How can I remove this locking wheel nut?

[Bad Sir Culation]

Bought a car for parts this weekend, but I can't get the wheels off thanks to the guy not giving me a locking nut for it. He hasn't responded to my text asking about it.

Is there any kind of tool I can buy to remove them?

[Chicane-UK]

That doesn't look especially tricky.. wouldn't a large enough hex-head socket fit in there?!

[uk66fastback]

Isn't that a Torx head that is needed?

[freecar]

That't not a locking wheel nut it's a slimline alloy wheel bolt, they come with a long torx style bit that you need to get them off, halfords should have one!

You might have to count the splines in case they do different ones!

[Bad Sir Culation]

Thanks guys, I knew PH would save me!

[stropley]

If that was the case wouldn't the rest have been the same?

[Bad Sir Culation]

They are the same. I just didn't see the point in showing them all.

[rllmuk]

No. Only one on a set of 4/5 is typically requiring a key. Cost, I guess. Very common.

[stropley]

Bad Sir Culation said:

They are the same. I just didn't see the point in showing them all.

Apologies, I saw the hole on the next spoke didn't have a nut/bolt & thought you'd got the rest off.

Sounds like the correct sized torx bit will get you out of trouble

[elanfan]

Take a walk down your road, find a car with same torx bolt and ask the neigh bour to borrow the fitting from their boot for all of 5 minutes.

[Rowan138]

looks like a big multi-spline type thing, using a torx will apply too much torque to too few splines, which will muller it then you will be stuffed

[firman]

I always thought this was the best way to remove those nuts


http://m.vagoc.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=2826

[MDT]

Now he is no member of mensa.