Jay Flight Anti Theft Lugs?

[Arn]

Brought my new Jay Flight home last week & had the dealer torque the wheels for me. I'm heading out tomorrow so I thought I'd re-torque them. I can get my 3/4" socket on 5 lug nuts on each wheel but there is one lug nut per wheel that is slightly bigger than 3/4" & slightly smaller than 13/16". Is this an anti theft thing & is there a special socket the dealer should have given me? Thanks.

[CavemanCharlie]

westend wrote:

deltabravo wrote:

CavemanCharlie wrote:
You will have to ask the dealer. Once you figure out the problem throw that one away.

Throw what away? Your statement is worded in a way that implies "throw the problem away" since the "problem" is the subject in the paragraph.

When I nod my head, hit it with a hammer.....:B

I meant that he will have to ask his dealer if it is a anti-theft lug nut. ( Which he did) And, if it is one (Which he found out it is not ) then he should remove it and throw it away. And, if it is just a stubborn lug nut (Which he found out that it is) Then he should remove it and then throw that lug nut away and get new ones. They are like 3 bucks apiece. (Approximately, I haven't bought one in awhile)

Although, my original statement was a little vague. I don't understand the confusion. Oh well.

[Mike_Up]

12 points are only good for 'perfect' nuts. 6 point sockets are universal.

[Arn]

I stopped in at the dealers on Saturday & he said they aren't anti theft, all 6 per wheel should be a 3/4" socket. I bought a 6 point socket because the 12 point that I had was pretty useless so I guess I'll hammer it on & use a drift or punch to get the lug nut out of the socket if need be. Thanks all.

[westend]

deltabravo wrote:

CavemanCharlie wrote:
You will have to ask the dealer. Once you figure out the problem throw that one away.

Throw what away? Your statement is worded in a way that implies "throw the problem away" since the "problem" is the subject in the paragraph.

When I nod my head, hit it with a hammer.....:B

[deltabravo]

CavemanCharlie wrote:
You will have to ask the dealer. Once you figure out the problem throw that one away.

Throw what away? Your statement is worded in a way that implies "throw the problem away" since the "problem" is the subject in the paragraph.

[opnspaces]

The common metric sizes for lug nuts are 19 and 21 mm. I would guess though that you have lug nuts with cheap chrome sleeves on them like Huntindog stated.

[hawkeye-08]

I have successfully removed this type of lug nut by pounding the socket on and then removing it. Sometimes had to use punch to drive the lug nut out of the socket after getting it off the vehicle.

[Huntindog]

What you probably have is a type of lug nut that has a thin chrome metal cover on it. These tend to get distorted in use and cause the problem you describe.... There are better chrome nuts available that are chromed without this cover.
If this is the problem, I suggest replacing them all now. They will one by one cause problems down the road.
Nothing worse than a flat, and not being able to get the tire off because of this.

[tatest]

An anti-theft nut is usually rounded (so no hex socket works) and is turned by a special socket that engages a grooved pattern on the face of the nut.

[CavemanCharlie]

You will have to ask the dealer. Once you figure out the problem throw that one away.

[Arn]

Mandalay Parr wrote:
Could it be metric?

I tried 19mm which was a bit small so i need to try a 20mm which I don't have. Hoping the dealer has a special socket that fits.

[Mandalay_Parr]

Could it be metric?