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Offline MAW73

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Locking wheel nut stuck
« on: 28 August 2010, 07:46 »
FFS what a cr@p start to the day..... thought I'd get up early and put the monza's back on and I can't get one of the locking wheel nuts off. I've been trying for ages but the key keeps slipping off the nut....  :angry:

The key or maybe the bolt is possibly a bit distorted and tbo I probably overtightened a bit in the first place  :angry:

Not sure what I can do now.... I shall have to take it down to a local tyre place to see what they can do now I guess.

I've got a feeling this could be costly.... :cry: THIS COULD BE MONZAS REVENGE !

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Re: Locking wheel nut stuck
« Reply #1 on: 28 August 2010, 08:13 »
Revenge of the Red Rear!
How annoying. Sorry to hear this. Hope they don't have to drill it out. You'll need new locking nuts then.
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Re: Locking wheel nut stuck
« Reply #2 on: 28 August 2010, 08:17 »
I had a similar problem with one of my locking wheel nuts, I took my car to Just Tyres in Crawley, they wedged a wheel brace between my wheel (still on the car) and a large metal post and applied large pole to the brace and after a couple of attempts they freed it.

May be worth trying this, although a bit scary getting the car close to the post.
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Re: Locking wheel nut stuck
« Reply #3 on: 28 August 2010, 08:24 »
Mustard, don't like the sound of that tbo (funnily enough I live in crawley as well).
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Re: Locking wheel nut stuck
« Reply #4 on: 28 August 2010, 08:26 »
MAW: Can VW help you? Maybe they'll take more care??
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Re: Locking wheel nut stuck
« Reply #5 on: 28 August 2010, 08:43 »
Took a chance with kwik-fit and the guys in there have managed to get it off with the pneumatic gun. What a star. Now there putting the monza's on (Dam the look good). Going in to vw next to buy some new locking wheel nuts.
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Re: Locking wheel nut stuck
« Reply #6 on: 28 August 2010, 08:51 »
Congratulations. You've been a busy bee cross pollenating!
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Re: Locking wheel nut stuck
« Reply #7 on: 28 August 2010, 09:07 »
This really is the day of 'monza's revenge' as there's a nail the guys discovered through one of the inter lagos wheel tyres. You have to laugh...
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Re: Locking wheel nut stuck
« Reply #8 on: 28 August 2010, 09:14 »
Quote from: MAW73 on 28 August 2010, 09:07
This really is the day of 'monza's revenge' as there's a nail the guys discovered through one of the inter lagos wheel tyres. You have to laugh...

Or possibly Kwik Fits revenge. I always get a horrible feeling when in there. Don't trust those guys an inch.
Sorry to anyone on here that works for them but I've had numerous "dodgy dealings" with them.
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Re: Locking wheel nut stuck
« Reply #9 on: 28 August 2010, 09:17 »
You probably right to some degree but I've been standing next to the guy when his been swapping the wheels over and they have been as good as gold.
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