I just rotated the tires on my f150 Sunday and discovered my lug nuts are swollen. It's a Ford thing, they used chrome covers on the lug nuts but the actual nut inside rusts and swells.

Jun 5, 2023 · Firestone says I have “swollen lug nuts.” I smell bullshit. 2016 mustang with 110,000 miles. I’ve worked on my cars since I’ve been able to drive and have done most repairs I can do at home on …

Swollen lug nuts??? What kind of joke is it that the stealership says all 20 of my lug nuts are swollen and need replacing? Weird that when my rotors and brakes were replaced less than a month ago they …

Oct 4, 2021 · Swollen lug nuts? Discount tire informed me they some of my lug nuts were swollen when I brought my vehicle in for a rotation. My lug nut wrench fits fine on all lug nuts. Are they just trying to …

Sep 16, 2021 · The lug nuts do swell. Not sure if it has anything to do with overtightening, but I bought a set of used TSS wheels and they came with the oem lug nuts to put on my truck. Half the lugs were …

Dec 23, 2021 · They’re a 2 part lug nut the cap is thinner steel that sits over a cast lug nut. Over time with heat cycles cause the outer caps swells up and you have to hammer the socket on to remove …

Jun 10, 2023 · Yes, this is a thing, unfortunately. Ford started using 2-piece lugnuts years back, and the outer shell swells up so your lugwrench won't fit, anymore, which means that you could be stuck on …

I’ve worked at a discount tire as a service coordinator and swelled up lugs are a common thing on some car brands. Toyota while more uncommon does suffer from swelling lugs. Swelling occurs when the …

I know swollen lug nuts are a thing and it is a design flaw that IMO should be covered by Ford. That BS aside. Dealer is saying the nuts alone are like $154 + Labor = $346.27! that seems high to me, am I …

Toyota has the same problem with their lug nuts. How this is allowed is beyond me. Lugnuts are mission and safety critical. Every tire swap is a nightmare finding a socket that will fit over the covering. Once …