How to remove locking wheel nuts (without the key/adaptor!)
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How to remove locking wheel nuts (without the key/adaptor!)
Guy at work has a Pug 307 with locking nuts on the front but no key/adaptor thingy. The tyres need changing but obviously he can't get them off.. Local dealer is quoting 2 hours labour...
Is there any way other than drilling?
Is there any way other than drilling?
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Originally Posted by Marin
Guy at work has a Pug 307 with locking nuts on the front but no key/adaptor thingy. The tyres need changing but obviously he can't get them off.. Local dealer is quoting 2 hours labour...
Is there any way other than drilling?
Is there any way other than drilling?
Let the dealer do it... at least this way, any damage to bearings, wheels will be covered by them...
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When I was working in the garage I bought a gator grip style socket. The socket had a solid outer ring with a set of hardened steel spring loaded pins in the centre that adapted themselves to the shape of the wheel nut but whatever you do, dont use a buzz gun, use it manually!
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At some body shops they have a set of sockets which screw onto the locking nut and when they can't screw on any more the locking nut starts to undo cos the tool has a reversed threded.
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2 Hours labour .
As Jim Royal would say "my ****"
On my last car i had no key so a local tyre fitter took them all of in ten mins tops with a socket and hammer. Cost me a fiver.
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As Jim Royal would say "my ****"
On my last car i had no key so a local tyre fitter took them all of in ten mins tops with a socket and hammer. Cost me a fiver.
Nik.
Originally Posted by Marin
Guy at work has a Pug 307 with locking nuts on the front but no key/adaptor thingy. The tyres need changing but obviously he can't get them off.. Local dealer is quoting 2 hours labour...
Is there any way other than drilling?
Is there any way other than drilling?
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Exactly why my local tyre fitter says locking wheel nuts are a waste of cash.
Thieve's can remove them in minutes.
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Thieve's can remove them in minutes.
Nik.
Originally Posted by The Rig
Hmm,all these stories doesnt favour for locking wheel nuts does it !!
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Locking nuts...
Do it with a socket mate...
did it on mine a couple of weeks ago....
i wanted to put on the EBC discs and pads on the front and back..
the locking wheel nuts were the crappy pin ones that were on it when i bought it...
changed the front o/s in about 20mins
come to do the front n/s and the pins just bent,tried for about an hour to do something with it to no avail....
in the end i took off the locking nut off the o/s and put it all back to standard..
tried to get another locking nut but as they were aftermarket couldn't source one...so i used an old socket ( just thrown it away as well as i thought i wouldn't need it again )
only takes a few minutes to do all 4..just take care thats all..an watch those alloys
new discs and pads are on the car now and i invested in some McGuard locking wheel nuts...much better quality and design...
Peppe.............
did it on mine a couple of weeks ago....
i wanted to put on the EBC discs and pads on the front and back..
the locking wheel nuts were the crappy pin ones that were on it when i bought it...
changed the front o/s in about 20mins
come to do the front n/s and the pins just bent,tried for about an hour to do something with it to no avail....
in the end i took off the locking nut off the o/s and put it all back to standard..
tried to get another locking nut but as they were aftermarket couldn't source one...so i used an old socket ( just thrown it away as well as i thought i wouldn't need it again )
only takes a few minutes to do all 4..just take care thats all..an watch those alloys
new discs and pads are on the car now and i invested in some McGuard locking wheel nuts...much better quality and design...
Peppe.............
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hammer and punch had mine off in 10 mins, agree they are not hard to get off without the socket but harder than normal wheel nuts which is the point..make it as hard for the scum as we can
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