Broken wheel stud and lug nut.

wstar · 04-07-2009, 05:27 PM

We should sticky something about this and change the title so that new owners see it, this is going to be an issue for a *lot* of people I bet.

I just got back from visiting the service manager at my dealer. I gave him the rundown about the broken wheel stud report here, and the differing locking nut part numbers available from Nissan. Sure enough, they've been putting the wrong lock nuts on all of their 370's, not just mine. He had three more on the showroom floor already equipped with the wrong ones. He's ordering a bunch of replacements for all his stock and for my car (and hopefully for anyone else that has purchased in the meantime, I didn't ask or think to until I got home).

He gave me some plain wheel nuts (of the correct type) to put on my car for now and offered to install them himself, but I said I'd do it when I got home.

He says Nissan never notified them about the availability (much less *requirement* apparently) of different lock nuts for the 370Z's wheels. They had never heard of the part before I walked in and told them to look it up. They've been using the same "standard" locknuts they use on every car. I think it's fair to assume a lot of dealers are going to be in the same clueless boat about this.

SoCal 370Z · 04-07-2009, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wstar

We should sticky something about this and change the title so that new owners see it...

We can call it: Launching Locking Lugs and What You Should Know by JoeyD!

semtex · 04-07-2009, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wstar

We should sticky something about this and change the title so that new owners see it, this is going to be an issue for a *lot* of people I bet.

I just got back from visiting the service manager at my dealer. I gave him the rundown about the broken wheel stud report here, and the differing locking nut part numbers available from Nissan. Sure enough, they've been putting the wrong lock nuts on all of their 370's, not just mine. He had three more on the showroom floor already equipped with the wrong ones. He's ordering a bunch of replacements for all his stock and for my car (and hopefully for anyone else that has purchased in the meantime, I didn't ask or think to until I got home).

He gave me some plain wheel nuts (of the correct type) to put on my car for now and offered to install them himself, but I said I'd do it when I got home.

He says Nissan never notified them about the availability (much less *requirement* apparently) of different lock nuts for the 370Z's wheels. They had never heard of the part before I walked in and told them to look it up. They've been using the same "standard" locknuts they use on every car. I think it's fair to assume a lot of dealers are going to be in the same clueless boat about this.

Speaking of clueless, you guys realize this all has been covered already in this thread, right? Wheels Locks

I warned everyone in that thread not to use Nissan's standard wheel locks, and supplied the McGard part number for the shank-style locks that do work (this was before Nissan caught up and started selling them under their own name). I've had them on my Z since January without issue.

SoCal 370Z · 04-07-2009, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by semtex

Speaking of clueless, you guys realize this all has been covered already in this thread, right? Wheels Locks

Well hell, as if I'm packing an AA-12 with FRAG-12 ammo!

04-07-2009, 05:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3595	We should sticky something about this and change the title so that new owners see it, this is going to be an issue for a lot of people I bet. I just got back from visiting the service manager at my dealer. I gave him the rundown about the broken wheel stud report here, and the differing locking nut part numbers available from Nissan. Sure enough, they've been putting the wrong lock nuts on all of their 370's, not just mine. He had three more on the showroom floor already equipped with the wrong ones. He's ordering a bunch of replacements for all his stock and for my car (and hopefully for anyone else that has purchased in the meantime, I didn't ask or think to until I got home). He gave me some plain wheel nuts (of the correct type) to put on my car for now and offered to install them himself, but I said I'd do it when I got home. He says Nissan never notified them about the availability (much less requirement apparently) of different lock nuts for the 370Z's wheels. They had never heard of the part before I walked in and told them to look it up. They've been using the same "standard" locknuts they use on every car. I think it's fair to assume a lot of dealers are going to be in the same clueless boat about this. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Car is broken-in.	AndreZ Cadena	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	33	07-07-2011 10:01 PM
BBS wheel website	ScooterN2	Wheels & Tires	1	04-29-2009 08:35 PM
Wheel fitment..	zeebra	Wheels & Tires	4	04-03-2009 11:08 AM
So you've Broken in your 370z where is your indicator set?	Asheth	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	6	02-24-2009 02:09 PM
Wheel Blowout!	BPAuto	Wheels & Tires	3	01-27-2009 02:14 PM