MichaelRoder
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1997 Discovery I
Alloy wheels with stainless caps
I purchased new tires from Sears with the lifetime rotation and balancing. After a couple of times rotating the tires, Sears said it could not get the lugs off. In a hurry, I left and checked the next day. One lug was rounded and the tire lug wrench would not fit over any of the others. 27 mm is the spec size. A 1.25" (28.575 mm) would not fit on them. I was able to get a 1.25" (31.75 mm) impact socket on all except one (with a small sledge hammer for several) and broke them loose. I could not do anything with the rounded one.
I talked with Rovers North and $15+ RNX043 was the original equipment replacement. For $19, I could use the NRC7415 92 Range Rover solid lug nut. He also told me to use copper antiseize on the threads.
Questions:
1. Will the NRC7415 solid nut work with the Alloy wheel like the dealer said?
2. If so, will it look a lot different?
3, Is there a difference between the copper and the grey antiseize material?
4. Is this distortion of the RNX043 stainless cap of the common and is it caused only by over torqueing?
5. Are NRC7415 and RNX043 Rover part numbers? Another dealer said the original lug Rover part number was PRD50056 and it cost twice as much!
Thanks for any help for this newbie. I reckon that I will have to become experienced since the nearest dealers are 3 and 4 hours away (and are expensive).
1997 Discovery I
Alloy wheels with stainless caps
I purchased new tires from Sears with the lifetime rotation and balancing. After a couple of times rotating the tires, Sears said it could not get the lugs off. In a hurry, I left and checked the next day. One lug was rounded and the tire lug wrench would not fit over any of the others. 27 mm is the spec size. A 1.25" (28.575 mm) would not fit on them. I was able to get a 1.25" (31.75 mm) impact socket on all except one (with a small sledge hammer for several) and broke them loose. I could not do anything with the rounded one.
I talked with Rovers North and $15+ RNX043 was the original equipment replacement. For $19, I could use the NRC7415 92 Range Rover solid lug nut. He also told me to use copper antiseize on the threads.
Questions:
1. Will the NRC7415 solid nut work with the Alloy wheel like the dealer said?
2. If so, will it look a lot different?
3, Is there a difference between the copper and the grey antiseize material?
4. Is this distortion of the RNX043 stainless cap of the common and is it caused only by over torqueing?
5. Are NRC7415 and RNX043 Rover part numbers? Another dealer said the original lug Rover part number was PRD50056 and it cost twice as much!
Thanks for any help for this newbie. I reckon that I will have to become experienced since the nearest dealers are 3 and 4 hours away (and are expensive).