Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
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What is the best way of doing this, Got one that is rounded off and need it taking off, putting a smaller socket on doesnt work as it just spins on it.
Anyone got any suggestions?
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Dan H
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Registered: 27th Nov 08
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buy a locking nut removal kit from Machine Mart (sp) or somewhere. just hit socket with a hammer, big breaker bar, and usually comes straight out if you have hit it enough times
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
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Next socket down, imperial one if the next metric one down won't even look at it
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
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sockets arent doing anything, started off at a 19 and now down to a 16 and it still wont budge. Think the tyre place overtightened it when i had a puncture fixed and shredded the bolt!
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kav
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quote:
Originally posted by Dan H
buy a locking nut removal kit from Machine Mart (sp) or somewhere. just hit socket with a hammer, big breaker bar, and usually comes straight out if you have hit it enough times
i used one of these when minewouldnt come off but didnt work had to get a bolt welded to it in the end
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corsajay88
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Just go to a tyre place
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Dan H
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quote:
Originally posted by kav
quote:
Originally posted by Dan H
buy a locking nut removal kit from Machine Mart (sp) or somewhere. just hit socket with a hammer, big breaker bar, and usually comes straight out if you have hit it enough times
i used one of these when minewouldnt come off but didnt work had to get a bolt welded to it in the end
ive used snap-on ones a few times and always worked, just hit them with a decent hammer quite a few times and got grip, aslong as the wheel bolts aint put in stupidly tight
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Terry12
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Is it the Vauxhall locking nut with the spinning ring around it?
If so you need to remove the ring first, I do this with a cold chisel then whack a socket around the outside of it.
Is there much room in the bolt hole? Maybe weld onto the wheel bolt.
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
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No, its on a Lexus with a set of aftermarket wheels on it, Not much space around the nut, its a pretty tight fit
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Terry12
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How come the sockets keep turning around the outside of the bolt? Got a picture?
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
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Because the bolt has a collar on it designed to stop being getting them off
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Terry12
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Those collars can be knocked off though. He doesn't actually state there's a collar around the bolt.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
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If all else fails, get stuck into it with a few cobalt drill bits. They will go through it like a knife through shit.
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3i_gaz
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Registered: 29th Nov 07
Location: Liverpool
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If your stuck feel free to whizz down to my garage on Liverpool I'll remove it for a small fee 
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Bonney
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It hasn't got a collar on it, its basically got a few splines at the bottom and a dome on the top, ill try to get a pic up as I'm on my phone.
The sockets are just spinning on it as the splines have sheered off.
3i_gaz, if I can't get this off with what my dad has at work, ill give you a shout 
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