Locking Nut Key Snapped

[Wrightie-Nova]

The Locking Key Snapped As We Was Trying To Get The Last Wheel Off My Nova .. Im Now Unsure How To Get It Off As I Dont Wana Weld A Nut To It As It will mess the wheel up ive tryed bashin an 18mm socket over it but it just spins the outa caseing of the nut :/

[General Baxter]

i went to the local tyre shop, they charged me £5 to remove all 4 :)

[autoworksnovasport]

chisel the outer casing off then try a 17 on the nut itself

[L14MNP]

Sawzalli! lol lol lol

[scottish]

depending on the locking nut used if its a vauxhall nut go to your dealer and they will have a master set with about 30 lock keys you might just be lucky

[mowgli]

the old fashioned take the other 3 studs off & drive it round on private ground till it loosens has been known to work

but i'm still confused as to why you think that welding a nut onto the end will kill the wheel... you hold the nut in place & weld the inside of it onto the stud end. no weld should get near the alloy

[wwmnw]

I was looking for the thread of the guy that cut his wheel, cant find it though :(

[Gareth_C]

You can buy tools to remove them. lazer and snap on do them

[swedge]

I was looking for the thread of the guy that cut his wheel, cant find it though :(

Haha ive seen that wasn't it a vw

[L14MNP]

Sawzalli! lol lol lol


I was looking for the thread of the guy that cut his wheel, cant find it though :(

Always good for a l0l (http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2684546)

[Bubba]

lol always makes me laugh

[Wrightie-Nova]

Got a bigger prob now lol the socket is stuck on the stud lmfao ideas please! n please dont send me to them vw forums lmao f**k that :L

[mowgli]

is the stud on the hub or off it???

if it is on, then you need a seriously long bar, like a piece of scaffold then jump on it (remember to not use a ratchet)

if it is off, then you need a vice & a hammer & punch to knock it out

[autoworksnovasport]

You can buy tools to remove them. lazer and snap on do them

well theres two tool brands you dont see next to each other everydaylol

[AdamK]

lol at the cock on vw forum

[mowgli]

i always tell people to never use the windy gun on the locking wheel studs.... but unless i'm in the fitting bay, watching them, i can't guarantee it i am listened to....

[floydy13]

my moto at work is you can tighten the other 3/4/5 up as tight as you like but only nip the locker up. bloody things are more pain than there worth.

[mowgli]

so, who has ever actually had a set of wheels nicked???

[J8TRO]

If its now off the car heat it up and give it a whack. If its still on the car i'm stumped? The second response is the best advise, you need to remove the spinning casing

[floydy13]

i think the days of waking up in the morning and seeing your car on blocks are gone, people would sooner just nick the car