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tonyboy
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Lost socket for locking nut
« on: Apr 15th, 2009, 6:34pm » |
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Hello. My son has lost his socket for his locking wheel nuts. Any sugestions please
Tony 
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Re: Lost socket for locking nut
« Reply #2 on: Apr 15th, 2009, 11:44pm » |
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Hi Tony, I have removed a few sets in my time with a hammer and cold chisel.
You have to be careful so as not to slip and damage the alloy. 
Good luck.
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Re: Lost socket for locking nut
« Reply #3 on: Apr 16th, 2009, 7:32am » |
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Hammer an old socket over the nut and try that.
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Re: Lost socket for locking nut
« Reply #4 on: Apr 16th, 2009, 6:16pm » |
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Depends on the type, mike - if its the RS type with the loose outer collar, you'll need to split that first before hammering the socket on
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Re: Lost socket for locking nut
« Reply #5 on: Apr 16th, 2009, 7:22pm » |
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Hello thanks for your ideas. Yes it has the loose collar with a star shape socket. (like an allen screw )
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Re: Lost socket for locking nut
« Reply #6 on: Apr 16th, 2009, 8:30pm » |
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As Pinto says, if it has the collar you need to knock that off first.
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Re: Lost socket for locking nut
« Reply #7 on: Jul 14th, 2009, 12:40pm » |
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There is a universal socket that you can buy with a series of hexagonal pins that fit down the centre designed to fit any nut, this works a treat.
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Re: Lost socket for locking nut
« Reply #8 on: Jul 14th, 2009, 5:16pm » |
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on Jul 14th, 2009, 12:40pm, shooshyneman wrote:| There is a universal socket that you can buy with a series of hexagonal pins that fit down the centre designed to fit any nut, this works a treat. |
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Thanks for the info but i got it done by welding a bar onto the locking nut and got it off that way. But your way seems easier. And as it happens i bought one of those uni sockets the other week......... i'll remember next time.........
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Re: Lost socket for locking nut
« Reply #9 on: Jul 15th, 2009, 11:40am » |
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If you look very carefully on the collar on the locking nut you will see a small code letter stamped into it... that is the code you need to get a replacement from FMD.
The key also has the same on it ... worth making a note of it somewhere safe.
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Re: Lost socket for locking nut
« Reply #10 on: Jul 15th, 2009, 5:13pm » |
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Handy to know...............
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