Seems Audi locking wheel bolts are a bit good!

[Dr G]

A4 in the workshop that's going to have a bill for a number of drill bits, a blow torch and a new wheel.

Tyre fitter had over torqued it and destroyed the pattern on the bolt!

Really feel for the poor chap whose car it is

[carsounds_dan]

I found a nice trick to undoing them when I had the same problem with an A6... not for telling on a public forum though

[phumy]

carsounds_dan said:

I found a nice trick to undoing them when I had the same problem with an A6... not for telling on a public forum though

Oh well thats ok then

[jonboy07]

depending on the type you can hammer a socket that is just smaller on nice and tight and get it off that way, if not then get a socket extension bar and weld it on to the bolt, wait for it to cool and take it off, then cut/grind the bolt off and start again, much easier than the above, and more importantly,much cheaper, hth in future, been there my self

[RadoVR6]

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/...

[Nobody You Know]

That reminds me, I haven't checked the torque on my wheel nuts since I visited the local tyre fitter last week - must do tomorrow.

Although I did watch as the gunned the normal bolts up and then just did the locking nuts by hand with a small bar.

[Dr G]

Tried all the usual techniques, little bugger didn't want to shift!