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(Message started by: Sturdybloke on Mar 11^th, 2006, 5:28pm)

Title: Locking wheel nuts
Post by Sturdybloke on Mar 11^th, 2006, 5:28pm

About a month or so ago I posted the problem of having just bought a Scorpio but not having the key for the locking wheel nuts. So not being able to contact the previous owner after numerous attempts I decided to take matters into my own hands - when things dont go to plan sheer brute force and ignorance will shine through. So what I did was this:- I hammered a 16mm socket into where the key would go to break the protective shroud open (the purpose of the shroud is to stop people hammering sockets on to the nut........works real well ;D) then once the shroud was broken and able to revolve around the nut I then hammered a 15mm socket onto the key itself and hey presto the little b****rs came off took 10 mins all in.

Next job in the forthcoming weeks is new brakes and tyres, well in between working on the Escort, Rover, Mondeo and Xantia :D - Craig.

Title: Re: Locking wheel nuts
Post by mr._floppy on Mar 11^th, 2006, 9:15pm

Boy, you sure do like cars :D

your cred was fairly sound till you mentioned the Xantia though. oh dear.

Title: Re: Locking wheel nuts
Post by Sturdybloke on Mar 11^th, 2006, 9:36pm

Yeah, thats inbetween working on other cars as its my job. So you can imagine what my driveway looks like!!! My 5, 3 engines (CVH, Pinto and PSA XUD), Mk1 Orion (in bits but complete ::)) in the garage,Mk 2 Carlton (what a piece of s**t, thankfully not ours), petrol mower and various (lots of!) Montego, 418, Sierra, Granada and Scirocco bits }{

And oi!! Leave my xant alone >:( ;D.

Title: Re: Locking wheel nuts
Post by stafford on Mar 12^th, 2006, 9:01pm

sort of defeats the object really of having these on our cars cos if you can do that so can some little chav s***...and some sets sell for 45 quid in halfords...pointless!!!!

Title: Re: Locking wheel nuts
Post by Sturdybloke on Mar 13^th, 2006, 10:33pm

True true stafford, no matter what you do if somebody wants something that bad then they will have it. Or wreck it if they cant steal it.