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(Message started by: craigs2007 on Feb 6^th, 2008, 10:58am)

Title: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by craigs2007 on Feb 6^th, 2008, 10:58am

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?
Thanks

Title: Re: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by craigs2007 on Feb 6^th, 2008, 11:17am

Just like to add that the wheels are the cossy alloys and have star drive screws on the caps and 1 locking nut

Title: Re: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by Simmo on Feb 6^th, 2008, 11:21am

You need something like THIS (http://www.screwfix.com/prods/94826/Automotive/Mechanics-Tools/Emergency-Locking-Wheel-Nut-Remover-4-Pc). or THIS perhaps (http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_196491_langId_-1_categoryId_71555)

Title: Re: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by craigs2007 on Feb 6^th, 2008, 1:23pm

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

Title: Re: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by craigs2007 on Feb 6^th, 2008, 1:37pm

Heres a pic
http://i28.tinypic.com/mwflvr.jpg

Title: Re: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by Tompion on Feb 6^th, 2008, 1:53pm

The star drives are fake just the security bolt holds it on, I believe

PS you should reduce your picture to less than 640X480

See here:

http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=news;action=display;num=1124086806

Title: Re: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by craigs2007 on Feb 6^th, 2008, 1:57pm

How do i get the security bolt off?
Thanks

Title: Re: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by Tompion on Feb 6^th, 2008, 2:18pm

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.

Title: Re: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by Snoopy on Feb 6^th, 2008, 3:00pm

What you need is one of these http://sc.groups.msn.com/tn/BD/D0/TheFordScorpio1995/43/3c6.jpg
http://sc.groups.msn.com/tn/BD/D0/TheFordScorpio1995/43/3c7.jpg

If you cannot get hold of one then a pair of GOOD thin nosed pliers MIGHT undo it ...

Title: Re: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by Highlander on Feb 6^th, 2008, 3:39pm

A hammer and chisel does work ;)

Title: Re: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by Tompion on Feb 6^th, 2008, 3:42pm

Ah the technical fix ;D

Title: Re: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by Chieftain on Feb 6^th, 2008, 5:01pm

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 :'(

Title: Re: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by craigs2007 on Feb 6^th, 2008, 5:01pm

pliers did the trick,Thanks for all the help

Title: Re: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by craigs2007 on Feb 6^th, 2008, 5:02pm

Whats the point in having them if you can just get them off with pliers ;D

Title: Re: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by peteHull on Feb 6^th, 2008, 5:04pm

on 02/06/08 at 17:02:22, craigs2007 wrote:

Whats the point in having them if you can just get them off with pliers ;D

Same goes for the security type when you can get the removing tools from screwfix.....

Pete

Title: Re: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by amigafan2003 on Feb 6^th, 2008, 6:02pm

Or hammer a 17mm socket over most locking wheel nuts.......

Title: Re: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by jonnycab on Feb 8^th, 2008, 2:04am

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 8)

Title: Re: Puncture,No locking nut
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Feb 8^th, 2008, 10:29am

Masonary nails, expoxy putty and and old socket can also be used to good effect... ;D