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26th Mar 07 at 10:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is there any way of getting a looking wheel nut off without the locking wheel nut key?

Please help

[Edited on 26-03-2007 by expire]
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26th Mar 07 at 10:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes.
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drill
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Drill it out or find a socket that's a little bit too small and hammer the fucker on.
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quote:
Originally posted by Nobber
Drill it out or find a socket that's a little bit too small and hammer the fucker on.


These the best ways?

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Plastic explosive.
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Plastic explosive.


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26th Mar 07 at 11:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
depending on the type you can buy removal sockets from most motor factors....
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19mm socket and a fuck off hammer did the trick
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26th Mar 07 at 11:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You could of got a socket with reverse thread! But the hammer is always fun!
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yeh it was pretty fun and it was such a releif when i realised it was turning after thinking i was fucked.
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LOL! My brother had to cut the wheels off an MGF once! He tried using everything, had his boss's trying everything, ended up having to order a new wheel, took an angle grinded to the old one.
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quote:
Originally posted by Cupra Steve
LOL! My brother had to cut the wheels off an MGF once! He tried using everything, had his boss's trying everything, ended up having to order a new wheel, took an angle grinded to the old one.


So he mounted the new one one top of the centre remains of the other one?
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well if you are careful you can drill the old nut out and not damage the existing thread.... i managed it on my old Clio... took 3 months of on off
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quote:
Originally posted by Jules
quote:
Originally posted by Cupra Steve
LOL! My brother had to cut the wheels off an MGF once! He tried using everything, had his boss's trying everything, ended up having to order a new wheel, took an angle grinded to the old one.


So he mounted the new one one top of the centre remains of the other one?


Obviously not! I can't rememeber how it was done, i just rememeber going down there after school (so was 3 years ago) and the was a chopped up wheel!

 
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