lost locking wheel nut key................help needed despetately
21 July 2006, 10:57 AM
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lost locking wheel nut key................help needed despetately
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my son had mashed his key and he cant get his wheel off the car. the car is a Ford and here is a pic of the locking nut....
can anyone suggest what to do as the car needs MOT and the wheel wont come off
my son had mashed his key and he cant get his wheel off the car. the car is a Ford and here is a pic of the locking nut....
can anyone suggest what to do as the car needs MOT and the wheel wont come off
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21 July 2006, 11:08 AM
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you could try getting hold of a bigger nut and smashing this on - that will give you something to get a grip on
You may need to roughly shape the existing one with a chisel to give you a tigher fit
Plenty of WD-40 on it as well
good luck!
You may need to roughly shape the existing one with a chisel to give you a tigher fit
Plenty of WD-40 on it as well
good luck!
21 July 2006, 11:08 AM
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21 July 2006, 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
my son had mashed his key and he cant get his wheel off the car. the car is a Ford and here is a pic of the locking nut....[/IMG]
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21 July 2006, 11:36 AM
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Most garages will have removal tools, though these destroy the locking nuts so he'd have to buy a new set. I had to do this with my P1 on day 2 of ownership after the main stealer forgot to put the key back in the tool pouch after doing the pre delivery service.
Other way is to order a new key if you still have the code that came with the original key, but this will probably take ages.
Other way is to order a new key if you still have the code that came with the original key, but this will probably take ages.
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21 July 2006, 12:15 PM
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Go to a professional first and cut out all the swearing and bashed knuckles that the other solutions will cause before you admit failure and end up going to a professional and end up paying more because it's well and truly buggered 
21 July 2006, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Suresh
Go to a professional first and cut out all the swearing and bashed knuckles that the other solutions will cause before you admit failure and end up going to a professional and end up paying more because it's well and truly buggered
21 July 2006, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Spoon
There is no such thing as a professional locking wheelnut remover.
21 July 2006, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by lightning101
You've never lived on the mean streets of liverpool
21 July 2006, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by lightning101
OK spoon, well she could interupt them half way through steeling the wheels 
How can half-way be one nut? Come on, tell me!!
21 July 2006, 12:38 PM
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I'm not having this.
Not even Liverpools finest would remove A wheelnut as a profession.
Removing all of the nuts AND the wheels is another matter.
Not even Liverpools finest would remove A wheelnut as a profession.
Removing all of the nuts AND the wheels is another matter.
21 July 2006, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by sarasquares
i think they have been promoted cos they will remove the whole car for nothing now
Sorted I'd say.