Lug nuts and bolts damaged

[Benj]

Can I have other users views on the attached pics of the bolts removed from an Expedition I hired in Iceland last week? I feel we avoided a potentially serious accident but don’t know enough to challenge the rental company!
Thank you in advance
Julie

 

[Benj]

* removed from rear wheel

 

[Hamfisted]

Replace the lugs and use some anti-seize on the threads if you drive on salt treated roads. It's hard to tell if the lug nuts were just over torqued ( 140 ft lbs ? ) or corrosion seized them up. The factory lug wrench is terrible for removing lug nuts. The torque is very high on the lug nuts and that cheap lug wrench puts very awkward leverage on the lug trying to remove the nut. Use either an air impact gun, or at least a cross shaped lug wrench, where you can put even leverage all the way around the lug nut and not shear off the lug. Use a large torque wrench capable of 140 ft lbs torque readings to re-install them.

20" Cross Lug Wrench at Amazon


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[JasonH]

Looks like they seized up due to corrosion, salt being the most likely culprit.

 

[Alwaysthinkin]

Pics sure don't give me a warm fuzzy feeling.