getting locking wheel nuts off without key!
 

HOW!??

know you can drill em out but would rather not, anyone know of any good removal keys??

bought a car without the key! :oops:

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buy a cheap 18mm half inch drive socket, and tw@t it on the locking wheel nut,

knackers the wheel nut, but you can poke the nut/bolt out from the other end when its off. :clap:

as above or try an old imperial one you might have knocking around
or if there is a lot of space then try centre pop/chisel on bolt

Or just pop up to Bootle and the lads there will have them off in seconds. Unfortunately before you can thank them they will have swapped your rims for a pack of ten fags and a couple of cans of Tennants Super :cry:

cheers! will try the socket, you guys tried it with any success?? not bothered about the wheel nut

thought about chisel but depends how big the fooker was that tightened them up!

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cheers chaps!

had success with socket before but i did not care about the car so absolutely
belted it with hammer, now if it was my car then id be shitting myself

Be very careful whichever route u go!! My mate has cracked a bit of his locking nut key and in turn began rounding off the nut whilst it was on, ended up taking it to 2 local companies that are famous for being able to remove them with ease!! Both companies failed and this resulted in the wheel it self being drilled and then had to be repaired with a new piece of alloy!! Check pics for the result!! Not nice!!

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ive had a few off with broken ford keys especially with a slightly under size socket. if you put and extension bar in it, you can swing away with no fear of damaging the wheel :)

halfords sell a locking nut removal tool. as long as the outside of the nut doesn't spin and there is enough clearance it will take them off.

bit like an easy out really.

an impact socket with a left handed thread on the inside.

only really works with air tools.

its 9.99

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You can get a special tool to remove locking wheel nuts mate, there about £18 quid, but worth it to save your alloys !!!

You could put some cold weld putty inside the socket, tap it gently on to the locknut and let it set.
If you spray WD40 on the locknut first (and you're lucky!) then the socket will come off AND will have formed a tool to get the others off with.
Again it dependes on the size of gorrilla that did them up!