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C13tay1

Active Member

• Dec 4, 2014

• #1

hello all

Anyone near wigan have a locking wheel nut key I could use....... Mine has gone missing !!!!

Code is ....... I


Cheers


Chris

 

bushwwacker

Well-Known Member

• Dec 4, 2014

• #2

Hammer a bigger socket over it.

 

GrumpyGel

Well-Known Member

• Dec 5, 2014

• #3

When the "oh so clever" tyre fitter stripped my key, I bought 5 standard nuts from a breakers then took the car to the main stealers for them to use their master to remove the locking ones.

As it happens the stealer only held masters for the 'posh' landies - so they used some titanium tipped bolt they screwed over the nuts till the friction took them off rather than cutting in further. Munted the old nuts bit but they won't be used again and at least I can change my wheels now even if some low-life can nick my tyres.

 

Dougden

Active Member

• Dec 6, 2014

• #4

As Bushy says - Gently wack on an oversized socket. Lost my locking key socket last week and MacGard wanted £25 to get one in from Germany. 7/16" BSW is a good fit.

 

Last edited: Dec 6, 2014

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Divert2

New Member

• Dec 6, 2014

• #5

20mm socket tapped onto locking nut with a hammer, the socket wrench took nut off.

 

Dragonwalker

Well-Known Member

• Dec 6, 2014

• #6

Divert2 said:

20mm socket tapped onto locking nut with a hammer, the socket wrench took nut off.

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Impact socket - a normal one may split