Wheel Locking Nut Tool

[Sheng]

Hey guys, i lost my special tool to unlock a nut of the wheeel, therefore i cant even change tyres...

please advice...

[R32_Matt]

do you have the packaging for the lock nuts?

if you do it should have a code on there somewhere so that you can get replacement socket.

if you dont u will have to use an angle grinder to cut a slot in the nut and then get a chisel and hammer. put the chisel in the groove that is in the lock nut and hit it with a hammer to turn it.

other option is to weld a bar to the nut to turn it.

hope that helps

[Sheng]

mmmm..

nah i dont have the package..

shit aye..sounds alot of work,, damnn, but nah thanks dude for the advice, so after i get the nuts out, where can i replace then? just rock up to anything wheel tyre shop get a new package i guess hehe

cheers

[trent_tr5]

Hey guys, i lost my special tool to unlock a nut of the wheeel, therefore i cant even change tyres...

please advice...

Someone who knows what they're doing can remove a lock-nut in about a minute.

You just need to find a socket small enough that it needs to be hammered onto the nut, and fits tight enough so that you can turn it as normal.

Cheers

[Kaz200]

places like bob jane actually put the lock nut code with your details in the computer in case you ever lose it. Of course thats about all BJ is good for. Try going back to the place you bought them if possible and seeing if they still sell it.

(ps when you get a new set make sure you write down the code and brand on your service records/similiar)

[wrxhoon]

Put up apic of your locknut ( a clear close up) or P.M. a pic to me and i'll tell you the best way to get them off ( via P.M.). I dont want to put it up on the forum for obious reasons..

[Patto-]

What the other guy said............just get a socket about the right size and smash it over the locknut with a hammer so that it fits tight, then undo it. Its not that hard.

A mate of mine went to beaurepaires and they charged him $50 to get them off. Would've been a lot cheaper to do it the other way.

[boodsGtr]

Just ask the guy who stole my mates wheels...he didnt have any probs at all.

[mad082]

a lot of tyre places have an assortment of locknut keys, so they will probably have one to fit your car. go in and see.

[someonestolecc]

Go to a tyre place and they'll get em off easy.

If you wanna do it yourself buy some el-cheapo softest metal you can find socket that'll go over it and smash it on with a hammer. Use that for the rest of the wheels. Playing with really big screwdrivers can do it as well.

[Freddy Kruger]

yeah most tyre/wheel places would have a tool to take the nut off. otherwise the small socket works too.

[salad]

yeah, tyreshops have locknut breakers, theyre like a socket but have sort of a spiral in them and they grip onto the locknut easier. we've gotten heaps off with these, easy as

[T04GTR]

time to break out the cheap multi hex sockets and a hammer. just bang a socket that kinda just fits onto them.

i find 18-19-20 is the more common sizes used.

[R32 TT]

Just drive your car to the dodgiest looking suburb in town... kick back in a deck chair a good 50m or so away, crack a beer and wait. Some locals will come along and have them off in a jiffy!

...important to stay alert though... so not TOO much beer... (boy that caught me out once)