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Pissed me off, I just saw that one of the two hard acorn nuts that hold the hub cap on the R/R tire had sheared off, I think the roadside tire guy that replaced the flat tire a few months ago used the 300 lbs-fts torque wrench to put them on. I think he fractured the spot weld or whatever it is on the decorative acorn nut and the actual nut.

Its a freaking hub cap, not the wheel itself. The actual lug nuts are behind the hub cap. The damaged one is adjacent to the tire stem. Not a big deal and not structural, its a freaking hub cap. I'll order a new one, and it will probably cost me $20 with shipping, plus I don't have a lug wrench that big. So, I'll take it to my local friendly tire dealer who may replace it for a few bucks. Small stuff, but its a pretty nice looking Big Ass RV and I just spent $300 to have it washed and waxed. Rant over.
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