Production junk
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09/16/19 04:57 PM
09/16/19 04:57 PM
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Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI
MR_P_BODY
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Romeo MI
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I hate working on old production junk... I'm putting rear brakes on my 06 Jeep Liberty and while pulling the drums and the lugs off.. those crap caps are falling apart.. I might have bang on a 18mm 12 point socket and some heat.. I hate this old crap.. already have a new Dodge on order.. should be here in a month... rant off(for now)
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Re: Production junk
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
#2698273
09/17/19 12:14 AM
09/17/19 12:14 AM
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Posts: 1,417 Martinsville, IN
cdwmotorsports
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pro stock
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We had the same issue on my wife's 11 Grand Cherokee, I bought steel lugnuts and replaced all of those crap capped lugnuts they use
eBay-cdwmotorsports
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Re: Production junk
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
#2698362
09/17/19 10:02 AM
09/17/19 10:02 AM
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Posts: 11,894 Benton, IL.
DaveRS23
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Special needs idiot
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We have a lot of trouble with those stainless caps, too. They won't take any abuse. But, to be honest, the real source of the problem is either over-torquing them or using the wrong sized socket. Keep the torque under 100lbs and use the right socket and the issues will disappear. Unless the lug nuts have already been damaged.
Master, again and still
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Re: Production junk
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
#2698375
09/17/19 10:17 AM
09/17/19 10:17 AM
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Posts: 17,801 S.E. Michigan
ZIPPY
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I Live Here
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Those capped lug nuts can drive a man to drink.
As much as many of us would prefer to get rid of them entirely...It sure seems like OEMs still love them and are making changes, trying to make them work.
One of FCAs competitors made noticeable improvements to several of the capped type lugs over the last few months. Several older part numbers were replaced with new ones, with the improvements called out on 2d prints/no getting around it.
Rich H.
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Re: Production junk
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
#2698698
09/18/19 11:16 AM
09/18/19 11:16 AM
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moparx
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on the capped nuts that i have had to deal with, i just take a sharp chisel and carefully split the cap, then remove it. use the closest fitting socket to remove the nut. sometimes it takes a rather small chisel to get the cover split when the nut is recessed into the wheel. and it's not fun.
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Re: Production junk
[Re: jlatessa]
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09/19/19 01:01 AM
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poboyengineering
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I run into those caps, seems after a couple of winters the salt gets under the stainless and the corrosion swells them. I just split the cover and use an 18mm 6 point. Each car has a cheap breaker bar with both sockets.
It may be ugly, but it sure is slow.
Girls comb their hair in rear view mirrors and the boys try to look so hard....
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Re: Production junk
[Re: poboyengineering]
#2699035
09/19/19 05:48 PM
09/19/19 05:48 PM
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Kindafast
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Mr P on a different note is your Liberty a 3.7 or diesel ? I love our little Diesel , it will pull a house.
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Re: Production junk
[Re: cdwmotorsports]
#2699062
09/19/19 06:59 PM
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bobby66
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We had the same issue on my wife's 11 Grand Cherokee, I bought steel lugnuts and replaced all of those crap capped lugnuts they use Yep.Did the same on my Dakota.
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Re: Production junk
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
#2699189
09/20/19 10:55 AM
09/20/19 10:55 AM
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Hot 340
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I hate working on old production junk... I'm putting rear brakes on my 06 Jeep Liberty and while pulling the drums and the lugs off.. those crap caps are falling apart.. I might have bang on a 18mm 12 point socket and some heat.. I hate this old crap.. already have a new Dodge on order.. should be here in a month... rant off(for now) With respect Mr. P, if you are sick of that stuff why did you just order another round of it?
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