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Title: Slight Problem..............
Post by: marcus123 on 16 July 2004, 22:01

alreet :D

suppose to be selling my rims 2morow,

thought id get em nice and clean for the perspective buyer (cos im a nice guy really ;))

took off the center caps and.........

there is fookin locking wheel nuts on the basteds. :(

and i dont have the right nut to take it off with :(

spoken to a few geezers about what to do,

just wandering if yall have a good idea how to get em off.
not botherd about the locking wheel nuts, i just want them off!!!!! >:(

thanks for any help in advance ;)

Title: Re:Slight Problem..............
Post by: topher on 16 July 2004, 22:07

depends what kind of nut it is ?
you can hammer an old socket over it so it's tight and try that.
you can also use a sharp chisel to cut a groove in the edge, then with a blunted chisel in that groove try and hammer the nut round.

Title: Re:Slight Problem..............
Post by: Dizzie on 16 July 2004, 22:08

hammer and chillsle

Title: Re:Slight Problem..............
Post by: Blue MK2 on 16 July 2004, 22:14

I take it that they are the lock nuts that have 3 holes?

If so then a hammer and a metal punch.

Title: Re:Slight Problem..............
Post by: jv on 16 July 2004, 22:26

wheel thief's  :-X

Title: Re:Slight Problem..............
Post by: marcus123 on 16 July 2004, 22:50

cheers yall, :)

ill be getting to work on em 2morow! ;)

Title: Re:Slight Problem..............
Post by: ASH on 16 July 2004, 23:29

good job you never had a puncture ;)

Title: Re:Slight Problem..............
Post by: Dizzie on 16 July 2004, 23:36

my mum had the ones with the 3 holes. the 1 lug on the key bust off which made it difficult to undo

Title: Re:Slight Problem..............
Post by: marcus123 on 16 July 2004, 23:41

 ::)

yeh they ae the same ones dizzie.

i got the damn 3 hole ones :D

Title: Re:Slight Problem..............
Post by: Slimmedmk2 on 17 July 2004, 08:34

i used to have the 3 hole ones,and had the same problem,i sold the wheels and went to take them off and the locking key broke.I took it to a garage and they used a punch and hammer to get them off

Title: Re:Slight Problem..............
Post by: VeeDubGTI16v on 17 July 2004, 12:53

ive necer robbed any wheels but ive heard that universal socket that i think gator grip sell (or some other cheesy american brand) with the pins in it will work ;)

(http://gator-grip.com/BigG_small.jpg)

one of them^^

Title: Re:Slight Problem..............
Post by: marcus123 on 17 July 2004, 13:12

 ::)

cheers geezer ;)

and thanks all :)

i got the basteds off now!!!!!


hammer flat screw drive and 17" nut tightener did the trick beautifully :-*