Wheel stud washers for LH?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Greg Houston, Jul 1, 2006.

  1. Greg Houston

    Greg Houston Guest

    While I had a wheel off to fix a scraping/squeaking noise, I noticed
    that some lug nut studs had a washer under the wheel and some did not.

    Flash back a few years to when the dealer rotated my tires. Since then
    whenever I torque the lugnuts to spec, some are quite jerky when being
    torqued to spec, others are fine. I now think this is because these
    washers are missing from some studs.

    I looked through my LH parts book but couldn't find these, either
    under Wheels (which includes lugnuts) or Brakes (which includes studs).
    Does anyone know what I'm talking about or the part number?

    Also, what is a good place to order Chrysler parts online from these
    days? Being able get a description and price when you type in a part
    number is extremely helpful.

    Thanks!
    Greg (99 Intrepid.)
     
    Greg Houston, Jul 1, 2006
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  2. Greg Houston

    Bill Putney Guest

    Greg,

    Those are put on at the factory to hold the rotors on during assembly -
    two per wheel. They are totally not needed. The first time the rotors
    are removed, they should simply be discarded.

    I know what you mean about jerky lugnuts. I know it does that with my
    aftermarket wheels - I just assumed it is the nature of aluminum.

    www.chryslerpartsdirect.com has a good drill down parts lookup system as
    do some others. Not everything will come up by drilling down, but if
    you have part numbers to type in, I believe everything willl come up
    that way. If you see some P/N's that start with a zero, leave the
    leading zero off - otherwise it will not recognize the number.

    Bill Putney
    (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
    address with the letter 'x')
     
    Bill Putney, Jul 1, 2006
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  3. Greg Houston

    Greg Houston Guest

    Ahh, that solves the mystery and explains the lack of a part number.
    Thanks!
    Thanks, I'll give that a try. If I can find a little bottle of touch up
    paint - Bright Platinum, I'll be excited. :) I don't think Chrysler
    has used that color since 2000 or so.
     
    Greg Houston, Jul 1, 2006
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