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Cars by Model Type => 3rd generation RX-7's => Topic started by: fd3szhi on February 25, 2012, 05:26:34 PM

Title: help with locking wheel nuts!!
Post by: fd3szhi on February 25, 2012, 05:26:34 PM
today i was goings to take the wheels off a good clean but just found out the i have lost/misplaced the locking key for the nuts what can i do or how do i get it off with out damaging the wheel please help here is a picture of the nut
(http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg43/scaled.php?server=43&filename=img0406ut.jpg&res=medium)
thanks in advance guys
Title: help with locking wheel nuts!!
Post by: L18M on February 25, 2012, 05:58:34 PM
same thing happend to me.
hammer in a normal socket and undo.

else screwfix sell reverse thread sockets for £22 ish. sizes 18.5mm, 20.5mm, 17.5mm and 22.5mm.
depends what size ur bolt ir but 1st thing hammer :)
Title: help with locking wheel nuts!!
Post by: fd3szhi on February 25, 2012, 06:32:27 PM
ill try that next week thx man
Title: help with locking wheel nuts!!
Post by: Bobbit on February 25, 2012, 07:05:34 PM
yep, hammer and a socket, try not to use a chrome socket as they tend to flake and that stuff is sharp.
Title: help with locking wheel nuts!!
Post by: fd3szhi on February 25, 2012, 07:34:18 PM
is there is prefer kind of socket just a normal or 1 of them multi fit 1s
Title: help with locking wheel nuts!!
Post by: Bobbit on February 25, 2012, 08:54:02 PM
just a normal one fella, try not to use one a good one as it may be knackered by the "removal process"
Title: help with locking wheel nuts!!
Post by: fd3szhi on February 25, 2012, 09:51:40 PM
Quote from: Bobbit;813943just a normal one fella, try not to use one a good one as it may be knackered by the "removal process"
just got a new set of snap on so still got a few cheap sets lying about some where but thank man i might even try it tmr if i can get round to it