn't particularly old, but its not a bad run, not sure of the intended life span of alloy wheels. Trouble is these days people don't keep cars much pass 4 years. I'm sure once replaced it wont be an issue for another 11 years, that is I the wheel station isn't cause any issues
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29th Mar 2015 8:54am |
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| Go Beyond Member Since: 30 Jan 2012 Location: Headcorn, Kent Posts: 6676
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Swollen nuts is a common fault, do a search on here for more info
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29th Mar 2015 9:01am |
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| GUM97 Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3555 
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Swollen wheel nuts is, as Matt says, very common. Especially on Disco's/Range Rovers. It's because of the different metals used for the actual nut, and the outer cover, and the electrolytic corrosion that happens between the two dissimilar metals. An engine to TDi for!
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29th Mar 2015 9:16am |
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| theorangebandit Member Since: 03 Jun 2013 Location: Stowmarket Posts: 862 |
Look at that I learned something today, excuse me lads while I go investigate my nuts 😉
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29th Mar 2015 9:36am |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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Presumably that's unique to alloys then?
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29th Mar 2015 9:57am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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If you think about it, fitting a steel set and you've no dissimilar metals at all. I've just removed a set that hasn't been off for 5 years and there are no signs of corrosion at all. I know people don't necessarily advocate the application of grease on your nuts but I did apply a smidge of copperslip on mine before fitting originally. I also purchased a decent set of 316 nuts from Wrington and they too where as good last week when the wheels were swapped as they were on day 1.
Click image to enlarge Not about nuts but another perhaps 'related' thread here: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic36096.html If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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29th Mar 2015 10:05am |
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| DOOFER Member Since: 07 Oct 2012 Location: Suffolk Posts: 412 |
In the heavy goods industry the wheel and tyre manufacturers advise us to apply a couple of drops of engine oil to each thread and between the mating faces of split nuts. DON'T PANIC
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29th Mar 2015 10:28am |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558 
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the nuts swell due too rust between steel internal nut and the crimped on stainless cover
if you get new ones or s/h good ones ( new is of course better ) , mix up some waxoyl and petrol or white sprirt , in a big pot and leave new nuts in it for couple of days , remove let dry wipe outside and fit , it wont happen again or least help always done this and never had a problem with swollen nuts |
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29th Mar 2015 11:01am |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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I will be installing a full set of new genuine alu wheel nuts and a new genuine wheel locking kit on new Dual Tones after Easter.
I did not have any issues with the 6 year old original ones, but they just happened to be stolen from our premises while in storage this winter. 
Now question, would it be ok to spray a bit of ACF-50 inside the new nuts, and make sure that the thread gets lightly covered by it? Or is that a bad idea, risk that the nuts might come loose while on the truck? Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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29th Mar 2015 4:20pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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Cant really see any reason not to use acf , but as its thin it will throw out the nuts in time
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29th Mar 2015 7:02pm |
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| Fatboy Slim Member Since: 04 Feb 2008 Location: Bridgend Posts: 1006 
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I have always put a dollop of copperslip down the middle of the nuts on all of my alooy equipped land rovers. It works its way between the shiny cover and the body of the nut and stops the damn things corroding.
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29th Mar 2015 8:01pm |
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