rob_g Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Does anyone in or around lowestoft have a key thing to undo the wheel nuts? as i didnt even give it a thought till i just went outside to strip my brake calipers down and grease them up, and realise that i cant even undo the normal 1's lol. and anyone got any easy ways of getting locking wheel nuts off? coz on my old car ir was easy, i just hammered a smaller socket over them. Any help would be great! Cheers rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 depends on the type of wheel but i have welded a nut to the face of them before to get them of;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_g Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 they are som sort of Work alloys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I've got the exact same problem and am going mad! I've tried the following garages: Kwik-Fit AA garage Greswolde Garage Wheelmania Dorridge Autos Plume Not a SINGLE one of them can get it off - nightmare! Looks like i'm stuck with a buckled alloy at the moment. I've bought some laser locking nut remover bolts with rounded thread but they're too large. This is stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 the stock heads are round with a flat head iirc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 I've bought some laser locking nut remover bolts with rounded thread but they're too large.Laser make 4(?) different sizes of those reverse thread thingies, I think. You could maybe ask these guys if they've sold to anyone near you:- http://www.lockingwheelnutremover.com What are the locking nuts like? My friendly local mechanic persuaded them off the GS by carefully chiselling off the loose sleeve and hammering on an impact socket which was slightly smaller than the diameter of the nut, so that it made its own flats. They were the round ones with three holes in the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_g Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 i dont know how to explain mine really, but they are set in, so instead of normally having a socket on the outside, you put somthing on the inside, il try and get a pic, that would be easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Like these? http://www.mitsubishi-fto.org/parts/wheels/i/tn_mcgard.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_g Posted September 19, 2006 Author Share Posted September 19, 2006 yeh their the how my locking nuts look (sort of) and the non locking 1's have a hexagon shape inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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