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removing locknuts without a key
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Mon, 07 March 2005 05:51
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trying to get my wheels off to change brake pads and i cant get my lock nuts off because i have misplaced the key  they are external ones . i got 2 off with a socket but i rounded the ends on the socket (was old and cant get another one) was told to use a tapered socket but cant find one big enuf. i need help. pm me if you dont want everone to know how to get them off.
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On your mum!
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May 2002
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Re: removing locknuts without a key
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Mon, 07 March 2005 06:30
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There are a number of ways to skin this cat
1) Use a hammer and a cold chisel - the chisel should be sharpened at a wide angle and be biased to one side. Hit the nut in the 'undo' direction.
2) Use some stilsons (aka pipe wrench or monkey wrench).
3) Grind some flats onto the nut and use your favorite shifter/socket/open ended spanner
4) weld a bolt to the nut and just undo it.
When you get thinking this is not that big of a deal.
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: removing locknuts without a key
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Mon, 07 March 2005 06:37
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Haha YelloRolla didnt think there was so many ways of doing it, i will keep it all in mind for the future incase i loose my lock nut. Denends on your rim ive been able to get a set of vice grips onto the lock nut and have been able to loosen it that way, though depdends if your rim allows you to get into that part.
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I supported Toymods
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I renounced punctuation
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May 2002
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Re: removing locknuts without a key
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Mon, 07 March 2005 07:16
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5) Bash a cheap socket that is a snug fit on to the lock nut. Undo.
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sydney
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July 2004
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Re: removing locknuts without a key
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Mon, 07 March 2005 07:39
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chisel/monkey wrench/grinding wont work as they are set into the rim. it will also make welding anything onto it without stuffing the wheels imposible (wheels are simmons cost 2500) ill go past supercheap and buy a quality socket tommorow
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Dubbo NSW
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June 2004
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Re: removing locknuts without a key
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Mon, 07 March 2005 07:55
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remember the old demtel adds with the universal socket. that crappy socket with all the moving pins. works great.
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brisvegas
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December 2004
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Re: removing locknuts without a key
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Mon, 07 March 2005 08:56
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bro had this problem with his mr2/ turns out (at least with the bloke he used - tyrepower in morningside brissy) a lot of workshops will have an old socket they use for this purpose - whack it on the rattle gun and away they go at the locknuts.
charge you a few bucks (in his case hed had tyres done so they did it for free) for the job, and takes em all of a few minutes id imagine. usually they'll use a dead socket thats useless to them so its not a biggie.
or any of the previous methods
Cheers
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Melbourne
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March 2003
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Re: removing locknuts without a key
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Mon, 07 March 2005 09:12
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I did it by welding, You dont have to weld on a very big bolt, and oyu dont have to weld it very much. I managed to get a few of with some reasonably weak welds. Just find a mate who is good at welding
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sydney
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July 2004
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Re: removing locknuts without a key
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Tue, 08 March 2005 13:12
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did it! ill tell u how . used a metal adhesive inside an old socket that almost fit the lock nut and pushed the lock nut in place. now i dont even have to get new nuts easyier than welding 
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: removing locknuts without a key
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Tue, 08 March 2005 23:10
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| beterthenu wrote on Mon, 07 March 2005 18:55 |
remember the old demtel adds with the universal socket. that crappy socket with all the moving pins. works great.
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I found those sockets forsale at a BP on the Hume Hwy down Melb way, they call those crappy things Gator Grip
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I supported Toymods
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Perth, Western Australia
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: removing locknuts without a key
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Wed, 09 March 2005 01:21
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| gianttomato wrote on Mon, 07 March 2005 15:16 |
5) Bash a cheap socket that is a snug fit on to the lock nut. Undo.
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Yep, easiest and best option here - I did it the other week to a set of lock nuts.
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Location:
Madrid - Spain
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August 2002
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Re: removing locknuts without a key
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Fri, 11 March 2005 02:43
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| CLG wrote on Wed, 09 March 2005 12:21 |
| gianttomato wrote on Mon, 07 March 2005 15:16 |
5) Bash a cheap socket that is a snug fit on to the lock nut. Undo.
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Yep, easiest and best option here - I did it the other week to a set of lock nuts.
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I'll third that. Easiest way and it works.
Grab a socket and bash it onto the nut with a big hammer. Normally the sockets are a lot harder than the lock nuts, so they will cut a hex into it. Just go easy undoing the nut otherwise you will just strip your new found hex.
then throw away lock nuts, replace with normal nuts and invest in a big dog to guard your wheels
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