Stripped lug nut on '24 Maverick

[Milous]

13/16" socket works perfect on my XLT (13/16=20.63mm)

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[Hot Runr Guy]

Agree in spirit but Maverick's have 21mm, not 19.

On new, non-swelled Ford lug nuts, 13/16" (.8125") actually fits better than 21mm (.8267"). My Klein Tools 3/4"-13/16" flip socket.

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[Techcar]

Some of the battery impact guns will struggle with the lug nuts on these trucks as they torgue at 140 lb-ft. And could be more from the factory .

 

[Master Blaster]

Agree in spirit but Maverick's have 21mm, not 19.

Oops, you're correct. I was looking at the socket for my Fusion, not the one for the Mav. Sorry!

 

[Mavtremor24]

Don't the Ford lug nuts have a trim cap over the actual nut?

I've heard that recently on this or another forum, and I've also run into it "out in the wild" when i stopped to a few years ago to help an older woman in a Lincoln that had a flat - the nut was on tight and the outer cap cracked as i tried to loosen it. The actual lug nut underneath was a smaller size, and the factory wrench would not fit the nut underneath. I had to jam parts of the cracked cover cap into the wrench to get a grip on the nut.

I had never run into that issue before, but I'd never changed a tire on a Ford before.

The forum post recommended removing the factory nuts and replacing them with solid steel nuts with the same size.

This is exactly the problem...I just did brakes on my wife's 17 navigator and it had the dumb chrome covers on the lugs and they just spun..a 45 min to hr job turned into a 6 hour job

 

[Palindrome]

Agree in spirit but Maverick's have 21mm, not 19.

On my 2022 EB a 13/16” fits snugger than a 21mm socket

 

[Oofty Goofty]

I think Mr. Nascar forgot to losen the nuts from the bolts with a breaker bar first, then speed remove the nuts. Using an impact wrench on these soft threaded bolts is asking for a shredded bolt thread. What I do is:

While the car/truck is on the ground, with the weight of the truck on all for wheels is get a good old fashioned breaker bar and losen all the bolts. A breaker bar allows one to use their own weight to losen the tightest of bolts. The weight of the truck also keeps the bolts secure and in place as the nut is loosened.

Then I use my powered wrench to remove the nuts, and again, I rotate to each nut a little at a time till they are sufficiently loose. THEN I raise the car/truck, hand loosen the nuts and I am done.

I learned this the hard way!

Using an impact wrench on correctly torqued wheel nuts won't "shred" any "bolts". That nut was cross-threaded and rammed home at the factory. That, or the roadside tech used the wrong socket and rounded off the nut.

 

[trumpet77]

Just thinking out loud, the full size spare is an extra option on Mavericks?

 

[RLmesc]

I think Mr. Nascar forgot to losen the nuts from the bolts with a breaker bar first, then speed remove the nuts. Using an impact wrench on these soft threaded bolts is asking for a shredded bolt thread. What I do is:

While the car/truck is on the ground, with the weight of the truck on all for wheels is get a good old fashioned breaker bar and losen all the bolts. A breaker bar allows one to use their own weight to losen the tightest of bolts. The weight of the truck also keeps the bolts secure and in place as the nut is loosened.

Then I use my powered wrench to remove the nuts, and again, I rotate to each nut a little at a time till they are sufficiently loose. THEN I raise the car/truck, hand loosen the nuts and I am done.

I learned this the hard way!

Yes, what Curtis said is the proper way to remove a wheel. The OEM lugs suck and I have replaced all of them with solid lugs.

 

[CurtisB]

Yes, what Curtis said is the proper way to remove a wheel. The OEM lugs suck and I have replaced all of them with solid lugs.

I had to replace 5 shredded studs doing this wrong!!

 

[Bwicka]

Yes our lugs are put on at 140-150 ft/lbs of factory torque . Because our trucks have larger 14mm studs .Breaker bar with 21mm and then use battery gun if no air gun around . Or a proper 1/2” air or electric , fully charged will break them ( not a rigid ,ryobi or harbor freight gun)

 

[RLmesc]

I had to replace 5 shredded studs doing this wrong!!

Damn! I use a torque wrench to break the lugs free by hand. I do all five then use a battery hammer drill to buzz them off after lifting the vehicle and to buzz them back on, then torque them to the recommended number. I am a Porsche race tech and scrutineer. We only put racing wheels on to 96-98 Foot pounds. I was shocked to see ford recommended 140-150, heck Newer Lotus track cars are at 74-78 fp (they have an odd size lug to slow mechanics down and make them contemplate “why” before cranking the lugs on too tight)

 

[CurtisB]

Damn! I use a torque wrench to break the lugs free by hand. I do all five then use a battery hammer drill to buzz them off after lifting the vehicle and to buzz them back on, then torque them to the recommended number. I am a Porsche race tech and scrutineer. We only put racing wheels on to 96-98 Foot pounds. I was shocked to see ford recommended 140-150, heck Newer Lotus track cars are at 74-78 fp (they have an odd size lug to slow mechanics down and make them contemplate “why” before cranking the lugs on too tight)

Whenever I get new tires, the idiots at your local tire shop always over tighten the lugs.

 

[Rlward]

Couldn't get it off? Sounds crossthreaded, not stripped.

Yes a breaker bar will remove it but you will need a new bolt. Did this a couple of times for my CR-V. Not cheap but.

 

[Heavyt100]

So the end of my story ... had the truck towed to the dealer on Thursday.

They said they'd call me when it was ready.

I never heard from them on Friday, so I called on Monday.

They apologized profusely and said they'd get right back to me.

Bottom line: The lugs were not stripped, but were overtightened at the factory .

They recommended leaving the plug in, since it was holding air.

They didn't charge me, so it all worked out.


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