jamakalbi Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 went to get my new alloys fitted on sat - big problem when realised coulsnt find the alloy locking nut for the standard wheels only options seems to get nissan to cut them off any advice here? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FIDDYZ Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 cant cut them off, or not easy. Other way is to knock a socket onto the wheel that is just to small to fit over... this needs to be really hammered on and you may be lucky when you come to try and undo.. Are they the stock McGuards? Also, remove the polystyrene in the boot as it may be rolling around in there! Mine was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside350z Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Hi mate, i had the very same problem early this year. What they done was they drilled the locking nuts out. There was no damage to my alloys at all. I would take it to a specialist alloy/tyre wheel shop as they will have more of a clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo-ninja Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 jeeze this sounds scary, where would/ should i find them, they werent given to me with the manuals.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexZ Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Some places like Halfords do locking wheel nut removal tools. All it does is screw onto the locking nut in reverse, the tighter you turn the more it digs in. The only troulbe is if the locking nut takes most the room in the wheel hole the tool wont fit Other than that a specialist would be the best way imo. Not to scare you but on one off my older cars we have to oxiceterline (sp) the locking nut cause it was high tesile (sp) steel and hard as nails. This cost me a new rear hub and bearing lol. Alexz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo-ninja Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 so where are they normally stored? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaman Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Had exactly the same problem when I had a tyre go. The tyre place used the knocked on socket method, so all was good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexZ Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 so where are they normally stored? Dont think theres an actual place mate, mine was in the ash tray when I bought my car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4XNY Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I went to ATS, and they were rubbish, said i needed the key to get it off, i bought the reverse thread locking wheel nut remover, only to find it was too big to fit in the hole of the nut! So anyway took it to my friend who owns a garage, he prompty took a socket (one with a hole all the way through) and hammered the socket onto the nut, one twinge and it was loose, the only prob was getting the nut off (hence the hole all the way through) it can then be tapped out with a screwdriver from the other end. You do have to hammer them on till they bite though, its a cheap and very effective way of removing these IMO. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FIDDYZ Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I went to ATS, and they were rubbish, said i needed the key to get it off, i bought the reverse thread locking wheel nut remover, only to find it was too big to fit in the hole of the nut! So anyway took it to my friend who owns a garage, he prompty took a socket (one with a hole all the way through) and hammered the socket onto the nut, one twinge and it was loose, the only prob was getting the nut off (hence the hole all the way through) it can then be tapped out with a screwdriver from the other end. You do have to hammer them on till they bite though, its a cheap and very effective way of removing these IMO. Dan Yep... and its also how people get nice free wheels... Its almost worth getting 2 different size locking nuts on your wheels.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Or (and I think this is a much better solution) is to buy a new locking wheel nut key for £14 from Nissan themselves. Take your car in, ask them to tell you what locking nut key you need (there's about 6 different ones IIRC) and order it up at the parts desk. Hey presto, you've solved all your issues in one go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3FIDDYZ Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Yeh, I tried that but there not linked to the VIN for some reason!! I tried that one but they didnt have the set of nuts to try to find the right one... Just thinking about it I seem to remember that there is a code that came with my last set of locking nuts... perhaps that could be in somewhere sensible like your logbook. If there is 6, how about taking a picture or making a pencil impression of the nut and then post it up and we can all check our nuts to see of they match!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I only know there's about six as that's what the Nissan tech guy said to me when I asked about it. They've got a set of of different ones on a single keychain at my local dealer, so they just grab the lot and try them all on your car until they get one that fits, that way they never have to hunt around the owner's car for the elusive locking nut key Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanS16 Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I hammered my 5zigen nuts off. It was quite scary to be honest and I did knock the spokes on my Volks a couple of times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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