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craigs2007
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Puncture,No locking nut
« on: Feb 6th, 2008, 10:58am » |
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Came out this morning to a puncture.Cant find the locking nut anywhere so i cant get the wheel off..Any idea how i can get it off or get a replacement?
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craigs2007
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Re: Puncture,No locking nut
« Reply #1 on: Feb 6th, 2008, 11:17am » |
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Just like to add that the wheels are the cossy alloys and have star drive screws on the caps and 1 locking nut
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Re: Puncture,No locking nut
« Reply #2 on: Feb 6th, 2008, 11:21am » |
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You need something like THIS. or THIS perhaps
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Re: Puncture,No locking nut
« Reply #3 on: Feb 6th, 2008, 1:23pm » |
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Its not a bolt its like a screw.Theres 6 screws holding the centre cap on,5 are star drives and the other is some kinda locking screw
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Re: Puncture,No locking nut
« Reply #4 on: Feb 6th, 2008, 1:37pm » |
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Heres a pic
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Re: Puncture,No locking nut
« Reply #6 on: Feb 6th, 2008, 1:57pm » |
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How do i get the security bolt off?
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Re: Puncture,No locking nut
« Reply #7 on: Feb 6th, 2008, 2:18pm » |
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I assume you can get them at Ford – a T-bar I think with 3 pins at the end.
If you’re desperate you could drill the head off (it only holds the cap on the wheel nuts are behind).
I made one for mine, used some blue tac in the holes to copy the layout & drilled 3 hole in a bit of hexagon bar and fitted 3 pins in the holes.
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Re: Puncture,No locking nut
« Reply #8 on: Feb 6th, 2008, 3:00pm » |
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What you need is one of these 
If you cannot get hold of one then a pair of GOOD thin nosed pliers MIGHT undo it ...
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Re: Puncture,No locking nut
« Reply #9 on: Feb 6th, 2008, 3:39pm » |
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A hammer and chisel does work 
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Re: Puncture,No locking nut
« Reply #10 on: Feb 6th, 2008, 3:42pm » |
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Ah the technical fix 
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Re: Puncture,No locking nut
« Reply #11 on: Feb 6th, 2008, 5:01pm » |
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Yes its no use buying a new key at Ford as A/ theu come as a complete set i.e.2 keys and 4 nuts and each set is different. Might need them after hammer and chisel 
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Re: Puncture,No locking nut
« Reply #12 on: Feb 6th, 2008, 5:01pm » |
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pliers did the trick,Thanks for all the help
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Re: Puncture,No locking nut
« Reply #13 on: Feb 6th, 2008, 5:02pm » |
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Whats the point in having them if you can just get them off with pliers
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Re: Puncture,No locking nut
« Reply #14 on: Feb 6th, 2008, 5:04pm » |
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on Feb 6th, 2008, 5:02pm, craigs2007 wrote:| Whats the point in having them if you can just get them off with pliers |
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Same goes for the security type when you can get the removing tools from screwfix.....
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Re: Puncture,No locking nut
« Reply #15 on: Feb 6th, 2008, 6:02pm » |
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Or hammer a 17mm socket over most locking wheel nuts.......
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Re: Puncture,No locking nut
« Reply #16 on: Feb 8th, 2008, 2:04am » |
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If anyone is interested, those little three pin hub cover keys for removing the locking nuts aren't all the same.
Until recenetly mine only had two pins & an empty hole (one obviously had fallen out).... when at the breakers yard recently searching for parts, I found a three pin one on a Scorp floor....."ah just what I needed" I thought.....& stuck it my pocket
When I went to take the hub covers off, it didnt fit ....I compared the two keys & they had different numbers on the bottom & the pins were spaced differently ....."oh b****r" I thought
What did I do ?....I pulled one of the pins out of the hub key that didn't fit & pushed it into the missing pin hole on my hub key....."et voila !"...... I now have a proper three pin hub cover key 
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Re: Puncture,No locking nut
« Reply #17 on: Feb 8th, 2008, 10:29am » |
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Masonary nails, expoxy putty and and old socket can also be used to good effect...
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