How to remove this type if locking wheel nut?

[hardcastlephil]

Hi all,

As the title suggests - any ideas? Ive just bought a 944 and it appears that one (of many) issues is a lack of locking wheel nut.

I'd rather not drill them out, but that is my only idea at the moment.

Thanks

[gog440]

This might be a daft thing to say but it might be worth approaching your local porsche dealer, if they were dealer fit back in the day they may still be able to get keys etc before you destroy them by drilling them out.

[wildoliver]

There is a way to remove those easily without damaging the wheel.

If you do go down this route I'll pm you how to do it and ask if it's not too cheeky for the remnants of the nuts and sleeves to see if any of it's salvageable as I'm building a set of original lock nuts for my 944.

That said there can't be too many key combinations, I wonder if Porsche do still keep them?

[Steffan]

gog440 said:

This might be a daft thing to say but it might be worth approaching your local porsche dealer, if they were dealer fit back in the day they may still be able to get keys etc before you destroy them by drilling them out.

You may find the various specialist Porsche owners forums have some ideas too. Certainly worth a few enquiries. Drilling these out must be the last answer. I suspect the forums users may well recognise the locks.

[P I Staker]

Weld a nut on to it.

[AndyS2]

P I Staker said:

Weld a nut on to it.

I'd like to see you do that!

[P I Staker]

AndyS2 said:

P I Staker said:

Weld a nut on to it.

I'd like to see you do that!

I've seen it done, although never had cause to do it myself.

ETA: Although not being familiar with Porsches I've never seen a locker like that, do you know something I don't?

Edited by P I Staker on Sunday 14th April 18:34

[Fastra]

P I Staker said:

AndyS2 said:

P I Staker said:

Weld a nut on to it.

I'd like to see you do that!

I've seen it done, although never had cause to do it myself.

ETA: Although not being familiar with Porsches I've never seen a locker like that, do you know something I don't?

Edited by P I Staker on Sunday 14th April 18:34

I bet it wasn't done in such a deep confined recess such as this though.

[clockworks]

They look very much like the locks fitted to my 964. Porsche dealer will probably have a master set kicking around.

[hardcastlephil]

Thanks guys - i could guess that Porsche is my first port of call too. I was also thinking about calling a locksmith??

Does anyone have a pic of how these type work? I.e. whats beneath the lock in the picture? Do they just fasten into the actual nut?

Thanks

[jambo103]

Able to hammer an 18 or 19 socket on?

Usually works

[philmots]

Use a Dynomec on it. Straight off.

(I think the RAC carry them) so you could conviniently get a puncture down the road.

[Wulluff]

Can't help thinking there could well be a lot of mud & crap in that keyhole even if you did have the key!

[FurballS2000]

I got some off before by heating a socket with a blowtorch and hammering it on, then undoing it when it had cooled. However the nuts were not recessed like on your wheels so the chance of damage is higher.

[wildoliver]

Please ignore the above.

None of them will work.

As said if you end up having to destroy them to remove them I can help you, it's very simple but a shame to do, doesn't involve special sockets or hammering sockets on at all.

But you really must try to save them as they are NLA and original to the car. I also think a far superior and more reliable system than the later version.

Behind that sleeve is a standard nut with a hole drilled in the end for the lock to fit in, when the locks released it literally just slides off, the key is a small silver flat key looks like a cheap padlock key with either a square head or round head and long shaft and has porsche written on it.

[Fastra]

philmots said:

Use a Dynomec on it. Straight off.

(I think the RAC carry them) so you could conviniently get a puncture down the road.

I think Dynomecs only work with the 'shaped' key locks rather than conventional key type locks?



I've had a set of McGard bolts removed from a previous Astra this way, the softer metal of the Dynomec blank is hammered into the shape and thus forms a new key.

[elvisjsmith]

Hi there, i have the same issue, same lock and i have done the same foollow-up with the OPC. Unfortunately no-luck! I have also bought keys from e-bay that are the correct type but don't function the lock.

How did you end up removing these locks? As said above they are a nice feature and i would like to keep them intact if possible.

Al

[TallPaul]

Screw a slide hammer in and rip the head off- those type were problematic even when new. It should take 5 mins max to do all 4 wheels.