Swollen nuts!!!!
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 382
Likes: 0
From: Green Bay WI. / Wawa Ont.
Swollen nuts!!!!
My ford origonal lug nuts are swelled and the wrench won't fit on. I guess they corroded under the stainless sleeve. Ford want's $8.58 a nut. Ford in canada wants $15.00 a nut. No way. What nut should I look for at what auto parts? Anyone have this problem???
Logistics Pro
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 4,512
Likes: 18
From: Detroit
George
Senior User
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 107
Likes: 1
From: So Cal/Mexico
Try doing what I do on the '87 Bronco----use metric sockets. I think I have to use both a 21mm and a 22mm on all the various lug nutz. Stupid and caveman-ish---but cheap. Just take a Sharpie to each one and mark them accordingly so you're not fumbling around like Stevie Wonder looking for the light switch.......
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 382
Likes: 0
From: Green Bay WI. / Wawa Ont.
Thanks for the idea, but it's the tire dealer that told me about it. I am thinking about going to plain steel black nuts. I'm not sure if some are better or stronger than others. I guess I'll take one off and try to match it at a parts store. I'm sure they are 13-16's. and the wrench barely goes on. Black or plated should look ok. 
Hotshot
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 15,014
Likes: 35
From: Semper Fi tell I die!
they must be completly NUTZ with them prices! go to your local salvage yard they will give you handful for cheap!
Senior User
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 107
Likes: 1
From: So Cal/Mexico
Thanks for the idea, but it's the tire dealer that told me about it. I am thinking about going to plain steel black nuts. I'm not sure if some are better or stronger than others. I guess I'll take one off and try to match it at a parts store. I'm sure they are 13-16's. and the wrench barely goes on. Black or plated should look ok.
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 382
Likes: 0
From: Green Bay WI. / Wawa Ont.
With all due respect, no thanks. A tire dealer is not going to fumble around looking for a socket that may fit. The stainless caps are mucked up already. I hear this is common with caps, and much worse with after market nuts. Thanks anyway.
Trending Topics
Senior User
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 107
Likes: 1
From: So Cal/Mexico
Wow, so he always has the right one in his hand before you even pull into his driveway? You do realize, doncha, that the geniuses at Ford started building vehicles using half SAE and half Metric fasteners? My '87 Bronco, my '92 F250 and my '97 F350 all suffer from this disease.
just trying to help you there Son, but you can do what ever you want......
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
10 Ugly Ford Trucks That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
Logistics Pro
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 4,512
Likes: 18
From: Detroit
It has been my experience that lug nuts sometimes get their corners "smeared" a tad and a tight wrench will not fit around them but a looser wrench will. Again, it is really not a big deal to just find a slightly larger socket that will fit them. Most 4 way wrenches have a bit more latitude, and if you have metric and regular 4 ways, you will likely find something almost perfect.
Your lug nuts may be metric. I know that 97 up F150's went to a 135 mm bolt pattern (diverging from vans like mine that are still 5 on 5.5) and they may have gone to metric lug nuts at the same time.
I didn't say this earlier, but the prices your dealer quotes for lug nuts are highway robbery. 10 bucks apiece? This is nuts.
George
Your lug nuts may be metric. I know that 97 up F150's went to a 135 mm bolt pattern (diverging from vans like mine that are still 5 on 5.5) and they may have gone to metric lug nuts at the same time.
I didn't say this earlier, but the prices your dealer quotes for lug nuts are highway robbery. 10 bucks apiece? This is nuts.
George
Hotshot
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 11,931
Likes: 180
nuts on the F150 should be 14 mm thread. Normally you can use a 13/16 socket or a 22 mm socket. THe 13/16 is tight on some of the shielded nuts. I fyou dont want to use a different socket, go to Auto Zone and get a new box of nuts, about $10 for each wheel (set of 5).
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
