pyrophilus
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I have owned three mustangs since 2015, and I have NEVER had problems with any of my lug nuts.
Of course, I recently read on this forum about the famous Ford OEM lug nuts that have the "cap" over the regular nuts...
I thought to myself... "I really should ditch mine and get 1-piece gorillas or something similar"...
Then a voice in my head says, "You've had two other S550's and you took the lug nuts off a zillion times with ZERO problems... Stop wasting your money"
I think to myself, "But as I read the forum posts, the problem seems real... I think I should ditch them..."
The voice says, "You are wasting your money because you've NEVER had problems with previous Ford Lug Nuts..."
I then think to myself, "You know, you're probably right, what is the chance that it will happen to me???"
Of course, AFTER having this conversation in my head, I go out to remove the wheel, and... The socket just spins. The socket is stuck... After 30-40 minutes of gently hammering, and vice grips on the stuck deep socket, etc... I finally manage to take the socket off. The lug nut looks completely bulged, and I think the "cap" must have turned over the nut...
Now the problem is... Do I make an appointment with Ford (since Covid, it's been IMPOSSIBLE to get an appointment, everything is like 2-3 months wait) to bring it in, and then go through the hassle of trying to tell them that they should be covered by the 3/36 warranty, or is there an easier way to remove it? I think those "universal" sockets with the metal rods won't work as I think at this time the cap is probably freely rotating.
If I got one of those stuck lug nut removers (found one on amazon here: https://amzn.to/3x4FMsu), would it work, or would i just end up messing it up to the point where if I bring it dealer they will just laugh and tell me to go away (because I mangled them)???
As always, any suggestions are much appreciated.
It's dark now, I can go take a phot of the nut tomorrow morning.
Of course, I recently read on this forum about the famous Ford OEM lug nuts that have the "cap" over the regular nuts...
I thought to myself... "I really should ditch mine and get 1-piece gorillas or something similar"...
Then a voice in my head says, "You've had two other S550's and you took the lug nuts off a zillion times with ZERO problems... Stop wasting your money"
I think to myself, "But as I read the forum posts, the problem seems real... I think I should ditch them..."
The voice says, "You are wasting your money because you've NEVER had problems with previous Ford Lug Nuts..."
I then think to myself, "You know, you're probably right, what is the chance that it will happen to me???"
Of course, AFTER having this conversation in my head, I go out to remove the wheel, and... The socket just spins. The socket is stuck... After 30-40 minutes of gently hammering, and vice grips on the stuck deep socket, etc... I finally manage to take the socket off. The lug nut looks completely bulged, and I think the "cap" must have turned over the nut...
Now the problem is... Do I make an appointment with Ford (since Covid, it's been IMPOSSIBLE to get an appointment, everything is like 2-3 months wait) to bring it in, and then go through the hassle of trying to tell them that they should be covered by the 3/36 warranty, or is there an easier way to remove it? I think those "universal" sockets with the metal rods won't work as I think at this time the cap is probably freely rotating.
If I got one of those stuck lug nut removers (found one on amazon here: https://amzn.to/3x4FMsu), would it work, or would i just end up messing it up to the point where if I bring it dealer they will just laugh and tell me to go away (because I mangled them)???
As always, any suggestions are much appreciated.
It's dark now, I can go take a phot of the nut tomorrow morning.
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