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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Joe on 30 April 2007, 12:37:37

Title: Locking Wheel Nut !!!! HELP !!!!
Post by: Joe on 30 April 2007, 12:37:37

Hi all,
Just picked up a omega Elite for spares and it came with a set of vauxhall 17" alloys on it BUT the idot who sold it to me had lost the locking nut!!  

Now before with this i usally just beat on a socket and wind it off - But That wont work on this !!

Here is a pic of one
(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h120/supradupramk3/nutty.jpg)

Anyone got the key for it !!!!

Title: Re: Locking Wheel Nut !!!! HELP !!!!
Post by: Craig_R on 30 April 2007, 12:42:22

I think Halfaurds do a Kit for taking off Locking Nuts If Your Stuck and the bashing a smaller socket on will not work

Title: Re: Locking Wheel Nut !!!! HELP !!!!
Post by: Joe on 30 April 2007, 12:57:50

Have tried both - if you look at the pic the outer rim moves on it's own - so when i stick a socket on it just moves the out rim.

Title: Re: Locking Wheel Nut !!!! HELP !!!!
Post by: nixoro on 30 April 2007, 12:59:28

Worth a try but would a small cole chisel not budge them. :-/

Title: Re: Locking Wheel Nut !!!! HELP !!!!
Post by: Admin on 30 April 2007, 13:11:40

Alas through personal experience, I can tell you that a chisel and a LOT of beating is the only way to get these off if you don't have the key!

Title: Re: Locking Wheel Nut !!!! HELP !!!!
Post by: Jimbob on 30 April 2007, 13:18:20

would one of those weird sockets made up with a load of pins to fit a shape work here?

Gator grip I think

http://www.endeavorproducts.com/ggrip/ggrip.html

Title: Re: Locking Wheel Nut !!!! HELP !!!!
Post by: nixoro on 30 April 2007, 13:31:22

Quote

Alas through personal experience, I can tell you that a chisel and a LOT of beating is the only way to get these off if you don't have the key!

Same here been in a situation where my Mums old Cavalier had some locking nuts fitted, some plank at the tyre place had used a gun with the adapter and knacked the adapter.

In the end I spent best part of a day drilling out a lockable nut then finishing with a cole chisel.

Title: Re: Locking Wheel Nut !!!! HELP !!!!
Post by: ClarCE on 30 April 2007, 13:44:45

I had this on an astra - I drilled three holes (about 10 drill bits and TWO drills later) and then smacked a chisel in to join the holes - then turned that with a t-bar...

Title: Re: Locking Wheel Nut !!!! HELP !!!!
Post by: ricardo1500 on 30 April 2007, 19:04:56

You may find that you can remove the outer collar that spins by splitting it with a small chisel, then bang a 13/16 socket on whats left and bobs your moms brother!  Thats how mine came off. Oh and grind the chamfer off the socket so it bites better

Title: Re: Locking Wheel Nut !!!! HELP !!!!
Post by: Dave-C on 30 April 2007, 19:39:55

Looks like a GM locker to me...  They're well secure it would seem....  Try having a word with the mechanics at your local VX dealer, see if they'll help for a pint or two...  don't go thru service reception!!!!!!!!! ;)