hi guys, new to the forum and just wondering if anyone could give me any advice.. title is the issue. ive tried an erwin socket (erwin?.. irwin? whatever it is) with absolutely no luck. the things so far gone theres nothing to bite on becuase all thats left is practically a semi-circle.
i dont want to risk a hammer and chisel for fear of damaging my alloys unless there is absolutely no other option, any ideas would be great thankyou!

p.s dont ask why there is two locking nuts on each wheel.. previous owner.

i just want a set of four standards on after this episode.

(i know my alloys need a refurb, they were bought like this so no bad driver comments please.)

 

look like you may need to have a bolt welded onto what left to remove

 

12 point socket that won't quite go over and force it on with a hammer.
Then undo it, use a cross brace though so it won't twist off again.

 

I used a 20 or 21 mm socket the above way.

 

where in lancashire are you at?
i could get that off in minutes i reckon.

 

That's been cunted on with an airgun. Lazy bloody tyre fitters.

 

Just weld a nut to it, I had to do that on a BMW.

 

as said above smack a socket on and it will come off easy

 

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/p...C=GS-040223291

I used these when my key broke, got all 4 off within the hour. The hardest part was getting the tool off the bolt after it was removed.

However looking at the pics, your kind of stuck. If all else fails and your going to damage the wheel I would be looking to grind off the back of the wheel stud and smack the whole thing through the front

 

Try a bit harder got that one off with an irwin and its about as fooked as yours did have to fairly mash it on hard to get it bite

 

weld a short half inch extension on and undo with a breaker bar i do this on alllock nuts now no damage to the wheel and takes less than 5 minutes

 

I had to get a butchered one off my Daughters car and did the same thing. I had to really force the socket over it with a lump hammer but it gripped and undid fine with no damage to the thread or wheel.

 

jesus guys thanks i didnt expect so much help! ill have another bash at the irwin and if no luck ill weld a nut onto it, but yeah i think its been tightened on with an airgun.


problem is i have another 7 if thats the case.

xr2wishy ill p.m you if you wana have a go at it i would appreciate it!

 

Hope you can get them off ok. If you have nice alloys I would still get a new set of locking wheel nuts , just make sure you keep the socket somewhere safe and you wont have the same problem again.

 

You could always nip down to your local Ford dealer and ask them to remove them as they should have a master set.

Might cost a few quid but it would save a lot of buggering about

Assuming they are Ford lockers of course

 

Looks like a mcguard locker, as said its either a 20 or 21mm socket that needs smashing on its been many years since i have had to remove some.

Good luck

 

Lots of ways of doing it, a smashed on socket has always done me bar once and I had to weld to it.

 

if you had listened to my advice they would all be off now lol! the longest bit is cutting the extension back off the nut when you get them off but even that only takes seconds with an angle grinder