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7.3
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $50
- Average Mileage:
- 78,800 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 3 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- buy new lug nuts or get larger lug wrench (2 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
wheels / hubs problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
What are you doing this very moment? Have you looked at your lug nuts lately? Have you REALLY looked at them? Tried to take one off?
When you have a flat tire is NOT the time to learn that Ford is knowingly putting subpar lug nuts on your vehicle. You want to swap out your lug nuts ASAP with a lug nut that you can dependably remove in an emergency.
To elaborate -- Ford uses a multi-layered design to save money when manufacturing the lug nut. It's a dull metal nut surrounded by a thin, shiny, chrome shroud. Think of it as a veneer. But instead of bonding that veneer to the surface of the lug nut, there's a pocket of air between there.
After a few years of regular tire rotations, you find that the outer coating starts to dent, deform, and swell. Eventually, it's impossible to remove the lug with a nominal wrench.
Go buy yourself two things: (1) a nice shiny set of lug nuts (Thread is M12x1.5). You'll need twenty (20) nuts total among all four (4) wheels. (2) a tool called a lug nut flip socket. It's sized 0.5mm larger than your standard socket to fit over the swollen nuts.
What are you waiting for? Go swap these now!
Total cost for repair at home was $50, including the nuts, the tool, and shipping.
- Ken S., Newburgh, IN, US