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[The Red Baron]

trouble ive had today, locking wheel nut stripped off, not the type you can knock a socket onto. tried drilling it off, drills have a better chance of going through butter. so, dismantled the caliper from the inside, off with the bearing dust cap & took the whole bloomin lot off, wheel, disc, hub & caliper bracket. was a bit of a jiggle. good job i have a spare set of everything. moan, moan. 

[serek]

I had same problem before
I start drill using 4mm,5mm,6mm and 8mm then use 50 or 55 torx big hammer bit of luck and job done

[Welung666]

Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?

[The Red Baron]

Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?

nope. its solid with 4 holes for prongs.

[Andy B]

Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?

Are there any without the spinning collar? The lock bolts originally fitted to my car were the type with 3 holes in the face - the kind that ATS/Kwik Fit/etc will break the pins off the key for you with their windy gun - those now fitted are the later cake cutter type. Both types have a spinning collar, but the earlier type was somewhat thinner tha those now fitted. 

[Welung666]

Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?

nope. its solid with 4 holes for prongs.

Can you not hammer on a suitably undersized impact socket then? Or get a set of removers?

[The Red Baron]

Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?

Are there any without the spinning collar? The lock bolts originally fitted to my car were the type with 3 holes in the face - the kind that ATS/Kwik Fit/etc will break the pins off the key for you with their windy gun - those now fitted are the later cake cutter type. Both types have a spinning collar, but the earlier type was somewhat thinner tha those now fitted. 

yep, thats whats happened, also made a mess of the locking nut aswell :-/

[The Red Baron]

Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?

nope. its solid with 4 holes for prongs.

Can you not hammer on a suitably undersized impact socket then? Or get a set of removers?

not enough of a coller to knock owt on really

[Welung666]

Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?

Are there any without the spinning collar? The lock bolts originally fitted to my car were the type with 3 holes in the face - the kind that ATS/Kwik Fit/etc will break the pins off the key for you with their windy gun - those now fitted are the later cake cutter type. Both types have a spinning collar, but the earlier type was somewhat thinner tha those now fitted. 

The 2.2 I'm breaking has the 3 prong affair and no key! My ½" cold steel chisel and a suitable impact socket soon dealt with that problem

[Welung666]

Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?

nope. its solid with 4 holes for prongs.

Can you not hammer on a suitably undersized impact socket then? Or get a set of removers?

not enough of a coller to knock owt on really

What about drilling a hole central and a decent stud extractor?

[The Red Baron]

Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?

dont want to damage the mv6 wheel if i can help it as the nut is deep into them


Are there any without the spinning collar? The lock bolts originally fitted to my car were the type with 3 holes in the face - the kind that ATS/Kwik Fit/etc will break the pins off the key for you with their windy gun - those now fitted are the later cake cutter type. Both types have a spinning collar, but the earlier type was somewhat thinner tha those now fitted. 

The 2.2 I'm breaking has the 3 prong affair and no key! My ½" cold steel chisel and a suitable impact socket soon dealt with that problem

[Welung666]

It'll be less damage than a gas axe

[Andy B]

Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?

dont want to damage the mv6 wheel if i can help it as the nut is deep into them


Are there any without the spinning collar? The lock bolts originally fitted to my car were the type with 3 holes in the face - the kind that ATS/Kwik Fit/etc will break the pins off the key for you with their windy gun - those now fitted are the later cake cutter type. Both types have a spinning collar, but the earlier type was somewhat thinner tha those now fitted. 

The 2.2 I'm breaking has the 3 prong affair and no key! My ½" cold steel chisel and a suitable impact socket soon dealt with that problem

How about these? http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/5-piece-bolt-grip-set-expansion-set/path/socket-sets-sockets-tool-sets  :-/  :-/

[The Red Baron]

very true, i think i will have to buy some decent drills then give it a go with the torx bit as serek suggests.

[Welung666]

very true, i think i will have to buy some decent drills then give it a go with the torx bit as serek suggests.

Buy a cheap Halfrauds set that you don't mind shearing off then, you don't want your best set of 'Draper's' getting damaged