Alloy Lockable Wheel Nuts

[oldun]

I got my 2008 Yaris last November and I decided to fit mud flaps.

The two front went on OK as I did not have to remove the front wheels. One of the back mudflaps went on OK after some trouble trying to remove the lockable wheel bolt. I was unable to remove the other rear wheel as the adapter would not grip the nut. I have been going around for a few weeks with only three mud flaps fitted.

Last Friday I took the car to the local Toyota dealer and he said that the adapter used to undo the lockable nut had been overloaded and distorted and needed replacing. They then replaced all four lockable bolts and gave me a new adapter.

My questions are these.

Is this a fairly common problem of have I just been unlucky?

What is your procedure for fitting alloy wheels? Do you tighten the lockable bolt as much as the other three normal bolts?

Do you use a torque meter and, if so, what torque(s) do you use?

Thanks.

[PhilGee]

If the locking wheel nut tool is not located properly into the nut then yes, they can distort. Maybe just been unlucky. As for the torque setting, unsure of exact figure but it will be around 100NM torque and all 4 nuts at that torque.

[Raeman]

If the locking wheel nut tool is not located properly into the nut then yes, they can distort. Maybe just been unlucky. As for the torque setting, unsure of exact figure but it will be around 100NM torque and all 4 nuts at that torque.

I did the exact same thing a few yrs ago removing the wheels on my Golf. All my own fault as i hadn't pushed the lock bolt tool in far enough on one and bent the pins in it.

I allways find it best now to slightly hammer them in situ, incase there's any dirt which prevents them from sitting correctly.

Good luck. ;)

[Chris81]

oldun - the same thing happenned to me as some of Toyota's locking wheel nuts are rubbish and round off far too easily. Mine was like a star shape and the indentation where it fitted was only 1 or 2mm thick and it soon rounded off. I bought a replacement set which is a better shape but it's luck of the draw.

I've used Ford and Mcgard in the past and found them far superior (they don't look all dull and old like the Toyota ones too)

[Aamir2892]

If the locking wheel nut tool is not located properly into the nut then yes, they can distort. Maybe just been unlucky. As for the torque setting, unsure of exact figure but it will be around 100NM torque and all 4 nuts at that torque.

103NM to be exact.

[saucissegalette]

I got my 2008 Yaris last November and I decided to fit mud flaps.

The two front went on OK as I did not have to remove the front wheels. One of the back mudflaps went on OK after some trouble trying to remove the lockable wheel bolt. I was unable to remove the other rear wheel as the adapter would not grip the nut. I have been going around for a few weeks with only three mud flaps fitted.

Last Friday I took the car to the local Toyota dealer and he said that the adapter used to undo the lockable nut had been overloaded and distorted and needed replacing. They then replaced all four lockable bolts and gave me a new adapter.

My questions are these.

Is this a fairly common problem of have I just been unlucky?

What is your procedure for fitting alloy wheels? Do you tighten the lockable bolt as much as the other three normal bolts?

Do you use a torque meter and, if so, what torque(s) do you use?

I have just bought an Avensis and have a wobble on the steering wheel at around 60 mph so I thought I would get the wheels balanced. The garage can't get the security castelated nut as it has been rounded off. What do I do now? Will I have to have the wheel cut off and buy a new wheel or set of wheels? There is hardly anything for the tool to grip on at the best of times anyway.

Thanks.

[in_the_no]

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