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Swollen lug nuts
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:31 am
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:31 am
Just went in for an oil change and tire rotation and was told they couldn’t rotate due to swollen lug nuts. I’m 36 years old and this is my 4th truck and second ford and this is the first time I’ve heard of this. At any rate, I have to replace them so my real question is, anyone else who has had swollen nuts have a recommendation for replacements that might not have the same issue?
This post was edited on 10/16/23 at 1:42 pm
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Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:41 am to lsugrad35
quote:My second, and I want to say the first time was here as well.
the first time I’ve heard of this
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:42 am to lsugrad35
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:42 am to lsugrad35
I know tire shops overtighten lugs and cannot be loosened without destroying them. Not sure about "swollen" lugs.
This post was edited on 10/16/23 at 10:44 am
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:49 am to lsugrad35
Same thing happened on my 16 Ford. They were fine then all of a sudden, boom swollen. Had to punch hole in center of lug, then peel off the outer cover with pliers.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:49 am to lsugrad35
It's been a Ford issue for a few years now. Some kind of plating they put on the lug nuts.
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The problem is alleged to be that, rather than being fabricated completely out of steel, the lug nuts were instead made with a steel core and a chrome, aluminum, or stainless steel cap to match the vehicle’s wheels, according to the complaint. It claims that the lug nuts can swell and delaminate after changes in temperature and exposure to moisture. Vehicle owners then have to try (and apparently fail) to remove the swollen lug nuts with a lug wrench supplied with the Ford vehicles. Then they have to replace them.
This post was edited on 10/16/23 at 1:33 pm
Posted on 10/16/23 at 10:56 am to AlxTgr
Thank you AlxTgr. Search didn’t return anything but looks like some good info in that thread.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 11:01 am to lsugrad35
I dealt with this myself for the first time a few months ago. I felt pissed but also lucky that i didn’t discover this on the side of the highway with no lug wrench that would fit. I bought some new nuts on Amazon. So far, so good.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 11:11 am to lsugrad35
Sounds painful. Try getting laid
Posted on 10/16/23 at 11:32 am to Jack Daniel
Posted on 10/16/23 at 11:57 am to lsugrad35
Have seen them on a Nissan and a dodge. Definitely a pain in the arse when trying to change a flat tire on the side of the road.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 11:58 am to lsugrad35
quote:
Just went in for an oil change and tire rotation and was told they couldn’t rotate due to swollen lug nuts.
Apparently, you did not change the air in your tires from summer to winter air in time and now you are facing the consequences.
Seriously though, I have never heard of this. What would cause a lug nut to swell? Temp change can cause some expansion and contraction but at this time of year that should be noticable.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 12:01 pm to lsugrad35
quote:
Just went in for an oil change and tire rotation and was told they couldn’t rotate due to swollen lug nuts. I’m 36 years old and this is my 4th truck and second ford and this is the first time I’ve heard of this. At any rate, I have to replace them so my real question is, anyone else who has had swollen nuts have a recommendation for replacements that might not have the same issue? They said look for stainless rather than alloy.
Ford ought to be forced into banruptcy over it. It is the damndest thing I every encountered. My nieces SUV had them...I did her brakes for her and it took about 12 hours, 10 of which was spent getting the damned wheels off. It would be IMPOSSIBLE to change a tire on the side of the road. I would bet people have been injured if not killed after having a flat and not being able to change it because of this well known design flaw. I quit buying Ford trucks in 2014 over a F250 that had to have 2 motors before it had 30,000 miles on it and they claimed it was due to missed oil changes (documented oil changes at dealer where it was bought every 3000 miles or less). I wouldn't but a ford product on a dare after putting brakes on my niece's....
Posted on 10/16/23 at 12:17 pm to AwgustaDawg
Happened to me on our 2013 F-150 Platinum. Luckily, the guy at Discount Tire in Texas told me about the problem when they rotated my tires. Went home and read about it on forums and ordered these.
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Posted on 10/16/23 at 12:17 pm to Mister Bigfish
Some Toyotas use them Too.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 12:46 pm to Boudreaux35
Probably from brake heat swelling the coating up. What a crap arse design. I read the OP thinking there's no way a nut can "swell" just from being on a wheel hub and yet here I sit corrected.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:10 pm to lsugrad35
I got bit by this one just yesterday on the way back from a scout campout to watch the eclipse. We were on Hwy 6, which just a few miles west in Nevada is the "loneliest road in America". Drove over miles and miles of gravel road with light 4 wheeling over the weekend. Turn onto the pavement and less than 2 miles down the road, one of my brand new tires start to go down. Fortunately, our most solid and well prepared assistant Scoutmaster was right behind me. Of course, my emergency truck box was buried under all of our camping gear.... 
We were going to patch the puncture while the tire was still on the truck, but couldn't quite get the right angle on it. We discovered the stock lug wrench wouldn't fit, but I keep a breaker bar and a set of deep sockets in the truck. The 7/8" was a wee bit snug and the 1" was too big. We ended up having to hammer each lug out of the socket after we got it off. 5 of the 6 punched through the soft chrome on the top of lug nut in the process. In the process I managed to put the flat head into the ring finger on my left hand pretty good. We got things patched and inflated enough with my ryobi hand inflator to get to the closest town (30 miles away) to get filled up at the gas station. The couple of scouts we had with us were super helpful.
Long story short, I've got a trip to o'rileys later this week to get them replaced. Moral of the story: It's easier to replace these in the drive way than on the side of the road...
We were going to patch the puncture while the tire was still on the truck, but couldn't quite get the right angle on it. We discovered the stock lug wrench wouldn't fit, but I keep a breaker bar and a set of deep sockets in the truck. The 7/8" was a wee bit snug and the 1" was too big. We ended up having to hammer each lug out of the socket after we got it off. 5 of the 6 punched through the soft chrome on the top of lug nut in the process. In the process I managed to put the flat head into the ring finger on my left hand pretty good. We got things patched and inflated enough with my ryobi hand inflator to get to the closest town (30 miles away) to get filled up at the gas station. The couple of scouts we had with us were super helpful.
Long story short, I've got a trip to o'rileys later this week to get them replaced. Moral of the story: It's easier to replace these in the drive way than on the side of the road...
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:15 pm to Lonnie Utah
Lonnie you need a 15/16.
Good ol FORD, a Mexican made disgrace.
Good ol FORD, a Mexican made disgrace.
Posted on 10/16/23 at 1:19 pm to White Bear
quote:
Lonnie you need a 15/16.
I had a 13/16, but not a 15..
I'll get the proper 21mm socket...
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