Help! Seized locking wheel nut

[Liddo]

Cant believe it! Just put three of my 4 new 18"'s on, and I cant undo the last Locking Wheel nut! Seized solid! So much in fact, that my locking wheel nut removal tool is ££££ed! Has this happened to anyone else, and what did they do?????

Pleeeaassseeeeee, my car looks crap from one side!!! :slap:

[Andrew]

Sorry to hear yoru having problems.
Use the search functionality - this question has been answered at least 5 times in the last 5 months. Once earlier this week.

Cheers,
Andrew.

[Liddo]

DOH! Cheers Andrew :slap:

[Vikingxl]

Its more a case of who hasn't this happened to.

[Liddo]

Well, mine are the standard Volvo ones i think, with the flower type pattern in the middle! Can ramming a socket over the end help on these, or is it a special tool job?? Im going to Quick Fit tomorrow to have all the wheels balanced, as Ive got some vibration. Wonder if they can sort it????

Heres piccys I took tonight

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/scoobylid/FatAlloysRear.jpg



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/scoobylid/FatAlloysBlurred.jpg

[splatt]

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=109639

Freely available...not a lot of point in having locking wheel nuts really!!

[pikeajm]

got a set of them they work great

[dave]

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=109639

Freely available...not a lot of point in having locking wheel nuts really!!

u stole my link!, you own me, lol

[Liddo]

Great! I can nick a new set of wheels when these get a bit knackered ;) "What is the world comin too" (Sherrif in Smokey and the Bandit :D )

[siamblue]

Good luck with it mate, This has happened so many times, I always do my locking nuts up by hand don't let the tyre guys wind them up with the air guns,
Touch wood it hasn't happened to me yet, I have the 3 pin type locking wheel nuts, I don't know which ones are the best.

[aeroresh]

Good luck with it mate, This has happened so many times, I always do my locking nuts up by hand don't let the tyre guys wind them up with the air guns,
Touch wood it hasn't happened to me yet, I have the 3 pin type locking wheel nuts, I don't know which ones are the best.

Ill second that being the second most recent victim of the dreaded knackered locking nut syndrome myself! :slap: (See "my s60 plans thread"!)

I spoke to a Volvo dealer yesterday about it.....They see it all the time and just go at them with a hammer and chissel! :jaw:

[Liddo]

Hammer and Chisel!!!!! Im selling my old wheels, so I dont wanna slip and wreck them ;)

Kwik Fit wont do them, Ive just asked!!! Just my luck this is :mad:

[Liddo]

All hail the chap who said whack a 19mm socket over the bloody thing and crack it off!! :remybussi :hail: :Handshake :hail: :worship:
IT WORKED!!!! :thewave: I have four wheels on my wagon (saloon) now, but one knackered socket! But who cares :D

[After_Shock]

When my locking key broke on the Mcguard locking nuts only way could get the locking nut off without destroying the alloy wheel was to weld another nut on the end then un bolt that one!

[Vikingxl]

I've spoken to a few members about this and is it really worth fitting the locking wheel nuts when the idiot thats nicking your wheels already knows where to find the tool and just needs to break a window to get it?I'm sure breaking the window really wouldn't put anybody off as they are willing to jack the car up and nick the wheels in plain view.

[t5dan]

As an AA patrol I come across this quite alot.Firstly the sockets with the left handed thread don.t work on harden steel locking nuts like genuine volvo ones.Two options,hammer a socket on and use a impact gun to buzz off or call out the AA as we have a locking wheel nut tool that works well on hardened steel .Have not seen any other companies with this tool. Cheers and good luck...Dan

[aeroresh]

I guess its like any other security measure, its just a deterrant.

If anyone wants to nick something bad enough they'll find a way to take it regardless of security. :icon_soap

[Liddo]

Well, their on and I think she looks the dogs now! Money well spent on the refurbish I think :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/scoobylid/FatAllysFront.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/scoobylid/SideT5.jpg

Just gotta get that towbar off now!!! :mad:

[Vikingxl]

Looks fantastic mate

[Vikingxl]

Should have said on the other post im sure somebody was after a towbar the other day

[Liddo]

Cheers Viking! If whoever wants the towbar, and can get it off, they can have the bleedin thing :D

[dave]

the sockets with the left handed thread don.t work on harden steel locking nuts like genuine volvo ones

thats not true mate, it worked on mine!

[dicky b t5]

Liddo , Wheels look very smart mate nice choice. :anmflower

[Liddo]

Cheers Dicky, took a gamble on Ebay, and got em for £205!! Then refurbed them in light anthracite for £120.00, and the tyres are spot on! Not a bad deal :D

[splatt]

As an AA patrol I come across this quite alot.Firstly the sockets with the left handed thread don.t work on harden steel locking nuts like genuine volvo ones.Two options,hammer a socket on and use a impact gun to buzz off or call out the AA as we have a locking wheel nut tool that works well on hardened steel .Have not seen any other companies with this tool. Cheers and good luck...Danby the time the AA get there Dan the wheel nuts will have rusted off anyway!!! ;)

[Vikingxl]

by the time the AA get there Dan the wheel nuts will have rusted off anyway!!! ;)
Youre right there Splatt