I decided I wanted to paint the callipers on the car yesterday, but when I tried to take the wheels off the 22mm wheel brace would not fit all of the wheel nuts, some fitted perfectly but at least half I could not get a 22mm socket or wheel brace on. I ended up having to by a small socket set from Halfords that had a 23mm socket included. Has any one else had a problem removing wheel nuts?

Do a search “swollen nuts” , a very common problem.
Mike. G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
V reg 2.5td P38 Rioja red 1999- 2006
53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
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do the search here on the forum and not on google as you will get a different answer there..  ... - .- -.




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you Sir

have swollen nuts , not a diagnosis anyone wants to hear but in reality not a big issue

it happens to us all in time

Stan

Mike. G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
V reg 2.5td P38 Rioja red 1999- 2006
53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
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yep, swollen nuts on mine, have changed them once, now resigned to the fact they take a 23mm socket not a 22, its a feature. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
FFRR 4.4 SDV8 Autobiography Santorini Black.
Fiat 500x 1.4 multiair Lounge 2015
2010 LR D4 Commercial 2.7 TDV6

I solved the problem by buying a set of solid nuts off eBay and they have been brilliant.
The galvanised coating tarnished to exactly the same silver as the wheels.
Sadly they don’t seem available now?
Mike. G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
V reg 2.5td P38 Rioja red 1999- 2006
53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic56162...tty+affair

Thanks for the replies guys, 23mm socket seems to do the job