Locking wheel nuts - ridiculously soft metal!

First thing I did to my Discovery was get rid of the locking nuts.

$50.00 for four standard wheel nuts, 2nd hand from a tyre fitter
$75.00 for a 27mil socket and breaker bar

Not having to worry about the lock nuts next time I get a flat, priceless.

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Originally Posted by ad91on

OK so reluctantly took the defender to the shop to get the nuts removed. They are off and replaced with standards nuts. Now I can sleep at night again.

Will be changing brake pads over the weekend, will definitely be drowning the nuts in some sort of lubricant!

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There was a thread on here about this recently. I always use Loctite anti-seize just on the threads and it's worked well for years.

I always use a bit of anti seize on the threads but that didn't help a couple of months ago when I bent the LR wheel nut remover trying to loosen them. Back to the tyre dealer and complained and he immediately got one of his lads to remove them and hand torque them back up.
I was trying to get them off to replace the nuts damaged by an oaf (since sacked) using the rattle gun employed by this same place who quite willingly paid for replacement nuts.
When I had a Td5 I replaced the locknuts with standards so will do that again and buy a decent 3/4 drive socket and bar for the future.
AlanH.