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    Security wheel nuts

    Hi folks.
    I had my 2014 RRS L494 serviced in November by a reputable Melbourne dealer. Wheels off etc. Then just before Xmas I went to a tyre place to have a slow leak checked. Guess what, the security wheel nut adapter was not in it’s spot, not to be found in the car. I’ll just get another one methinks, which one out of 25 possible choices. Living 3 hrs from the dealer meant that it was not an easy job to simply just drop in and try and find the correct adapter.
    So the fall back is to order 4 new standard wheel nuts and have a machine shop remove the locking ones. Got the nuts in the post quickly enough. But getting the locking nuts off was what you could call a real pain in the backside. After an attempt at drilling and then welding a nut onto the head we finally got them all off. A very difficult and time consuming job and with some accompanying rash on the wheels. Not that happy Jan. If you were travelling somewhere and you have this problem then the only solution may well be to put the car on a tilt tray and go find a decent welder. Often not the most practical thing to achieve.

    So my advice here is that if you have these security nuts take them off and piff them before it becomes an issue. Or obtain one or two spare adapters and hide them in the car somewhere.

    As I said, a thorough pain in the a...e

    Simmo

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    Had some tyres fitted to a Falcon once. Car had lock nuts. Unbeknownst to me the tyre "technician" used a rattle gun on the tool. When I got a flat, the tool disintegrated trying to get the wheel off. Much swearing and belting the offending nut with a cold chisel and lump hammer ensued.

    Throw them away. People don't bother stealing wheels anymore, they just take the whole car.
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    Quote Originally Posted by simmo1 View Post
    Hi folks.
    I had my 2014 RRS L494 serviced in November by a reputable Melbourne dealer. Wheels off etc. Then just before Xmas I went to a tyre place to have a slow leak checked. Guess what, the security wheel nut adapter was not in it’s spot, not to be found in the car. I’ll just get another one methinks, which one out of 25 possible choices. Living 3 hrs from the dealer meant that it was not an easy job to simply just drop in and try and find the correct adapter.
    So the fall back is to order 4 new standard wheel nuts and have a machine shop remove the locking ones. Got the nuts in the post quickly enough. But getting the locking nuts off was what you could call a real pain in the backside. After an attempt at drilling and then welding a nut onto the head we finally got them all off. A very difficult and time consuming job and with some accompanying rash on the wheels. Not that happy Jan. If you were travelling somewhere and you have this problem then the only solution may well be to put the car on a tilt tray and go find a decent welder. Often not the most practical thing to achieve.

    So my advice here is that if you have these security nuts take them off and piff them before it becomes an issue. Or obtain one or two spare adapters and hide them in the car somewhere.

    As I said, a thorough pain in the a...e

    Simmo
    Learnt that in '99 with the first D2 i had,luckily the nut broke in the garage at home,while removing a wheel.

    Since then the lock nuts are the first thing to get binned when a new vehicle with them arrives.
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    Welding on RRS L494?

    From what I have read its not smart to electric weld on a car with over 20 networked computers onboard, its tempting the failure gremlins!
    On my new one delivered next week, I will be binning the security nuts!
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    Welding appears to be the only workable option to remove, as recommended by a LR service manager. Not sure whether it was a mig or rig, but not arc. Computers, worry, yes
    Simmo

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    Disconnecting the battery should stop any issues with the onboard computers, Or so I have been told.
    I have done this on my D2a for a couple of small welding jobs and haven't had any dramas with the computers.
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