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lock nut problems

Started by vlred · 14 Apr 2003 · 10 replies

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vlredArchived member
ok the problem is that someone stole the adaptors for my lock nuts. what can i do to get the wheels off? anyone had this problem before?
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JudgeJulesArchived member
Check Autobarn, etc. there isn't another one the same that you can buy
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Ez-DicArchived member
couple of things u can do, take it to a tire joint and they can just drill them off...or if they are the lock nuts that u can get from like autobarn like saas then u should be able to call up tha company that makes them and quote the number of tha lock nut and they send u out another one i dunno how much it costs but i know it takes up 2 2weeks for the **** to get to ya hehe hope it helpz
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tweakArchived member
give it a godd whack with a hammer.if they are cheap ones u might be able to crack em.
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PetrosArchived member
what you can do - which alot of wannabe theives do is get a socket bigger than the locknut itself and belt it over it - then undo it same goes with the inside - find something you can belt in there and undo it with Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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dr00Archived member
Quote: what you can do - which alot of wannabe theives do is get a socket bigger than the locknut itself dont you mean just a bit smaller? also apparently if you get a good chisel and whack it nice and hard you can split it in half. give a tyre joint a ring im sure theyve done it a million times.
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vlredArchived member
thanks guys. was probably just going to go to a tyre joint. they would have people coming in that don't even know what lock nuts are i guess! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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PoydaArchived member
Quote: what you can do - which alot of wannabe theives do is get a socket bigger than the locknut itself and belt it over it - then undo it U wouldnt happen to be one of those wannabe theives would u? cause iv had a set taken in a similar way and am mighty pissed :x
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PetrosArchived member
hhehe nah not me my friend, otherwise my car would of been back on the road 7 months ago!
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Lord-DataArchived member
Heard of people with welding equipment welding a normal nut onto the locknut then undoing that way .. does require access to it, so it depends how recessed/accessilble your locknuts are inside your wheels I guess .. mine stick out like a nipple on a cold day, but iv seen that are very much recessed into the wheel itself ..
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vlredArchived member
yeah mine are the recessed type.
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