as above just been cleaning my abs sensors to try and get my light to go off i was putting the last wheel back on and they locking nut has snapped! its the inside bit with the pattern on thats now stuck inside of my wheel nut if you know what i mean can i get them off now or get a replacement locking nut??? help please

 

just realised on my locking key its got Mcguard patent no. then a number does anybody know if i just give this number and get a replacemnt and how much cheers?

 

sound like someone along the lines has used your locking nut with an impact gun

is it driveable as when i lost my locking socket i went to a tyre place and they just removed all my locking nuts for me, i went to plume tyres but i think there only a small company and won't have one up your way,i did try to remove them myself with locking nut removers from halfrauds but my alloy have really deep bolt holes and i couldn't get the removers in the hole to get at the nuts

 

and wih your second question yes you can you phone the number up i'm sure it's written on the piece of paper they came with how much a replacement is, i'm sure it's 10 days 2 weeks though for your replacement to come through.

edit: if you haven't got the piece of paper the nuts came with give me a few minutes and i'll dig mine out

 

yeah i was going to say i havent got the paper the locking nut was just in my door pocket when i bought the car just glad all my wheels are on tight before i snapped as i need my car for work lol, never knew halfrauds did locking nut removers presume its just better to buy a replacemnt one tho yes?

 

yea it'll be alot better to buy the replacement, they did sell them at one point in halfords whether they still do i'm not sure, i no them mcguards are very hard crome though so weather it would of actually worked i don't know.

i'v got the piece of paper here with me, it says you need the 17 digit code it'll cost Ł12 but subject to change without warning it says here but my locking nuts are only a year or so old so hopefully not changed much, it also says you need to send all the info with name, address and card details to cs@mcguard.de.

but i'd much rather phone there customer service number first to make sure they get everything needed to send the replacement out witch is 0080025993400 and open mon-fri 08,00-17,00h CET (what ever time zone that is i don't know ) hope this helps you get it sorted.

i couldn't get a replacement when i lost mine as i lost the paper and key and had to change the clutch before i had a long drive to somewhere can't remem and my clutch was so bad it was sticking in gear, and ended up in a big panic needing them removed the sat morning ready for doing the clutch to keep the ex happy wish i hadn't bothered now

 

we normal charge 10 per wheel to remove them where i work depend how long we on tho hope you get it sorted m8

 

cheers for all the help mate ill defo ring it'l have to wait till payday tho im skint!!

 

you can try the punch & hammer trick and try tapping it off

time consuming

 

try these

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...ut-remover-2pc

 

no probs mate glad to of helped, yea i know how you feel, but getting the replacement will be alot better than having them removed so fingers crossed the wheels wont need to come off till your replacement comes through

 

Just whack a slightly smaller socket on to the locker.

 

scotty,pop along to screwfix on tynetunnel industrial estate they do them wheel nut removers Ł21.99,item number 94826-12 but ring the fuckers first to make sure there in stock.

 

I've got the wheelnut remover set from screwfix and it's shit,only worked on one set i had,hammer a smaller double splined socket works every time.

 

that type of locking nut ate 1 of the worst to get off, I would suggest getting a garage to mig weld a nut to them and undo them that way, the heat from the mig also makes them a bit easier to undo

 

get a scoket thats a tight fit around ur nut n blet it on with a hammer, then just undo the nut. my m8 broke his set by using a nut gun.
only pro is ur gonna need 4 sockets 2 get em off all

 

the mcguards have a collar that spins and is a nightmare to remove.

Mig is your friend

 

i lost the key for my mcguards so smashed a 21mm socket over them and just undone them as normal. pretty sure it was 21mm, maybe 22mm lol