Need to find Chrome Hub cover Lug nut cover with nut...

[Jim]

Have spent far too much time trying to find a replacement wheel cover holding nut with chrome cap for my '02 Freightliner chassis. One of them loosened up and fell off somewhere on the road.

It has 22.5" wheels and what I'm trying to find with no luck so far, is the chrome caps WITH the thin lug nut inside. They only hold the chrome hub cover in place, not the wheel. Here's a couple pictures...





The dimensions are 2" wide X 1 & 7/8" tall.

The nut is 1 & 5/8" wide X 1/2" thick with 16 TPI.

I haven't had any luck finding this part online and Freightliner has been difficult to contact this holiday week.

Anyone have a p/n and a source for this part? Those that do not seem to have it are Camping World, eBay, Amazon, and TrailerParts. But I'll take a link to any one of those retailers if anyone has it handy...

Maybe it's something I can find at a Flying J or Love's Truck Stop?

Thanks!

[JumboJet]

I stopped at Colaw RV Salvage near Joplin, Missouri and picked up a replacement for my 2003 Expedition.

[mike_brez]

Dicor

[WILDEBILL308]

Save the time and aggravation go follow the link I posted to Dicor. If it is a rear wheel make shure the stud extension is there.
Bill

[Jim]

vegasfoodguy wrote:


Wheel Masters in oregon, When I bought mine, they were $10.50 each.

Terry

Ah. Oregon is my home base, won't be back there until next August or so...Head into Mexico Tuesday morning and not enough time to get anything shipped to me here.

Thanks for the lead,Terry, I'll hang onto it.

[vegasfoodguy]

Jim@HiTek wrote:
Have spent far too much time trying to find a replacement wheel cover holding nut with chrome cap for my '02 Freightliner chassis. One of them loosened up and fell off somewhere on the road.

It has 22.5" wheels and what I'm trying to find with no luck so far, is the chrome caps WITH the thin lug nut inside. They only hold the chrome hub cover in place, not the wheel. Here's a couple pictures...





The dimensions are 2" wide X 1 & 7/8" tall.

The nut is 1 & 5/8" wide X 1/2" thick with 16 TPI.

I haven't had any luck finding this part online and Freightliner has been difficult to contact this holiday week.

Anyone have a p/n and a source for this part? Those that do not seem to have it are Camping World, eBay, Amazon, and TrailerParts. But I'll take a link to any one of those retailers if anyone has it handy...

Maybe it's something I can find at a Flying J or Love's Truck Stop?

Thanks!

Wheel Masters in oregon, When I bought mine, they were $10.50 each.

Terry

[JLG44]

It almost looks like the nut is stripped. check the stud as well to make sure it isnt stripped as well. The nut is separate from the chrome cover. Check tire shops, any truck shop or dealer for the nut. Chrome part can be purchased from most truck supply stores or truck stops

[Stranger]

Call Summit Racing 800-230-3030, ask for Presley, he's really good at Motor Home parts. He works Sun - Thur 930-600 Pacific.

[GPWayne]

(Winnebago, Destination DP, FreightLiner.)
I found that 1-9/16 fits perfectly. Bought socket at a master mechanic tool supply.
Makes checking oil filled hubs a snap. Had new tires installed and the guys had to use my socket for the wheel covers...strange?? Made sure they used my breaker bar not an impact wrench.(I don't carry a lug wrench....When it comes to tire change/repair, I call Good Sam.)

Just to be certain, take the covered nut with you to a tool supply.

I know you are looking for the cover...Good ideas on other posts.
But, 1-9/16m socket fits the nuts holding the wheel covers, with the nut covers installed. The wimpy tool supplied with some MH is not up to job.

[Passin_Thru]

Any truck supply will have them. We go through about a dozen a year on Class 8s.

[donkeydew]

les schwab carry them in the stores that do truck tires.

[mike_brez]

Try Here

[esyers]

Looks like the one I purchased from dicor. As referenced above, check their website. They have an online tool to find the proper jam nut if it's one of theirs.

[railtrailers]

We have a 2001 Freightliner with 22.5 wheels, 10 lugs.
On ours, the "nut" inside is a seperate item from the formed stainless dress cover. The cover pulls off with a rubber coated plier like gripper tool. The "nut" is torqued onto the stud over the official lug nut using a T handle tool which engages with two notches in the "nut". There are two such "nut" and cover assemblies at each of the four wheel positions. Not tightening the the "nut" sufficiently may be what allowed it to loosen up and fall off. You are looking for two seperate pieces plus the tool to install and remove the "nut".

Update: The T handle tool I use is similar to the "Phoenix PN205TOL" and is used to install and remove the "hex jam nut" as well as the "stud extender" which needs to be removed in order to remove the wheel from the hub.

[Big_Katuna]

I would also add that they are called wheel simulators.

Google that for better results.