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General Car Chat / Re: Locking wheel nuts

« on: 18 March 2017, 13:59:08 »

If none of the above work try a lump hammer and a chisel. I had similar with an Omega locking nut last year(much more recessed) and tried everything. In the end a hammer & chisel got it turning.
Also may be worth drilling through the centre first to weaken its grip.

This worked a treat.  30 - 45 seconds on each one saw it loose. Thanks for all the suggestions.  So much more rewarding to solve a problem for free rather than paying the inventor of the problem more money! 

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General Car Chat / Re: Locking wheel nuts

« on: 15 March 2017, 21:15:27 »

You anywhere near Northampton? My welder is going in my boot at the weekend. Could swing by if you're close

I'm not. But thanks anyway.

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General Car Chat / Re: Locking wheel nuts

« on: 15 March 2017, 20:56:02 »

this is one job for whatever reason I've never had to do. I saw my old boss do it a few times though...... weld a big blob on to it and then get the Irwin stud extractors on it. Worked beautifully 

In your case as you mention welding ain't an option then I reckon (based purely on your photo) get a small set of stilsons to grip on there with a big f..k off pipe over the end for leverage. Similar to what stemo says 

On an aside I had the owner of Scott's Tyres in Northampton (hopefully folk I my area will know that place) take my omega keys off. I swear he had them ALL removed in 5 minutes flat with just a hammer and chisel with no marks on the alloys. Art shows itself in many different forms!!!!

Already thought of that me'sen and tried it.  The issue here is scale. Most locking wheel nuts are 15-17mm.  These are 26mm round at the front and the friction area is nearer 40mm hence even with the genuine key you're onto a losing battle, especially given they're made of cheese. And they're half as tight again as a regular car bolt/nut.

Will be going down a more destructive route in daylight hours.   

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General Discussion Area / Re: The Aspergers brain

« on: 15 March 2017, 19:27:07 »

Seems the challenge in this particular example is actually correlating the letter A with Ace, (which not being a Card-ist I didn't), rather than mathematical skill.  Once you've got that far it's obvious... 

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General Car Chat / Re: oil changes

« on: 15 March 2017, 19:17:33 »

I've got a husband. I find these are the best for changing the oil without leaving a mess on your drive.

 

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General Car Chat / Re: Replacement Estate

« on: 15 March 2017, 19:11:24 »

Any comments, good or bad, about DSG gearboxes?

They're expensive and they break.  (But in ten minutes someone will come along and say their aunties cat had one once and it made it to 30000000000000miles running on soup) 

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General Car Chat / Re: Locking wheel nuts

« on: 15 March 2017, 19:06:22 »

Gone too far with attacking one already for a mold to work anyway. They are on tight that's for sure. 

Would help if I didn't live in a community where c**ting the living shit out of something metal at gone 5pm is frowned upon 

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General Car Chat / Re: Locking wheel nuts

« on: 15 March 2017, 09:19:30 »

Might get time to attack it later hopefully.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Imperial weights and measures

« on: 15 March 2017, 09:17:57 »

The only reasonable explanation for imperial I've ever heard is that in order to half a dimension all you needed to do was double the denominator.  Which meant that even retarded peasants stood half a chance in a world pre calculator 

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General Car Chat / Re: Locking wheel nuts

« on: 15 March 2017, 09:04:28 »

What about one of these?

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/tools/hand-tools/laser-survivor-socket?cm_mmc=Google+PLA-_-Tools-_-Hand+Tools-_-221967&_$ja=tsid:60494%7Ccgn:GoogleShopping%7Ckw:221967&istCompanyId=b8708c57-7a02-4cf6-b2c0-dc36b54a327e&istItemId=amirrwiqr&istBid=tzxp&_$ja=tsid:35522|cid:344535484|agid:25437357364|tid:pla-236921564164|crid:89797547524|nw:g|rnd:6319434387719059235|dvc:t|adp:1o1&gclid=CjwKEAjwqZ7GBRC1srKSv9TV_iwSJADKTjaDfU9Io5KB61h5bZ8Ebvm-tV-KI9sza2wIOiDTCJUXbxoCEWHw_wcB

That might work better if the removable bits were just spring loaded instead.

But I doubt it. 

On the same principle, just take a huge socket, fill it with liquid metal (chemical, not literal), plonk it over the nut and wait for it to go off. Abracadabra.

Already thought of that but i don't have 4 sockets to spare...  Wonder if wd40 works as mould release for chem metal 

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General Car Chat / Re: Locking wheel nuts

« on: 15 March 2017, 08:56:07 »

What about one of these?

http://www.halfords.com/workshop-tools/tools/hand-tools/laser-survivor-socket?cm_mmc=Google+PLA-_-Tools-_-Hand+Tools-_-221967&_$ja=tsid:60494%7Ccgn:GoogleShopping%7Ckw:221967&istCompanyId=b8708c57-7a02-4cf6-b2c0-dc36b54a327e&istItemId=amirrwiqr&istBid=tzxp&_$ja=tsid:35522|cid:344535484|agid:25437357364|tid:pla-236921564164|crid:89797547524|nw:g|rnd:6319434387719059235|dvc:t|adp:1o1&gclid=CjwKEAjwqZ7GBRC1srKSv9TV_iwSJADKTjaDfU9Io5KB61h5bZ8Ebvm-tV-KI9sza2wIOiDTCJUXbxoCEWHw_wcB

Tried that for size while i was in there. Close but no cigar. 

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General Car Chat / Re: Locking wheel nuts

« on: 14 March 2017, 18:35:35 »

Dropped into Helfrauds on my way past. As suspected the Laser spiral ones are a smidgeon too small.

Got the spare wheel nut off with the 10" stilsons but of course that one wasn't really tight anyway.

LH threaded spiral bolt with a shoulder/nut on it would be the best means of getting these particular bstards out me thinks. Good excuse to buy a lathe  no no behave 

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General Car Chat / Re: Locking wheel nuts

« on: 14 March 2017, 17:13:43 »

That's sticking out enough to get a hefty pair of mole grips on it. Get some penetrating oil on it and give your balls a workout.
Don't forget to whack it first.

140nm plus rust... not a cat in hells chance. I don't own any chewer grips anyway. 

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General Car Chat / Re: Locking wheel nuts

« on: 14 March 2017, 15:28:24 »

ATS removed mine after Kwikfit fitter sheared pins from the original 3 pin style locking wheel nut key

Any ideas what they used?

he had a set of various sizes of something like these 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Emergency-Locking-Wheel-Nut-Remover-Removal-Tool-19-26mm-/160650974451?hash=item25678b54f3:m:mUcQ3tkVT25_DD7lv5I8hSg

Ta. That might *just* fit.

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General Car Chat / Re: Locking wheel nuts

« on: 14 March 2017, 15:26:27 »

Pop to local LR dealer or specialist. Ask technician nicely if he has the right key you can borrow for ten minutes. Reward with fourpack of beer.

Worked for me a few years back. ..

Unfortunately not currently taxed, not MOT'd and not insured. And nearest LR dealer is miles away.