Sheared locking wheel bolt removal in Aberdeen?

[WojaWabbit]

Hi peeps,

I put the old winter shed into get some all-season tyres fitted today and just had a call saying the locking wheel bolts had been over-tightened previously and they've sheared the heads off. Not been to collect the car yet to see the extent of the damage but they garage have said they don't have the equipment to get them out.

Does anyone know of a decent tyre place or garage in or around Aberdeen who would have the right tools to drill and tap them out, or impact tools or anything else that might work? The car is currently in Kirkhill Industrial Estate in Dyce so I'd rather not have to venutre too far with dodgy wheel bolts if possible.

Thanks in advance.

[offshorematt2]

They sheared ALL FOUR off?? You think they would have stopped after a couple and phoned you. Who was it so I can avoid! Seriously though, are you sure the heads have sheared off and not just the key/key way failed? I'm surprised they managed to get enough torque through the key to shear the actual bolt.

Either way, if the heads are off and there is still some stud body poking out, it should be a fairly straight forward job - just tack weld on a bar and back it out. Only need to tap it if it's sheared flat with the hub I would imagine.

I wouldn't worry about driving with just the remaining three good studs though - the locking nuts generally don't get torqued up anyway (although it appears yours were in this case... )

[amccan10]

I've experienced a similar thing a while ago, took it to my local garage and they had it sorted in 5mins using a nut extractor.

I'm sure there will be places local to you that can do it no bother

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[WojaWabbit]

Thanks for the replies chaps.

The guy had exaggerated a bit when he told me what had happened, either that or I picked him up wrong. He managed the first one OK, then the key sheared the key-way and part of the head on one go.t off, so the key-way was stuck in the key. The remaining two were untouched, but now with no key to get them off.

The garage was Gordon Reid Car Sales, used as they were recommended on the MyTyres site where I bought the tyres. The guy was really good, dropped me off and picked me up from work etc. He phoned his mate at a well known 'Fast-fit' branch in Dyce and the guy there got them off no problem as a favour, saying they weren't supposed to do it due to possibility of damaging customer's wheels. Ten quid a wheel and I was out in under an hour. Back to the garage and the new tyres were fitted :-)

So, all sorted and now I just need a new set of locking nuts. I can recommend Gordon Reid for their services as the guys were really good at dealing with the situation :-)

[offshorematt2]

Ah well good result then!

Wouldn't bother replacing the locking nuts though unless you regularly park somewhere dodgy. Just pop to Overton for four standard bolts. Stops it happening again and costs pennies instead of pounds...