Lost anti theft wheel nut remover

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Mon 3 Nov 2008 22:48
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - pullgees
I have four stud alloy wheels with three normal nuts and one anti theft nut. I've lost the socket that removes the anti theft nut, how do I undo it?
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Mon 3 Nov 2008 22:52
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - freddy1
1:factory/dealer fitted , 2: or bought from an accesorry shop?

answer No, 1 correctly and this could be a clue

if 2: try your local slow-fit places
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Tue 4 Nov 2008 14:05
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - Hope this helps
Your local independant garage can buy a specialist tool to remove locking wheel nuts. Ring around till you find someone who has made the investment and can do it. Tyre fitters can sometimes help, but not in my experience.
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Tue 4 Nov 2008 15:37
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - zarqon
I did this a few years ago - the locking wheel nuts on my Golf GTi turned out to be dealer fitted as part of the PDI.
My local VW dealer had a ful set of "keys" in a special tool kit, he whipped off the nuts and sold me a new set - he couldn't just sell me a new locking key.

As other have said it depends where they came from in the first place.

I'd get it sorted soonish as now you have noticed it's missing you are bound to have a puncture soon.

MPZ

Edited by zarqon on 04/11/2008 at 15:39

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Tue 4 Nov 2008 18:33
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - quizman
A friend of my wife went with us to get some new tyres, from Costco, for her recently purchased Focus. They could not find the special key, so we went to the supplying dealer and asked for one..
They said they had not got one and would have to order it. I said we were rejecting the car under the sales of goods act as it was not fit for purpose.
The store man then went and found one!

I hate Ford dealers.
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Tue 4 Nov 2008 18:36
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - Cymrogwyllt
someone's bound to say it so I'll get it over with.

Just park the car for a couple of hours in one of the chavier parts of town.


unlocked by then.





down side - the wheels will be upgrading another car
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Tue 4 Nov 2008 19:25
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - pullgees
Problem solved. I went to my local garage. After fiddling around with various sockets, there was no choice but to resolve to brute force. He used a cold chisel in a pneumatic gun to shock them loose a tiny bit. After a dose of that he hammered on a tight fitting socket and the nuts finally surrendered and unwound. Cost £10 which was a lot cheaper that a tyre fitting bay would charge. So all I've I've got to do is buy a new set which will cost about £20.
I have a question about the replacements. Will they need to be designed for the wheel or would any fit if I give make and model etc of my vehicle?
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Tue 4 Nov 2008 19:42
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - Fullchat
Wheelnuts are designed to fit individual wheels. The taper, length and thread have to match your wheels and stud threads. If you have standard manufacture fit alloys then the nuts will be supplied to match your wheels.
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Tue 4 Nov 2008 20:14
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - pullgees
Two auto shops offered me wheel locking nuts that were suitable for my car; they were not interested in the make of the alloy. So I'm wondering if the seating and thickness and taper of the alloys around or adjacent to the hub studs are the same as standard wheels.
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Tue 4 Nov 2008 20:42
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - nick1975
what car is it?

I have the following experience

Honda - found a key code in with the spare wheel - gave it to the local dealer, new socket arrived 2 days later, £6.50.

Ford - i didn't have the code this time (apparent if I did they can fax to Germany(?) and get a spare socket) so they said they would charge me 0.5h labour and £30 to remove the old ones and fit a new set. £60.

So i didn't do that. Quiet word with the mechanic and he wiped off the locking bolts and fitted standard ones for £8. The bolts are under a cover on this car so no one is any the wiser.



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Tue 4 Nov 2008 20:55
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - Fullchat
Pullgees

Cant answer that one, there may be an industry standard for relevant angles. A visual check for fit and interference may suffice. The only suggestion I might make is the use of engineers chalk on the taper to see that there is full contact.

Edited by Fullchat on 04/11/2008 at 20:57

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Tue 4 Nov 2008 22:34
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - pullgees
I'll take a look at the spare and look see for a code. I'll see what a TSW (make of wheel) stockist has to say and I like the chalk tip. I might in the end simply fit ordinary wheel nuts as long as they fits snug, it's only Fiesta after all. Why anybody would go to the expense of fitting alloys to a bog standard Fiesta is beyond me, I bought it like that.

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Tue 4 Nov 2008 22:46
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - bathtub tom
So you're driving around with one wheel nut short on each wheel at the moment?

Did you look in the little bag that holds your wheel wrench?
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Tue 4 Nov 2008 23:41
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - pullgees
So you're driving around with one wheel nut short on each wheel at the moment?

No
Did you look in the little bag that holds your wheel wrench?

If it did turn up it's too late now innit
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Wed 5 Nov 2008 11:06
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - Ben 10
All the dealerships have a case, which their mechanics have access to, with different sized wheel nut keys for all their models. They might do for the cost of a drink.
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Wed 5 Nov 2008 12:57
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - bintang
My Hyundai i30 has come with a spare set of plain nuts, which I will swop for the anti-theft set before I lose the remover.
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Wed 5 Nov 2008 13:07
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - oldnotbold
Loads on Ebay, including so-called universal un-locking sockets.
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Wed 5 Nov 2008 14:01
Lost anti theft wheel nut remover - Mookfish
including so-called universal un-locking sockets.


Cheap 3/4 inch socket and a big hammer?
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