As above



any ideas to getting the locker of the wheel ?????????????????

 

hammer a old socket on or buy a reverse thread socket

 

As bob5 said just hammer an old one on that is 1 size to small and should come off.

 

dont like the hammer a socket on method,just had a quick look at the reverse thrae sockets.
dont look a bad idea.

was thinking of grinding down the one i have.
and trying that ??

 

i've had that problem twice on my previous car - both times just took it to the local tyre shop - they're used to these problems and will have it off in 2 mins. Both times they didn't charge me anything so i gave the helpful chap a tenner for his pocket and went away pleased that i could get my wheels off

 

Hammer socket on works a treat... Won't damage your alloy if your a good shot with the hammer...
Worked everytime for me...

 

not enogh of the locker to get a socket on.

tried the hammer and chisel and that was a no go.

so it looks like i will have to get it drilled out.

 

Hi mate
i have just the tool for this,a proper nut removal socket with a very course left hand thread inside,place over nut and as you undo ie anti-clockwise the nut actualy tightens on the offending broken nut,20 secs it will be off if you need to borrow it mate will post down to ya but need it back
let us know mate.

 

cheers for the offer mate.
would it be the right size??

rather than borrow one i might just aswell buy one.
what make etc is yours ??

cheers craig

 

if you still have some of the nut left to get a tool on then HalFrauds sell a socket tool that can be used for removing them.
They used to be between £15 and £20.

 

what size do you think i need ??

 

just brought some from halfords for £16.00 deliverd next day.

 

just had excatly the same bother on my typeR, with locking wheels nuts

tryed every removal tool on the market and nothing worked

ended off having to drill studs out, and it was a total nightmare, took 3 hours per stud (had 3 seized on)

 

I had this. Tried the special sockets etc, heating it up and so on. Ended up having to drill the stud out.

 

If you are buying the reverse thread socket set, best to buy from motor factors as it will be cheaper.

The make was "Laser" iirc.

 

orderd one from halfords.should get it tmoz.

 

PM sent

 

if its the Halfrauds branded one, even though its made by Laser it has Halfrauds lifetime warranty. The better one is the type that acts like the old "gaitor grip" hex pin socket.

 

brought this one

 

That should do it mate got mine through snap-on but almost identical to this,i had tried most other things being a mechanic at landrover had the pick of most tools but didnt want to damage alloys as they were 19" superleggas so mega expensive wanted them off to fit new inovit alloys in anthracte 18" and this tool worked spot on,hope all goes well for ya blue.

 

Not wishing to be a doom monger, but as i said in your other post, i had the exact same locking nuts and the reverse thread device was just too big to fit past the alloys and over the locking nut with enough purchase to pull it out. Perhaps on your alloys it may be different, but on the 17! subaru alloys there is a wheel recess that the nut will not pass!!

@d

 

ive got 17" p1 oz's on.

will try it no harm.
atleast i will have the sockets just incase it ever happens again.