wheel nuts and loose caps

Jul 18, 2008 2 Replies

Why do the wheel nuts on my P38 have shiny metal caps (these are not locking nuts, just ordinary) and what am I supposed to do when one of them becomes so loose that it could easily fall off?


My Defender alloys have the same thing.

I always worried when torquing them up.

Some people like shiny things!

and what am I supposed to do when one of

Throw it away ... or leave it until it throws itself away.

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