Guest Jam Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 P1ssed off. Found that my tyre was flat today so went to kwik fit to get a new one. Gave the dude my locking nut key and decided that they had no tyres. Gave me it back (i think) and last i seen of it. Does anyone have any good methods of safely removing the lock nut? I have no security codes in the McGard packet so i think im goosed for a new one! The Nut is female so i cant drill it. Would be hard to drill the side of it and split it beacause the alloy would be in severe danger of gettin even more goosed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffers Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Mate... Have a word with McGard ([email protected]) and see if they can suggest anything before you do anything major. They might know a UK distributor who has the tools to get them off. There is a company down here in the North West that can remove them so there will hopefully be one up there for you mate. Good luck... Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jam Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 ive heard the dreaded halfords sell a tool for it. but im betting its sh1te! I was going to email McGard but wasnt sure they could help me. Ill drop them a line and see whats on offer! Thanks Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffers Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 ive heard the dreaded halfords sell a tool for it. but im betting its sh1te! I was going to email McGard but wasnt sure they could help me. Ill drop them a line and see whats on offer! Thanks Paul Got to be worth a try mate! They are obviously not going to suggest ways to remove them (no sh1t!) but I'm sure they will be able to give you a list of distributors up North. As long as you can prove the car is yours and everything is legit then I think you'll be okay! Just bought a set myself and am carrying the removal tool around with me as I'm paranoid about leaving it in the Soop! Need a great hiding place in the car for it! Any good suggestions? Good luck! Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jam Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Glue it to the wheel mate! lol Nah not sure how about on your keys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffers Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 Glue it to the wheel mate! lol Nah not sure how about on your keys? Like it! Its a big heavy feckin' thing! I'll think of somewhere! Cheers! Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absz Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 iv'e removed locking nuts on a few cars now, i use a impact socket which is one size smaller than the nut and hammer it on.some locking nuts have a tin type cap over them which has to be removed first. i also have the locking nut removing kit but it never works on quality nuts. have not failed yet on removing wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jam Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 its a nut i have not a Hex head bolt. You know how to remove them? they are McGard Nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absz Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 its a nut i have not a Hex head bolt. You know how to remove them? they are McGard Nuts nuts/bolts rounded pin types etc all the same principle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jam Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 There is no way i can get a socket on it though. Think ill need to get onto a milling machine at work and make a little device to get the feckers off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absz Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 i take it you have the j-spec market wheel then with a smaller diameter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jam Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 no its actually a honda civic that they are stuck on! Team Dynamic alloys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jam Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 With the amount of garages in aberdeen you would think at least one of them would manage. Im gettin really pissed and frustrated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uksupra Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 place the socket on an extension bar... place over the end of the locking nut and whack the fcuker with a hammer... the locking wheel nuts are made of a very soft alloy that will give way to the hard steel socket eventually the socket will embed itself onto the locking nut which should then be able to be removed wioth a normal ratchet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredm Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Check out a local tyre supplier, kwikfit, ats, national tyres that sort of place. They should have a Locking Wheel Nut Remover Kit. I can't remember the name of it now (I think it is made by Taskmaster) but I have used it myself a couple of times. It claims to be able to remove ANY design of locking wheel nut. It works a treat though it does ruin the nut itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Rendar Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Check out a local tyre supplier, kwikfit, ats, national tyres that sort of place. Definitely. When I bought my Supe, the guy couldn't find the locking nut key. I completely forgot until my rear pads completely wore out and started scraping the discs. Fortunately I was passing KwikFit at the time so I pulled in. Then I remembered... No locking nut key. D'oh!! But KwikFit removed them pretty quickly. One nut was a problem, but the rest came off without too much trouble... And they were pretty good locking nuts too! The guy in KwikFit told me they have to do it all the time and it's pretty routine. Of course, the nuts were a little messed up in the process so I had to buy a new set. P.S. They did it exactly as described by UKSupra earlier in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jam Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 it was kwik fit that lost it! i got it off using a halfords 13mm socket. did what that dude said earlier...didnt read that till now though! 3 came off ok but one was a problem, and had to resort to a HOLE SAW! :O Its all a ok though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Rendar Posted January 29, 2005 Share Posted January 29, 2005 If KwikFit lost it, then perhaps you should ask them to reimburse you the cost of a set of locking nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jam Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 If i could PROOVE they lost it then i would not only be demanding £30 for lock nuts but £120 for new alloy aswell! I cant proove it they are adament (SP) they gave me it back so nowt i can do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezabloke Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 As said before, when i lost mine i got an oversized socket and bar, used a hammer to bang the socket over the locking nut and had them all off as quick as if they were standard nuts. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKI Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 I don't know whether you have this solved, I lost mine 6 months back, I changed a tyre on a dark night and lost the lock nut. A friend who is a mechanic got all four off in about 5 minutes by wacking them with a huge hammer and a tool he had (as above). It was "terrifying" to watch, but it was literally one smack each, no damage done at all (the nut just split in half), had the aligment check later, spot on. Anyway..... Another way if you know a garage that does welding is to have a bar welded onto the nut (so you can turn it), apparently this works too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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