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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: The Red Baron on 28 September 2009, 18:49:02
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trouble ive had today, locking wheel nut stripped off, not the type you can knock a socket onto. tried drilling it off, drills have a better chance of going through butter. so, dismantled the caliper from the inside, off with the bearing dust cap & took the whole bloomin lot off, wheel, disc, hub & caliper bracket. was a bit of a jiggle. good job i have a spare set of everything. moan, moan. :(
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I had same problem before >:(
I start drill using 4mm,5mm,6mm and 8mm then use 50 or 55 torx big hammer bit of luck and job done :y
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Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?
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Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?
nope. its solid with 4 holes for prongs.
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Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?
Are there any without the spinning collar? The lock bolts originally fitted to my car were the type with 3 holes in the face - the kind that ATS/Kwik Fit/etc will break the pins off the key for you with their windy gun - those now fitted are the later cake cutter type. Both types have a spinning collar, but the earlier type was somewhat thinner tha those now fitted. :y
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Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?
nope. its solid with 4 holes for prongs.
Can you not hammer on a suitably undersized impact socket then? Or get a set of removers?
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Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?
Are there any without the spinning collar? The lock bolts originally fitted to my car were the type with 3 holes in the face - the kind that ATS/Kwik Fit/etc will break the pins off the key for you with their windy gun - those now fitted are the later cake cutter type. Both types have a spinning collar, but the earlier type was somewhat thinner tha those now fitted. :y
yep, thats whats happened, also made a mess of the locking nut aswell :-/
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Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?
nope. its solid with 4 holes for prongs.
Can you not hammer on a suitably undersized impact socket then? Or get a set of removers?
not enough of a coller to knock owt on really
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Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?
Are there any without the spinning collar? The lock bolts originally fitted to my car were the type with 3 holes in the face - the kind that ATS/Kwik Fit/etc will break the pins off the key for you with their windy gun - those now fitted are the later cake cutter type. Both types have a spinning collar, but the earlier type was somewhat thinner tha those now fitted. :y
The 2.2 I'm breaking has the 3 prong affair and no key! My ½" cold steel chisel and a suitable impact socket soon dealt with that problem ;)
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Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?
nope. its solid with 4 holes for prongs.
Can you not hammer on a suitably undersized impact socket then? Or get a set of removers?
not enough of a coller to knock owt on really
What about drilling a hole central and a decent stud extractor?
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Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?
dont want to damage the mv6 wheel if i can help it as the nut is deep into them
Are there any without the spinning collar? The lock bolts originally fitted to my car were the type with 3 holes in the face - the kind that ATS/Kwik Fit/etc will break the pins off the key for you with their windy gun - those now fitted are the later cake cutter type. Both types have a spinning collar, but the earlier type was somewhat thinner tha those now fitted. :y
The 2.2 I'm breaking has the 3 prong affair and no key! My ½" cold steel chisel and a suitable impact socket soon dealt with that problem ;)
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It'll be less damage than a gas axe ;D
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Is it one of the spinning collar locking rings?
dont want to damage the mv6 wheel if i can help it as the nut is deep into them
Are there any without the spinning collar? The lock bolts originally fitted to my car were the type with 3 holes in the face - the kind that ATS/Kwik Fit/etc will break the pins off the key for you with their windy gun - those now fitted are the later cake cutter type. Both types have a spinning collar, but the earlier type was somewhat thinner tha those now fitted. :y
The 2.2 I'm breaking has the 3 prong affair and no key! My ½" cold steel chisel and a suitable impact socket soon dealt with that problem ;)
How about these? http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/5-piece-bolt-grip-set-expansion-set/path/socket-sets-sockets-tool-sets :-/ :-/
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very true, i think i will have to buy some decent drills then give it a go with the torx bit as serek suggests. :y
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very true, i think i will have to buy some decent drills then give it a go with the torx bit as serek suggests. :y
Buy a cheap Halfrauds set that you don't mind shearing off then, you don't want your best set of 'Draper's' getting damaged ;) ;D ;D
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that looks a handy piece of kit andy :y
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that looks a handy piece of kit andy :y
ATS used a similar set to remove mine, their's had a finer 'thread'/helix though .... probably best used with a windy gun. :y
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that looks a handy piece of kit andy :y
ATS used a similar set to remove mine, their's had a finer 'thread'/helix though .... probably best used with a windy gun. :y
trouble is, only about 5mm of coller if that to grip on.
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They wil come off with a deep impact socket hammered on them John told you the other day done a number of them now mate :y
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They wil come off with a deep impact socket hammered on them John told you the other day done a number of them now mate :y
bugger all to knock on to, also will need a 22/3mm socket then you run out of space between the nut & the hole in the wheel.
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very true, i think i will have to buy some decent drills then give it a go with the torx bit as serek suggests. :y
Buy a cheap Halfrauds set that you don't mind shearing off then, you don't want your best set of 'Draper's' getting damaged ;) ;D ;D
I got set of HILTI drills use only 4 drills for this job :)
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very true, i think i will have to buy some decent drills then give it a go with the torx bit as serek suggests. :y
Buy a cheap Halfrauds set that you don't mind shearing off then, you don't want your best set of 'Draper's' getting damaged ;) ;D ;D
I got set of HILTI drills use only 4 drills for this job :)
will give em a go serek :y
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If you were closer I could lend you my universal socket. It will do anything upto 32mm in diameter as long as it is not completely round. Prob one of my most useful tools :y
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update....drilled out & knocked a T50 socket into it, promptly twisted the socket. >:(
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Just keep drilling larger holes till the head comes off, take the wheel off and either weld a nut to the end or get the mole grips on what's left of the stud.
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update....drilled out & knocked a T50 socket into it, promptly twisted the socket. >:(
at last, drilled from both sides to weaken the stud, knocked an even bigger torx bit into it. it came off/out. :y
however i need a new hub @ £58 >:(