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    A Word of Warning

    I had new tyres fitted at a local tyre place, after hearing a load of hammering while sitting in the waiting room I now have at least 10 destroyed wheel nuts that seem to be free with every set of new tyres fitted to a Discovery. And what makes it worse I new better than to leave it to a barbarian of a tyre fitter while the boss was out.
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    When I had new tyres fitted I insisted that they be hand tightened.

    It's an issue that has been discussed many times here. Rattle guns kill the LR nuts as they have a cover on them that does not go well with rattle guns and the cover gets destroyed giving you the problem described.

    Martin

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    Exactly. The cause as i understand it the workshop rattle guns are set to max torque. I use my rattle gun set on 2 (out of 4) on the little wheel at the handle to run them up, then tighten by hand using a breaker bar. Undoing by same then run them off with the rattle gun.

    With new tyres being fitted i always ask that they undo them manually.

    Luckily a complete new set of genuine lug nuts is not going to break the bank.

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    I had that happen in Joondalup where the idiot tyre "fitter" rattled them up so hard I couldn't remove the nuts. Plus of course he didn't even bother stopping the gun before trying to fit it on the next nut.
    They did pay for new nuts though and he disappeared. Now I always insist that "no gun" is put on worksheets when rotation and balancing is done.
    I think that most of them have the same attitude as a sales assistant at Repco just down from the tyre place when I inquired about oil for the Puma engine.... "It's only a Landrover, stick any ****ing thing in it"!
    Guess who doesn't get a cent out of me now for anything.
    AlanH.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ATH View Post
    I had that happen in Joondalup where the idiot tyre "fitter" rattled them up so hard I couldn't remove the nuts. Plus of course he didn't even bother stopping the gun before trying to fit it on the next nut.
    They did pay for new nuts though and he disappeared. Now I always insist that "no gun" is put on worksheets when rotation and balancing is done.
    I think that most of them have the same attitude as a sales assistant at Repco just down from the tyre place when I inquired about oil for the Puma engine.... "It's only a Landrover, stick any ****ing thing in it"!
    Guess who doesn't get a cent out of me now for anything.
    AlanH.
    The owner got back to me with an offer to replace the damaged nuts which is great but you would think by now they would know how to treat wheel nuts like these. Nick
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    Just had my new Compo's and Pirellis fitted at the local shop.
    They were excellent. All wheel nuts were tightened using a torque wrench. Top service!
    If at first you don't succeed, that's one data point. - xkcd
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    Quote Originally Posted by Redtail View Post
    Just had my new Compo's and Pirellis fitted at the local shop.
    They were excellent. All wheel nuts were tightened using a torque wrench. Top service!
    Care to share where you got this done?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric SDV6SE View Post
    Care to share where you got this done?
    No probs.

    Tyrepower Perth City (actually in Troode St, West Perth).
    Google Maps

    Very helpful and responsive from the get go.
    If at first you don't succeed, that's one data point. - xkcd
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pippin View Post
    I had new tyres fitted at a local tyre place, after hearing a load of hammering while sitting in the waiting room I now have at least 10 destroyed wheel nuts that seem to be free with every set of new tyres fitted to a Discovery. And what makes it worse I new better than to leave it to a barbarian of a tyre fitter while the boss was out.
    Nick
    You can get solid wheel lugs for a D3 / D4 just like with a Defender
    Regards
    Daz


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    Quote Originally Posted by DazzaTD5 View Post
    You can get solid wheel lugs for a D3 / D4 just like with a Defender
    I’ve had the same set for my D3, D4 and now my RRS. I take the originals off when I get the car.
    I learnt my lesson with the damaged nuts on my D2.
    Fuji white RRS L494 AB

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