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Missing essential parts for my locking wheel nuts!
« on: February 10, 2007, 16:27:24 »
What can I do about a missing wheel nut wrench? To top things off the metal key socket is missing also and apparently this is the piece which has a letter imprinted on it in case a replacement wheel nut wrench is needed!  Any advice is greatly appreciated! :idea:

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« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2007, 16:41:30 »
Big hammer and a cold chisel then just buy a new set.
if you you can make it i can break it.

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« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2007, 16:56:20 »
oh dear....



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« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2007, 17:11:16 »
Draper do a set of sockets with a left hand thread to undo the locking nuts when people have lost the key. Works with a air gun.

Paul
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« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2007, 17:12:31 »
or you look at the end of the locking wheel nut & get the letter of it & go to your local dealer & buy a replacment key  :roll:
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« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2007, 18:14:49 »
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or you look at the end of the locking wheel nut & get the letter of it & go to your local dealer & buy a replacment key  :roll:


me, nor hubby, nor mechanic could find the magic "letter".. think it could possibly be i'm missing the key and the key socket and the key socket is apparently where the letter is.

thanks for all your suggestions.. we really need this sorted quick!

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« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2007, 18:24:21 »
Look here

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« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2007, 18:26:24 »
are they genuine landrover wheel nuts?

have cut outs on there outer edges for the key to locate on?

get a bit o fine emery & clean the ends of the nuts,might have to do all 4 but theyre should be a letter there A-E  :wink: if not then ur gonna have to prob go with pauls idea
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« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2007, 23:20:47 »
Quote from: "paul_humphreys"
Look here

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I have they are suitable for 21 or 25mm wheelnuts, :cry:

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« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2007, 23:35:53 »
Theres someone else who dose a bigger set of 4 sizes. If not I have seen it done in a garage with an air chisel.

Paul
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Re: Missing essential parts for my locking wheel nuts!
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2007, 20:08:00 »
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What can I do about a missing wheel nut wrench? To top things off the metal key socket is missing also and apparently this is the piece which has a letter imprinted on it in case a replacement wheel nut wrench is needed!  Any advice is greatly appreciated! :idea:


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Re: Missing essential parts for my locking wheel nuts!
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2007, 20:15:52 »
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What can I do about a missing wheel nut wrench? To top things off the metal key socket is missing also and apparently this is the piece which has a letter imprinted on it in case a replacement wheel nut wrench is needed!  Any advice is greatly appreciated! :idea:


Take no notice of these doom mongers and neanderthals. take it to any half decent tire fitters and they will have em off in no time. without causig any damage.

we use a imperial double hex socket thats just abit smaller when our customers forget the hub key  :roll: (same as a locking wheel nut before anyone asks, just for a boat  :lol: )
ooo but a old one tho  :lol:  :wink:
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« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2007, 19:56:43 »
well...  heres whats happened.. I went to the local Landy dealer in Edinburgh... Pentland btw... (Rossleigh in Porty I've found to be a bunch of ***-*** merchants... u fill in the blanks:-)) got a wheelbrace (generic & cheaper.. much cheaper btw) and a set of four non-locking wheelnuts! on Monday... we'll visit Al... oor local trusty mechanic ere in Leith.. and he'll break off the locking nuts.. remove the wheels... put on the new BFG MTS and reassemble with the new wheel nuts! yay... thanks again folks and wish me luck & of course thanks for all advice!

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« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2007, 20:39:36 »
if your putin bfgs on u need lockers had a set of mts stolen even with lockers on they had them but with out lockers its gona be pice of p**s to get off
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« Reply #15 on: February 17, 2007, 22:02:41 »
if somebody round here has the balls to jack up my defender in the middle of the nite and spend 20 minutes nickin' my tyres where I live.. then they are welcome to them.  as u say with or without lockers.. I'm takin my chances. nae good to me when I lose a piece and cannae get them off mysel.  :D

 






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