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I have got ZEIT Alloys on my supra, ive never heard of them before and cant find anyone who supplies them, my problem is that i cant get them off!! there was no socket in the car when i got it, and the gap around the nuts is really thin!

Can anyone help me please

Adam

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I have got ZEIT Alloys on my supra, ive never heard of them before and cant find anyone who supplies them, my problem is that i cant get them off!! there was no socket in the car when i got it, and the gap around the nuts is really thin!

Can anyone help me please

Adam

 

Buy a socket set you cheap b@stard:d

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get a locking nut that doesnt fit in properly position it over the nut and hammer the hell out of it so it squashes into the bolt, worked for me when i couldnt get a few bolts off, the bolts were totally ruined though.

 

I personally would advise against this technique:blink:

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i have already ground down a 15mm that didnt go on, so i then tried a 16mm and that went on but just slipped round slightly, so i went in between and ground down a 5/8 and that still slipped!!!

Are there any companys out there who specialise in this sort of thing?

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It was just the bi-hexagonal sockets that i was using!!

if the 16mm was just slipping round shall i try it again with a ground down conventional hexagonal socket?

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if the 16mm was just slipping round shall i try it again with a ground down conventional hexagonal socket?

 

If you were using a bi-hexagonal socket of the right size then it wouldn't have slipped, 16mm must be too large.

 

See if you can measure the size of the nut, across the flats.

 

You'll have to use a conventional hex socket on any nuts that you've damaged.

 

If you get the right size you'll be confident that you can knock it on with a hammer and it will turn without causing any undue damage.

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