OT Vitara locking wheel nuts

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badllarma

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• Sep 10, 2003

• #1

Ok well first of all I'm new to the group so hi everyone!

Heres my problem I've a Vitara that I've had locking wheel nuts on firstly
lost the key so made another that removed all but one (ended up ordering
one) to remove the last unfortunately the last is one so tight all the holes
have worn into ovals through a few attempts to get them off (steel is as
soft as s!*t) then tried using a chisel to knock it round but only ended up
knackering it even more.
I've been told the best thing to do would be to mig weld a nut to it now and
unscrew it via that, any one had simlar problems or solutions?

cheeers
andy

 

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Geoff

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• Sep 11, 2003

• #2

On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 19:29:14 +0000 (UTC), "badllarma" <[email protected]> wrote:

->Ok well first of all I'm new to the group so hi everyone!
->

Hello

->I've been told the best thing to do would be to mig weld a nut to it now and
->unscrew it via that, any one had simlar problems or solutions?

Hammer a socket onto it.

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Geoff
www.anoraks.uk.net

 

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badllarma

Guest

• Sep 11, 2003

• #3

Cheers for the info Geoff, I'll give it a try just cannot believe how soft
this steel is on these things, one things for sure will never have them on
anything I own again. ;-(

andy


"Geoff" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 19:29:14 +0000 (UTC), "badllarma" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> ->Ok well first of all I'm new to the group so hi everyone!
> ->
>
> Hello
>
> ->I've been told the best thing to do would be to mig weld a nut to it now
and
> ->unscrew it via that, any one had simlar problems or solutions?
>
> Hammer a socket onto it.
>
> --
> Geoff
> www.anoraks.uk.net

 

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Geoff

Guest

• Sep 11, 2003

• #4

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 14:58:40 +0000 (UTC), "badllarma" <[email protected]> wrote:

->Cheers for the info Geoff, I'll give it a try just cannot believe how soft
->this steel is on these things, one things for sure will never have them on
->anything I own again. ;-(
-
The trick is not to do them up to tight, and under no circumstances use a air
gun.

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Geoff
www.anoraks.uk.net

 

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badllarma

Guest

• Sep 12, 2003

• #5

thats why I've got the poblem the garage put a new tyre on and guess what
they used to put the bolts back on, yup air gun!!


"Geoff" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 14:58:40 +0000 (UTC), "badllarma" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> ->Cheers for the info Geoff, I'll give it a try just cannot believe how
soft
> ->this steel is on these things, one things for sure will never have them
on
> ->anything I own again. ;-(
> -
> The trick is not to do them up to tight, and under no circumstances use a
air
> gun.
>
> --
> Geoff
> www.anoraks.uk.net

 

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Geoff

Guest

• Sep 12, 2003

• #6

On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 07:12:03 +0000 (UTC), "badllarma" <[email protected]> wrote:

->thats why I've got the poblem the garage put a new tyre on and guess what
->they used to put the bolts back on, yup air gun!!

I would have taken the vehicle back and got them to sort it.

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Geoff
www.anoraks.uk.net