I have a 97 DI with almost completely rounded lug nut caps.

Anyone know how to beat them back into shape??

Also does anyone know how to replace the caps? They seem to be crimped at the bottom to secure them.

I know the lug caps are 27mm but i can't get the socket to seat nicely on the them.

Maybe start with a 28 or 29 and work my way down?

Josh

 

With them rounded, you can pretty much forget using the correct lug wrench. You can either pound a slightly smaller size socket on to get them off or a large pair of vicegrips or maybe a pipe wrench.

I replaced my stock lug nuts with the solid nuts used on the earlier Range Rover.

 

Make sure you use a 6 point socket, lube the lug nut and hammer the socket onto the nut making sure that you have the socket set dead square on the nut.
Once you do this it will re-form the cover.
You can then break the lug loose.
Then take a hammer and beat the socket back off of the lug, tapping it from side to side and pulling on it with Channel-Locks.
Thats why you have to lube it Josh, so it will go on and come back off.
Expect a hour per wheel, that what it took me my first time.

RRC lugs are solid steel and look exactly like the DI lugs, I have no idea why they switched.
I want RRC lugs for Christmas.

 

spike..?
so far this year ,have you been naughty or nice ?

 

I have 1 lugnut on each wheel that are mangled and a 27mm socket won't fit. I use a 28mm impact socket and impact wrench to get those off. There is a place who sells lug nut covers not sure how you would crimp them on though.

 

I think the reason that the lug nuts get messed up is because most tire places don't have 27mm sockets. When I bought my disco I had to replace all of the lug nuts. The previous owner had just installed new tires and the tire place obviously used the wrong size socket.

 

I give them my socket to use and stand there like a ***** and watch them.
And I also make them use a torque wrench not a impact wrench to put them on.

 

Well, I have been nice up until last week when I almost got in a fight with a guy at a gas station.
I was working and I stopped to buy a water and I was waiting in line like a normal person and he walked up with his 2 40oz'ers and I spoke up and almost had to lay a woppin' on his butt.

 

Yes, I do the same thing now. You have to be on top of them every minute. Last time they lost a lug nut and they swore that it was missing when the truck came in. Luckily they found it under a tool cart after I insisted that the truck had all of its lug nuts.

 

I bought one of those 4 way lug wrenches at AutoZone for about 20 bucks.

It is easier to use than most other set-ups. The DI is 1 1/16 inch size.I keep it in the back of the truck.

I replaced my lug nuts with the solid ones like an RRC used.