Over my career, I have seen firsthand the damage that failed lug nuts and wheel studs can cause and the havoc they can wreak. Read along to learn about lug nut swelling, what to do if your lug ...
I over-tightened a lug nut on an alloy wheel. It seems to have pushed right through the alloy and is up against the metal on the other side. Is there a fix for this? The rest of the lug nuts are OK.
Porsche has announced a service campaign due to damage to the central wheel nut and the possibility of the wheel coming off while driving. It turns out that a certain batch of nuts is defective ...