Locking Wheel Nut Removal

[Guest HairyPlateEater]

Yep ... got the age old problem of one of my locking nuts refusing to budge (internal ridged part now becoming very rounded instead of notchy through trying)

 

Has anyone tried one of these for getting it out?

 

If so will it do the job? If not, any other sugestions as IT NEEDS TO COME OFF!!! :lol:

[mumof4]

Before i even clicked the link i was going to say that you need a reverse helix socket. :lol:

[Guest HairyPlateEater]

Sweet dude! One ordered and on its way! :16:

 

This forum rocks lol :lol:

[RADIOTWO]

Sweet dude! One ordered and on its way! :16:

 

This forum rocks lol :lol:

 

Hi HPE

 

The garage that I use, has a set of these devices. and he swares by them.

 

But just so it does not happen again Dont tighten with a Airgun or Torque wrench

 

 

Radiotwo

[Guest HairyPlateEater]

yeah ... i've never had this wheel off so must have been the muppet that had the car before me.

 

Many Thanks

 

Paul

[Vanbursta]

Those do the job really well. Kind of worrying that they are freely available for sale though, as anybody could buy one and nick your wheels, kind of defeats the object of the locking wheel nuts!

[anadin]

i dont normally do bodge :o , but if i did <_< , an old socket hammered onto locking nut, long bar for leveridge, bobs ur uncle , but if your flush :D buy the proper tool always best ;)

[Vanbursta]

Yeah but.... The wheel nuts are supposed to be put on with 140nm or approx 125 ft/lb thats quite tight and would probably shatter the socket, you might get away with it but it would be very dangerous!

[anadin]

Yeah but.... The wheel nuts are supposed to be put on with 140nm or approx 125 ft/lb thats quite tight and would probably shatter the socket, you might get away with it but it would be very dangerous!

 

yep definatly a bodge , long leveridge bar keep distance, as i said never done it <_<

[teresa]

oh geezzzzzzzzz dont remind me had everything done to mine.......... ended up having to take it a garage after a tyre specialist knackereed them cost me

[Guest HairyPlateEater]

i dont normally do bodge :o , but if i did <_< , an old socket hammered onto locking nut, long bar for leveridge, bobs ur uncle , but if your flush :D buy the proper tool always best ;)

 

Already tried the bodge approach! in too tight and rounding the bolt head! Hence the proper approach now needed!! lol

[anadin]

i dont normally do bodge :o , but if i did <_< , an old socket hammered onto locking nut, long bar for leveridge, bobs ur uncle , but if your flush :D buy the proper tool always best :D

 

Already tried the bodge approach! in too tight and rounding the bolt head! Hence the proper approach now needed!! lol

 

:D :o ;) :o

[Bigjeeze]

Before i even clicked the link i was going to say that you need a reverse helix socket. <_>

 

 

 

Blimey - Motor car DNA! Reverse helixes an all that

[Guest HairyPlateEater]

ah .. close but no cigar .... a double helix denotes individual deoxyribonucleic acid - whereas aparently a reverse helix will get your nuts off!! <_< Maybe they're closer than you think! lol

[PhilT]

Make sure you buy replacement lock nuts from accessory shop with a better patent than the cr@p Ford ones with a wiggly circle.

 

Phil.

[iainkirk]

ah .. close but no cigar .... a double helix denotes individual deoxyribonucleic acid - whereas aparently a reverse helix will get your nuts off!! <_< Maybe they're closer than you think! lol

 

My Galaxy was castrated ages ago!

 

The main problem is the cranked wheel nut spanner they supply with the car - a design fault if ever I saw one. They probably couldn't have designed a better angled tool for stripping the sides off the lock nut!

 

Mind you, my alloys are in such a 'standard' Galaxy condition (oops there goes another flake...), nobody is going to bother stealing them.

 

If they did however, I'd be over the moon!

[Guest HairyPlateEater]

Well ... went and bought the twin set from Halfrauds and ...... too big! smallest size was 21mm and I needed a 15mm!!

 

Took them to the local tyre place to see if there was anything they could do, but no joy! Called another couple of tyre places and they all suggested calling out AA. Called my breakdown cover place (Green Flag) and the local place that came out was only from round the corner. They couldn't do anything at the roadside so I followed them back to the garage. They set to work with various sockets and air tools, but to no avail! Eventually they resortedback to the locking nut key and the air gun. 200psi it took before it would move!!! Back of the packet for the locking nuts said maximum 90psi for tightening!!!

 

So ... locking nut removed, tyre repaired and a new NORMAL nut bought fron Frauds for