SGH
Member Since: 21 Dec 2009
Location: Hellingly. East Sussex.
Posts: 1178
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Removing Damaged Locking Wheel Nut |
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Whilst doing rear brakes on my D3 I have found that previous owner has mullers the locking wheel nut making it impossible to remove Any tips on getting this off without damaging wheel
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22nd Feb 2013 2:41 pm |
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DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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When you get 'em off worth changing to standard nuts.
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22nd Feb 2013 2:49 pm |
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SGH
Member Since: 21 Dec 2009
Location: Hellingly. East Sussex.
Posts: 1178
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That's the plan I hate locking wheel nuts....... Defender 300Tdi 110 HCP - Keswick Green
Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE LUX - Montalcino Red/Black Pack - Gone
Connect L2 Double Cab - Moondust Silver
Connect L1 - Moondust Silver
VW California Ocean 150PS DSG - Reflex Silver
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22nd Feb 2013 3:02 pm |
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kp
Member Since: 27 May 2011
Location: Sticking the Ex back in the skanks bin
Posts: 2824
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Halfords do some sockets for this that you can bash onto the thing to get it off.
Also another one is a reverse thread inside the socket so as you unscrew it screws into the nut/bolt head and will pull it out that way FFRR Owner, very nearly became a D3 owner
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22nd Feb 2013 3:10 pm |
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J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: Bomber County
Posts: 4544
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Your local friendly tyre place may have the removal tool to get them off. Just a case of riding home with only 4 wheel nuts then
edit: although when I had this problem on another car I used a hole saw to make a 50mm hole in a bit of wood (to protect the wheel face) stuck the nearest size normal socket over the locker and then brayed it with a sledgehammer until it was on and I was able to get the locker off 2014 D4 XS
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22nd Feb 2013 3:16 pm |
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methley
a.k.a. Big Hairy Ski Monster
Member Since: 07 Oct 2008
Location: Marshfield, South Glos
Posts: 2433
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Advice by those who know, given before...
Position the adapter nut in the wrong place on the wheel nut but make sure that a groove lines up. Hit it on with a BIG hammer. You destroy the adapter nut but hey ho you can buy a new one. Just make sure you hit it on all the way.
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22nd Feb 2013 3:39 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13805
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It happened to me recently. The tyre place welded a nut to the broken bit in the wheel and used that to undo it. Worked a treat and no damage done to the wheel.
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22nd Feb 2013 6:27 pm |
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Narpy
Member Since: 18 Jul 2011
Location: Stockport
Posts: 7830
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This is currently haunting me.
Just had a mobile tyre company round to replace both rears tyres and they couldn't get the damn locking wheel nuts off so tyres still not replaced.
I fortunately have it booked in tomorrow at my local garage for a strip + clean of the epb so it'll be their problem.
Why does this hassle always occur when you're going on holiday in 36 hours.
Going to replace the lockers with regular nuts too I think. Mods:
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Last edited by Narpy on 6th May 2013 1:06 pm. Edited 1 time in total
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6th May 2013 12:29 pm |
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sheerluck
Member Since: 11 Feb 2013
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 208
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Locking wheel nuts are great when they are brand new and unmolested by Your average tyre place. After that they're a pain in the rear.
Worst one I've had was a Merc one that had a slip ring around the edge so you couldn't just hammer a socket on. So an hour with a mini die grinder first, and then a socket and big hammer. Glad to get rid of the damned things.
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6th May 2013 12:48 pm |
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slim68
Member Since: 20 Jan 2013
Location: mountain ash
Posts: 415
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you can get a survivor multi fit socket on flebay used on my hope this help
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6th May 2013 12:58 pm |
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grassmanman
Member Since: 27 Dec 2013
Location: co derry
Posts: 9
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So having split the outer part of damned locking nut and revealed inner round end I hammered a socket onto it and then sheared it off with a little force on ratchet leaving a hole through which I can see the bolt head.
Question is what do I do now??
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5th Apr 2015 8:51 pm |
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SGH
Member Since: 21 Dec 2009
Location: Hellingly. East Sussex.
Posts: 1178
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Try a tyre fitter they should be able to get it off.
Picked up my new D4 last week and locking wheel nuts were the 1st thing I removed and replaced for standard nuts. Defender 300Tdi 110 HCP - Keswick Green
Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE LUX - Montalcino Red/Black Pack - Gone
Connect L2 Double Cab - Moondust Silver
Connect L1 - Moondust Silver
VW California Ocean 150PS DSG - Reflex Silver
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6th Apr 2015 7:58 am |
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Landy2021
Member Since: 23 Sep 2021
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 27
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grassmanman wrote:So having split the outer part of damned locking nut and revealed inner round end I hammered a socket onto it and then sheared it off with a little force on ratchet leaving a hole through which I can see the bolt head.
Question is what do I do now??
Hi there I know it’s been many years since you posted this but did you sort it I’ve sheard mine of yesterday thanks
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19th Dec 2021 9:17 pm |
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Dimcandle
Member Since: 06 Feb 2020
Location: North Wales
Posts: 195
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I used a Dremel with a cutting disk to take the head off mine altogether leaving only the collar on the stud
Slid the wheel straight off over it and removed the remainder with a pair of Molegrips
That was after I tried and failed with every variety of removal tool under the sun
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19th Dec 2021 10:50 pm |
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