Remove Locking Wheel Nuts Without Key?
Discussion
Depending on how expendable the locking nut is, if you have a spare locking nut or normal nut, and how much room there is around the nut then:
1) hammer an expendable oversized socket onto it
2) weld a bolt onto it
3) eBay/Amazon/ECP removal kits
4) Come to your door services
5) Your local garage
1) hammer an expendable oversized socket onto it
2) weld a bolt onto it
3) eBay/Amazon/ECP removal kits
4) Come to your door services
5) Your local garage
Locking wheel nut removers are expensive. There are left hand thread ones which require an impact driver or DIY ones with straight splines that hammer on ready for a socket and bar. The hammer on ones have inserts, one of which is sacrificed for each nut - you might be able to salvage it and use it on two nuts if you're lucky. Consider driving to a tyre bay when it's not busy and asking how much for four. They have to do it all the time and it's normally £10 a time. See if they'll do a deal on four.
miniman said:
Yes they are great tools for this job I also have this kit and they are good and have different sizes and you never know when you will need them in the future
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/10-piece-bolt-remo...
You can buy one here https://www.lockingwheelnutkeys.co.uk/. Not cheap, but I've seen positive reports about them.
Have a look on eBay - sometimes they come up. Or even try the dealer - needed one for a Honda and it was £8 from the dealer,
Have a look on eBay - sometimes they come up. Or even try the dealer - needed one for a Honda and it was £8 from the dealer,
jeremyh1 said:
miniman said:
Yes they are great tools for this job I also have this kit and they are good and have different sizes and you never know when you will need them in the future
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/10-piece-bolt-remo...
DickyC said:
Oh, that's it, wreck the Sarcas-O-Meter. It shouldn't be subjected to shocks like that without some sort of warning.
I'm here all week. No charge. Isn't rocket science though is it? He'd have had his answer directly in 30 seconds instead of posting here asking people to do it for him.
FWIW (and to contribute to the thread) the irwin nut grippers are very good, I know a couple of people who have had good results using them. A useful tool to keep in the shed.
Does the OP have wheel nuts or wheel bolts? Don't most locking wheel bolts have rotating collars on them to stop those kinds of tools being used?
When I broke the locking wheel bolt tool for my car I went to the local main dealer, bought 4 normal bolts, and borrowed the relevant tool from their full set of sockets for the 30 or so different patterned heads to change them over.
When I broke the locking wheel bolt tool for my car I went to the local main dealer, bought 4 normal bolts, and borrowed the relevant tool from their full set of sockets for the 30 or so different patterned heads to change them over.
RizzoTheRat said:
Does the OP have wheel nuts or wheel bolts? Don't most locking wheel bolts have rotating collars on them to stop those kinds of tools being used?
Mine had hardened steel sleeves which didn't rotate, but prevented the cutting thread on the removal tools from doing anything useful.DuraAce said:
DickyC said:
Oh, that's it, wreck the Sarcas-O-Meter. It shouldn't be subjected to shocks like that without some sort of warning.
I'm here all week. No charge. Isn't rocket science though is it? He'd have had his answer directly in 30 seconds instead of posting here asking people to do it for him.
FWIW (and to contribute to the thread) the irwin nut grippers are very good, I know a couple of people who have had good results using them. A useful tool to keep in the shed.
Along with a brake disc and compression test forum....
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