Couple of Wheel/Suspension Questions...
Couple of Wheel/Suspension Questions...
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Woody_450

Original Poster:

452 posts

267 months

Friday 20th July 2007
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Ok, after a recent service my locking wheel nut has gone missing, I've contacted the company involved but had no luck.

So, I went on the hunt for a way to remove the locking wheel nuts, I bought the Sealey locking wheel nut removers (21 & 25 mm) and I've also got a hold of one of them sockets which have shafts inside on springs (I'm not explaining this good really) but the idea is that it grips whatever is put inside, anyway neither actually fit inside the wheels on the car, they catch on the alloy wheel around the locking nut and therefore can't get a grip.

Does anybody have more ideas on how to remove them? or is it a trip down to the local kwik fit to pay they to remove them? I've tried belting on an old socket onto the locking nut already frown

Oh, the second question is help really, I've just had delivered some Gaz Golds and wondering if anybody can steer me in the right direction to fitting them, ie. how many clicks front and rear, what measurements they used etc, I am mechanically competent, I just want to get them on the car and working so I can get it to a specialist for full geometry setup.

Thanks
Rich

pzero64

2,159 posts

271 months

Friday 20th July 2007
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The Gazman is an extremely knowledgeable/helpful chap. He seems to know a fair bit about them wink

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?mem...

VictorMeldrew

8,293 posts

307 months

Friday 20th July 2007
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A spot weld should help.

Meatball

1,638 posts

240 months

Friday 20th July 2007
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Woody if your an AA or RAC member they have a thingy majig dodar that removes locking nuts they removed mine off my old Jag......


Woody_450

Original Poster:

452 posts

267 months

Friday 20th July 2007
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Meatball said:
Woody if your an AA or RAC member they have a thingy majig dodar that removes locking nuts they removed mine off my old Jag......
There's an idea...I'll check what I've got, cheers

Rich

Meatball

1,638 posts

240 months

Friday 20th July 2007
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Woody_450 said:
Meatball said:
Woody if your an AA or RAC member they have a thingy majig dodar that removes locking nuts they removed mine off my old Jag......
There's an idea...I'll check what I've got, cheers

Rich
Rich if no joy try one of those bp garages that sell burgers they are always hanging out there good luck.

Woody_450

Original Poster:

452 posts

267 months

Sunday 22nd July 2007
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pzero64 said:
The Gazman is an extremely knowledgeable/helpful chap. He seems to know a fair bit about them wink

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?mem...
Yeah I'm waiting for Derek to get back to me, just seeing if anyone had fitted them using a standard set up before getting them tweaked

Cheers
Rich