Allow Wheel Nuts

[Azza]

Hi,

 

I was planning on replacing all of the wheel nuts on my 2013 C4 as they are looked a bit tired.  

 

However before I even looked into it, I was removing my wheels to give the inside a good clean and didn't put the locking wheel nut key on properly and snapped one of the nuts!  I therefore need to replace asap all 4 locking wheel nuts (so I am only using 1 removal key).

 

In your opinion, where is the best place to get these and should I be looking for specific measurements?

[paul.h]

If it is still under warranty you could try your Citroen dealer to see if they will replace them free. The nuts though should be hidden by the chrome plastic caps so if they do show any rust it would not be seen. You should also have the yellow plastic tool needed to pull off these caps. If these caps are not on your car then maybe when new the dealer did not fit them, we had to ask for them on our latest C4 and did not need to pay.

 

If the wheels have not been removed from the car since new then they may be rusted to the hubs and need knocking off - I have used a piece of wood against the inside of the tyre (not against the alloy wheel which would damage it) and hitting it with a large hammer. Once off the car the wheel/hub contact points should be cleaned up and a smear of copper grease applied so it can not happen again.

 

The wheel bolts should be tightened using a torque wrench to 100 Nm.

 

You could get new locking nuts from your dealer and then the car remains standard and uses the same size 17mm wrench/socket.