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adzer 29 July 2008 07:30 PM

REAR WHEEL STUCK ON........HELP
 
basically all my alloys was tight to get off and one of the rear ones i cant even get the bolts undone, its after market alloys that have that special nuts that fit into the bolt hole and you need a allen key shaped key to remove the nuts, mine are on so tight that the nuts have cracked around the edges and now the removal key keeps spinning in the hole.

anyone know how i could get these off?

M535I 29 July 2008 08:19 PM

god mate doesnt sound to good , can you get a bigger allen key in ? you might have to drill them off if you can ?

adzer 29 July 2008 09:03 PM

cant see that workin as it will just split the nut open further. i've tried a blow torch and shock and unlock spray to no success. the nut just keeps spliting open and my removal key spins

parmin 30 July 2008 07:20 AM

I had the same problem with some BK Racing alloys on my last impreza tried everything to get them off. The only way I could get mine off was to drill around each bolt hole until the wheel would come off then use large mole grips to take the nuts off. This does distroyed the alloy!!!

M535I 30 July 2008 07:36 AM

you might be able to get some reverse thread locking wheel nut remoovers if you have the room where the nut sits ?

silent running 31 July 2008 09:19 AM

I've never known those reverse thread things do anything but snap off in the hole you make, leaving a core of hardened steel right where you don't want it...

You could carefully drill every bolt out, but it would take some time that's for sure. I don't envy you. Or...weld a bit of metal bar onto the bit of the nut that you can get to and use that to lever it round? Might work.

andyxros 01 August 2008 12:11 AM

could try one of those sockets with the spring loaded pins in made for this sort of thing, the socket may be just big enough to go over your nut and pins will fill the allen hole while stoppin the nut from splitting more as it will open into the socket as thesocket will act as a sleeve?????????? just an idea

scoobynewbie72 01 August 2008 07:30 AM

any chance of a pic please to see what room etc you have to work with, might help.

adzer 01 August 2008 08:10 AM

i've got the whhel off now thanks guys but i have other problems lol look at the topic named grinding noise

mit 01 August 2008 01:28 PM

It doesn't stop with you does it! I've lost count of all the threads you've started with problems!

adzer 01 August 2008 05:45 PM

tell me about it lol

if the previous owner wasnt such a k**b the car wouldn't be in such a mess.


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