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Jared
| | Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 03:07 pm: | 
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I just purchased a 95 Disco, and I've been wondering about the lugnuts / spare tire.
The lugnuts are huge, about 1 1/4 inch. Are these just covers on the lugnuts? If so, how do you remove them? The nuts on the spare are about 1 inch as well.
Just a FYI, my Disco didnt have the tire iron under the back seat like it should, just an empty velcro strap.
Thanks for the help, sorry for being LR newbish.
-Jared |
Al Oliveira (Offroaddisco)
| | Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 03:14 pm: |
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That's the lug nut itself.
Welcome to the club.  |
Bill Bettridge (Billb)
| | Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 03:15 pm: |
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Jared,
lug nuts are 1 1/16" - no those covers are not supposed to be removed - sometimes they get deformed from too many tire shop monkeys with 400 ft lb air guns, but other than that, they are good to go as is.
The nuts on the spare are also 1 1/16", but are NOT meant for use on an axle.
Buy your self a 1/2" x 20" breaker bar and a deep socket to carry in the truck - it will come in handy in the future.
Bill |
Jared Schnelle (Jared)
| | Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 03:24 pm: |
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Thanks for the quick response. I only had 1 flat tire while driving in my previous car *knock on wood*. However, I'd hate to be stranded out in the middle of nowhere with a spare tire on the back of the car just mocking me.
Thanks again,
Jared |
muskyman
| | Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 03:38 pm: |
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check the pocket on the back of the front passenger seat for the tire iron and wheel lock I think I lest it there for you. |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 03:52 pm: |
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if you can score some, old range rover lug nuts are SOLID metal, no caps and are 1-1/16 or 27mm...
much nicer and dont get deformated like the permenently capped disco ones do.
i have heard that the disco ones rattle if they start to get loose and alert the driver... have heard this a few times. i guess thats one reason to keep them
rd |
Bill Bettridge (Billb)
| | Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 04:02 pm: |
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Musky - you out of the Disco club??? What's up....
Bill |
Dee Cantrell (Discodad)
| | Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 06:34 pm: |
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Thats the way to go get a set of the old RR ones... Several places in the UK can get you new ones... Rattle to alert the driver like one more rattle and squeek will alert me... LOL Rob |
Brian Dickens (Bri)
| | Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 07:40 pm: |
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The RR ones fit disco alloys? |
Clif Ashley (Cta586)
| | Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 09:17 pm: |
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Yeah they do |
Jared Schnelle (Jared)
| | Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 10:26 pm: |
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The rear nuts (holding the spare on) are 1 1/16". However, the 1 1/16" socket wont fit on the actual lugnuts. I have to use a 1 1/8".
Fancy that. |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 10:59 pm: |
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dee, my 13 year old range rover is rattle free,,, it blows me away how solid the truck still is.
rd |
Dee
| | Posted on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 11:27 pm: |
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ROB, you just aint dove it hard enough if its rattle free.. LOL
My Disco had many rattles when i bought it most were due to the rotted out woodheads and bent trailing arm. My old 88 RRC did a bit of a rattle untill i replace all the bushes. But dam that pig leaked oil and coolant
Hopefully the money pit will be up by next weekend. I found a donor engine for the Piston i needed... |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 24, 2002 - 10:05 am: |
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good news, i found a small leak, my truck is a rover after all.. seems degreesing the area after the PS box install cleaned it up.
i never noticed because of the continuos pissing happening from that box. about 1/3 a teaspoon of motor oil a day, just enough to make me know there is some in their.
rd |
Dee
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 24, 2002 - 11:34 am: |
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LOL, Mine developed a rear sump pan leak just sitting there up on Jacks.. LOL.. Hows the new box working out? |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 24, 2002 - 11:59 am: |
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so far so good, it feels slightly tighter than the old ones. i love the improvements they made, i can see now that the problematic seal at the bottom where the splines are has been made internal.
rd |
Jroc (Jroc)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 24, 2002 - 12:16 pm: |
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The cover on the disco lug nuts is one of my pet peeves with these trucks. On a hot summer day they swell up to the point that it can be impossible to get a socket on. I've had to bang a socket on with a mallet, not a rubber mallet, and on a few occasions even that wouldn't work. swap them suckers out before you get yourself into a situation like this. Nathan has solid lugs for these trucks that don't stand out on the alloys. Remember, swollen nuts is NEVER good!................Get it dirty! |
muskyman
| | Posted on Friday, September 27, 2002 - 11:43 am: |
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"Musky - you out of the Disco club??? What's up....
Bill "
no deffinetly not, actually looking to get another.
I have checked out a bunch of used ones and I keep comming across the tire-iron and the spare security key togather in the pouch on the front passenger seat, as was mine when I bought it used.
just thought I'd play swammi the psychic and tell jared to find his |
Bill Bettridge (Billb)
| | Posted on Friday, September 27, 2002 - 12:48 pm: |
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Ok - you had me worried - seems everyone's selling lately - guess that makes it a buyers market.
At the price lately, hell you might as well buy a couple!
Bill |
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