My Nuts are Stuck - please HELP!

[100 IAN]

Just bought a Porsche 996 911.

Went to remove a wheel and the locking wheel nut wouldn't budge.

Before anyone suggests the usual methods, i tried them all and ended up breaking the wheel nut locking key!

Admitting defeat i took it into Porsche Guildford, who managed to remove 1 of the 4 locking nuts and broke 3 of their wheel nut keys trying but failing to get the other 3 off!

Outcome was that they were 'sorry' but couldn't help, i'd need to find someone to machine them off.

Anyone else had a similar problem and able to recommend a solution or specialist, ideally in the Southeast, able to machine the nuts off?

NB. Please no suggestions of dark back streets or shady individuals who'd "hav'em off before i knew it". I do want to keep the wheels once they're off!

[sploosh]

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...

Not tried this - but could be worth a go

[sunbeam alpine]

I had the same problem, although with a Land Rover - so probably had a lot more room to get at the nuts, but what I did was give them a LOT of heat - on the nuts - and then used a big adjustable spanner which grips (Stilson?) and got them off.

Needed a lot of violence and the nuts were fked, and I just replaced them with normal nuts from a scrappy.

This is the sort of spanner I mean:

[mollytherocker]

So I guess you've tried hammering on a socket that is slightly too small?

MTR

[twink]

Just drill them out?

[CoolHands]

see if anyone can weld something (a socket) to the nuts

or

look up 'portable spark erosion machine' services etc they can erode the metal (nut) eg http://www.sparkeroding.co.uk/

[D900SP]

996 models use bolts, not nuts.

Hammer a socket is a way that usually works, cheap socket and more than one may be required.

[danyeates]

Heat and an impact driver with an old socket hammered onto the head of the bolt. Whack it with a hammer

[shunaphil]

1. Hammer on undersize socket (not a cheap one and hammer it on like you mean it)
2. slacken other three nuts first
3. apply heat
4. use air ratchet or 6 foot scaffold pole on tommy bar

It'll come....

[100 IAN]

Beleive me i've tried and so have Porsche Guildford. I really think the only option is a specialist to drill them off without damaging the wheels.

Bolts are sunk into the alloys so space is really tight!

[MX7]

sploosh said:

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/...

Not tried this - but could be worth a go

They didn't do much when I tried them, just carved a thread, and then stripped it off.

A slightly too small socket + hammer worked in the end.

[morgrp]

I've done hundreds in the past for customers - I weld on a nut - normally charge around 30quid for an easy one or up to 80quid for a more delicate job. I frigging hate locking wheel nuts - a ridiculous and largely pointless item. Fair do's, you do have a porsche so the wheels are prob valuable but as 80% of cars have alloys these days wheel theft has died out.

A local welding specialist will be able to sort them for you