Googsy
Joined: 06 Aug 2007
Location: Celbridge, Co Kildare.
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Looks like I have two broken lock nuts on both front and rear wheels. I had hoped to have 20s removed for balancing but will be lucky if I can get them off at all. The aluminium cap that covers the lock nut has broken and now spins freely. The local tyre place couldnt get the wheel off. Going into a mechanic this afternoon to have the nuts drilled out. So as a wise man once said "Chris Tyler" chuck those locknuts away! Will keep you posted 
PS. Barrg sorry for laughing at you when you had the freelander last week Googsy
2005 HSE Zambezi Silver
19s thankfully
Roof Rails
Side Protection Strips
Turbochip courtesy of Mr Tyler
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No lock nuts
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder...
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Ken
Joined: 20 Feb 2006
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If you were down my way I could sort  Each day that ends brings me one day closer to my demise
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Googsy
Joined: 06 Aug 2007
Location: Celbridge, Co Kildare.
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Ken its early days yet and distance from me to you is 296 miles very tempting !  Googsy
2005 HSE Zambezi Silver
19s thankfully
Roof Rails
Side Protection Strips
Turbochip courtesy of Mr Tyler
Black Badges.
No lock nuts
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder...
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bigcarpchaser
Joined: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Reading, Berks
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Ken's going to melt them off with his lights Googsy  Keeping it Claret and Blue
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Ken
Joined: 20 Feb 2006
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Shhhhhhhhhhhh Each day that ends brings me one day closer to my demise
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The Large One
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Googsy
after talking to you on the phone the only other option we thought was to weld a nut onto the end of the wheel nut...need to be a good strong weld and then use a brace to take them off
I hadn't got your number to call back so hopefully you get this before you go out again
Nick You want it for how much !!!!!
Handle every situation like a dog, if you can't eat it or hump it, Pi$$ on it and walk away......
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al cope
Joined: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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I wouldnt have thought you could get a welding rod down inside the wheel hole (where the nut goes) to be able to weld another nut on the top.
The old joke used to be - park it in Liverpool, wheels off in no time.
Al TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony
(and 19" RRS alloys, satnav & DVD)
Vote for Global Warming - Cambridge on Sea sounds good to me, no more using the M5 to get to the seaside
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Googsy
Joined: 06 Aug 2007
Location: Celbridge, Co Kildare.
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Still here on my second decade of the Rosary! Nope apparently material used is too soft on the nut to weld on to. Im putting my faith in a mechanic whos about 80 has a limp and spits on a regular basis Googsy
2005 HSE Zambezi Silver
19s thankfully
Roof Rails
Side Protection Strips
Turbochip courtesy of Mr Tyler
Black Badges.
No lock nuts
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder...
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al cope
Joined: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
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I guess you don't want to damage the alloy. Only thing I can think of is drill down the center of the stud (with the top of the locker missing, can you see the end of the stud), and then fit a new stud.
Al TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony
(and 19" RRS alloys, satnav & DVD)
Vote for Global Warming - Cambridge on Sea sounds good to me, no more using the M5 to get to the seaside
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The Large One
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Googsy wrote: Im putting my faith in a mechanic whos about 80 has a limp and spits on a regular basis
Old school matey...you can't beat old school for problems like this
Good luck You want it for how much !!!!!
Handle every situation like a dog, if you can't eat it or hump it, Pi$$ on it and walk away......
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SPOTTER
Joined: 06 Dec 2006
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Googsy, mine was in last week for this problem...
Hunters in Southampton solved it quickly and without much wallet damage and no wheel damage - top blokes really ought to change this.........
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Googsy
Joined: 06 Aug 2007
Location: Celbridge, Co Kildare.
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Just to let you know no further joy. Discowex has agreed to help me this evening  fingers crossed. Googsy
2005 HSE Zambezi Silver
19s thankfully
Roof Rails
Side Protection Strips
Turbochip courtesy of Mr Tyler
Black Badges.
No lock nuts
Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder...
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bigcarpchaser
Joined: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Reading, Berks
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Your car is telling you Googs...leave me alone!! Keeping it Claret and Blue
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Discowex
Joined: 16 Apr 2007
Location: Craggy Island
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Googsy wrote:Just to let you know no further joy. Discowex has agreed to help me this evening fingers crossed.
no , youll need your fingers . Don't take life too seriously ..... it's not permanent
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SpiderBaby
Joined: 21 Sep 2007
Location: "Drink!"
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Sorry for your problems Googsy but I think Al Cope may have been alluding to this old chestnut....
Ferrari Formula 1 Team have announced that they have fired their entire Pit Crew yesterday. The action followed Ferrari's decision to take advantage of the British Government's Work For the Dole Scheme and hire unemployed youths from Liverpool.
The decision was brought on by a recent documentary on how unemployed Scousers were able to remove a set of car wheels in less than 6 seconds with just a pair of mole grips each. Whereas Ferrari's exisiting crew can only do it in 8 seconds with millions of pounds worth of high-tech equipment. This was thought to be an excellent and bold move by Ferrari management.
As most modern day F1 races are won and lost in the pits, Ferrari are seen to now have a massive advantage over every other team!
Ferrari, however, got more than they bargained for today in the Scouse Crews first practice session. Not only were they able to change the tyres in under 6 seconds but within 12 seconds they had also resprayed, rebadged, and sold the vehicle to the McLaren Team for four dozen cans of Special Brew, a gram of Coke and a quick shuffty at David Coulthard's bird in the shower!
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1980 Laverda Jota - BRIGHT Orange (and very LOUD)
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