My wheels won't come off

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Originally Posted by Slunnie

Yeah, I think it has a lot to do with mud and grit getting into the spiggot area on the hub causing the wheel to lock on. Mine have always jiggled off though. It's probably good practice to clean the spiggot with a brush and particularly at the very bottom where it meets the wheel mating surface.

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Oxidisation having the alloy and steel hubs together;)

Allright, i know you all had sleepless nights in wonderment, loose nuts, small drive, got them off..only thing killed was 1 x lock nut & 1 x socket used to get said lock nut off when it stripped the little stupid round locking pin thingo's, then needed said socket bashed onto stuffed lock nut to get that off.

Why could'nt land rover design a lock nut key and lock nut with square pins so they don't round off?

thanks for the tips, all sorted now!

Ray

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Originally Posted by Rayngie

loose nuts, small drive,

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yeah ...can be a problem ...

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Originally Posted by Rayngie

It's all about preserving the muddies for when they are actually in mud, not much of that between Manly and Camperdown!, they have to come off!

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I dunno about that, you can have it sprayed on in Mosman:p:p

Oh BTW toss those bloody lock nuts too buggery, bloody mongrels of things they are:twisted:

Baz.

I dunno about that, you can have it sprayed on in Mosman:p:p


I always thought it was a 'crystal car wash' place, now that i think of it, i have seen cars go in clean and come out dirty.....

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Originally Posted by rovercare

Oxidisation having the alloy and steel hubs together;)

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Perhaps and that also. ;)

Clean the mating surfaces, studs, and nuts and apply a good coating of Loctite anti-seize to them all before reinstalling. Don't use copper base anti-seize on aluminium, use silver or nickel base.

I ditched the lock nuts after getting a flat in the bush and trying to get the lock nut off it rounded off,not a very good design lucky I had a pair of vice grips to get it off

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Originally Posted by Redback

I dunno about that, you can have it sprayed on in Mosman:p:p

Baz.

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Hey!!!!!!:censored::banban:

Well you're probably right. I think I have the only proper muddy 4x4 in Mosman. Well I assume that's what the funny looks are for.:(

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Originally Posted by gorby

Hey!!!!!!:censored::banban:

Well you're probably right. I think I have the only proper muddy 4x4 in Mosman. Well I assume that's what the funny looks are for.:(

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Ah, Mosman, my former home.

Very few real 4wds there, can't see 'em for all the X5s, Touraegs, Cayennes, Benzes and Audis:D:D:D

Military Road is pretty nuts these days, gorby...

GQ