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RIDGMONT61
By: RIDGMONT61
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Remove locking wheel nut - without key?

Posted: Apr 11 2011 Views: 91

 

A friend of mine has a Mazda with the same type locking wheel nuts as the NC.

On trying to remove one of the nuts recently the key disintegrated. He is now not able to remove the locking nuts.

The local dealer has been unhelpful and they doubt that they can fix it anyway.

Does anyone know of a method to remove the locking wheel nut without the key?

Thanks

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  1. /My-Page/?userId=12979

    RE: Remove locking wheel nut - without key?

    You can get these tools for removing locking nuts

     

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LOCKING-WHEEL-NUTS-REMOVER-SOCKET-LASER-/370348558939?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item563a7e8a5b

     

     

     

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    Posted: Apr 11 2011 By: eddiek   Posts: 51
  2. /My-Page/?userId=2868

    RE: Remove locking wheel nut - without key?

    Is the nut damaged or just the key?  If the nut is intact he (Your "friend") may be able to find someone with the same key.  I don't think there can be too many combinations, both my NC and my wifes 6 have the same pattern and the cars are different ages and models from different dealers.

    Posted: Apr 11 2011 By: GDCobra   Posts: 2908
  3. /My-Page/?userId=12525

    RE: Remove locking wheel nut - without key?

    I know most breakdown services carry a tool to get a locked nut off, if you are in AA etc they will do it.

    Regards Keith

    Posted: Apr 11 2011 By: keithvmx1200   Posts: 242
  4. /My-Page/?userId=14125

    RE: Remove locking wheel nut - without key?

    file the nut to a square and just adjustible it off i know its a cheap and a longshot but its quick :)


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    Posted: Apr 11 2011 By: adam   Posts: 163
  5. /My-Page/?userId=13951

    RE: Remove locking wheel nut - without key?

    OMG, had dead on same problem lock nut threaded, what I done was knock on 17m half inch drive socket really really tight on then fitted long bar an stood on bar little an slowly it came off, made sure copper slipped new lock nut, it worked fine, make sure copper slip all wheel nuts, any bad rust nuts use  WURTH "rost off" work like magic.Beer

    Posted: Apr 11 2011 By: "deafgeoff"   Posts: 115
  6. /My-Page/?userId=2868

    RE: Remove locking wheel nut - without key?

    11/04/2011 07:27:56, adam said:
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    file the nut to a square and just adjustible it off i know its a cheap and a longshot but its quick :)

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    Good luck with that one, filing the nut square while on the car is going to be one heck of a job and fit-alls are useless on anything but the most positive locations (which you'll be lucky to get with your filed up nut on the car) and this nut is likely to be tight which is what messed up the tool in the first place.

    Posted: Apr 11 2011 By: GDCobra   Posts: 2908
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    RE: Remove locking wheel nut - without key?

    Does he have a code for the key, perhaps with the original packaging that the locking wheel nuts came in - should be able to get a replacement.

    Posted: Apr 11 2011 By: RMURPHY195   Posts: 176
  8. /My-Page/?userId=14318

    RE: Remove locking wheel nut - without key?

    I had same problem a year or two back, I took it to mx5 city near Doncaster they drilled the stud out of the nut and then fitted a new stud, from memory it cost less that £20 all in including fitting the new stud.

    Posted: Apr 11 2011 By: iconicagain   Posts: 8
  9. /My-Page/?userId=6894

    RE: Remove locking wheel nut - without key?

    Thanks for the replies. My "friend" has a Mazda 6 - so no it is not me! - no honest it really isn't - no really!

    I think that the tight socket may be a way forward. The eBay style "removers" have been tried without success.

    Posted: Apr 12 2011 By: RIDGMONT61   Posts: 353
  10. /My-Page/?userId=13472

    RE: Remove locking wheel nut - without key?

    I had a friend who this happened to a few years ago. I drilled into the stud and used a stud extractor to take it out.  Best to go to a garage as it is not that simple and yoo need the tools to do it first.


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    Posted: Apr 12 2011 By: Chubbyrider   Posts: 10