Finding a locking wheel nut tool.

[groomi]

Hi All,
I'm trying to remove the wheels on my Pug to get tehm refurbished but they have locking wheel nuts adn I don't seem to have a tool for them. Now, hopefully I'm being really stupid adn one of you will come on here and tell me it is located in XYZ position on the car...






Pleeeeeaase?

[up-the-dubs]

If it's not in the toolkit/wheel well/glovebox/door bins/boot liners/footwell/ashtray/centre console/seat back pockets or under the seats, it's in the previous owners house or at the dealers.



At least that's how we find them in customers cars . Or ask the owner .

[sorrento205]

if you cant find it, its not the end of the world. Trye changing garages "should" hopefully have tools to deal with it. In my case it was a socket with a spiral thread inside which cut into the wheelnut as you unscrewed it.

[up-the-dubs]

sorrento205 said:

if you cant find it, its not the end of the world. Trye changing garages "should" hopefully have tools to deal with it. In my case it was a socket with a spiral thread inside which cut into the wheelnut as you unscrewed it.

See my occupation .

We stay clear of them as often as possible. Don't have any tools to do the job and end up hammering on a slightly smaller socket and using that. Buggers up the socket and bolt though.

[groomi]

up-the-dubs said:

sorrento205 said:

if you cant find it, its not the end of the world. Trye changing garages "should" hopefully have tools to deal with it. In my case it was a socket with a spiral thread inside which cut into the wheelnut as you unscrewed it.

See my occupation .

We stay clear of them as often as possible. Don't have any tools to do the job and end up hammering on a slightly smaller socket and using that. Buggers up the socket and bolt though.

All good ideas, but I need to do the tyres before I can get an MOT - so can't get to a garage.

Hey ho, looks like a bodge it solution will have to be found...

[combemarshal]

Go for the smaller socket and a big hammer, or you could try one of those 'One size fits all' sockets that they have on the shopping channels, the ones with lots of sliding splines