Hi All,

As above, just been changing my nuts for shiny new ones and 1 of the old steel/chromed internal drives has split - it went when I put it on last week so can't be that tight - but the internal drive socket won't touch it now - slightly too large with the side split

Any tips ?????? Please

 

Think ill be more carefull with mine from now on then
Could you weld another nut to it or something

 

Spot weld the adaptor onto the wheel nut, internal wheel nuts are prone to fractures if torqued over 90NM (67 Ib/ft). External wheel nuts are stronger as the force is displaced over a greater surface area.

 

Yeah - welding would/should do it, worried about the wheel though, would a chemical metal type compound join the internal socket enough to loosen it, I wonder, or could I split it further - to "un-wind" it off ?

Wanted to get a torque wrench - just for this type of job !!

 

At last - got this little blighter off !!!!! I tapped the edges - where it had split in 2 places, with a flat blade, putting it more or less back into shape, took a deep breath and "Hammered" a 19mm socket over the nut, thank god it bit and the nut wound off !!!! Happy day

 

Spot on matey

 

I don't know you Neeef boys and your caveman ways!

Well done though Simon.

 

Had to chisel my locking wheel nuts off as I lost the key thingy

 

If in doubt wack it out - seriously though, if I had done this first, then it would it would have come out with no damage at all !!! I got a few tool marks now from the previous attempt Thanks to Rich for the lend of the removing tool - shame the collar was bigger than the hole as I think that would have worked too

 

sounds daft but if they are the standard subaru ones you could try a local meet to see if anyone has the same locks

 

After market mate, not daft and needs must