I'm not if anyone else has had this problem but I have a very strange wheel nut on the right front wheel. (I'm currently trying to check the brake pad because I have horrible grinding noise coming from it)

Any ideas about getting the damn thing off. It's sort of round and slightly bigger the spanner can take. As it is the wheel nuts are extremly tight to get off with the spanner.

Thanks everyone

its not a locking nut is it??

I don't know. It's sort rounded off compared to the rest off them.

sounds like a locking wheel nut. You got a key for it?

the locking nut on my car looked like this

as far as I know, I don't think so. Is it an actual key or what. What would I be looking for?

you should be looking for a small box, which will contain the 4 original nuts that have been replaced, a tool to pull of the silver capping and the locking nut key

search the car high and low, most of the tme the locking nuts will be in the boot with the spare wheel and all the other tools, but look everywhere that could be used to hide/store the box or locking nut key

the locking nut key is a socket that fits over the nut and allows it to be turned

Well I've just looked and I can't see anything. There appears to be locking nuts on every wheel except the rear left wheel. Can't see anything to get the caps off or to unlock them.

If you cannot find the locking nut removal tool you can go to a local tyre fitters and if they are kind they will remove for you but you will need to get more nuts or lockers but worst comes to worst halfrauds normally stock these on the shelf for approx £20-25 and you might have to give the tyre fitter a "drink"

where u from if close to myself (swindon) i can remove them for ya or just go to bristol/manchester or any other high crime rate place......and they can normally remove them "while u wait" at a set of traffic lights!!

^^ lol at above..

bigpigeon2004 said:

Any ideas about getting the damn thing off. It's sort of round and slightly bigger the spanner can take. As it is the wheel nuts are extremly tight to get off with the spanner.

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If it's a locker and you've lost the key, then you can get a removal kit from Halfords. If the nut is recessed in the wheel though it might not work. Another option is to hammer on a normal socket and try and remove that. All I succeeded in going was breaking 2 sockets though.
The wheel wrenches you get with the car are always rubbish. Better to get a socket set and a nice big breaker bar
H

Thanks everyone for the advice. F.uck it, I'll take it to garage.

Is Kwik-Fit any good, price wise??

LOL, Kwick Crooks'll be iight on that sort of lil'job.. Just never get them to fit an Exhaust for ye they quoted me 450!! Tha Fukkaz! hehe..

where u live?

i have a special tool to remove locking nuts

pm me

RobW said:

where u live?

i have a special tool to remove locking nuts

pm me

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yea, a ruddy great hammer

_CinqueCento_ said:

LOL, Kwick Crooks'll be iight on that sort of lil'job.. Just never get them to fit an Exhaust for ye they quoted me 450!! Tha Fukkaz! hehe..

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Intriguing, considering they told me they don't keep the tools to change exhausts A local independent wheel/ tyre specialist may be your best bet.

tool here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=72257&item=7970601679&rd=1 witch realy says it all not worth having locking nuts in the first place, as tools to get them off are this cheep

hmallett said:

Another option is to hammer on a normal socket and try and remove that. All I succeeded in going was breaking 2 sockets though.

H

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you also risk damaging the screw threads on your wheel doing this, which may prevent you from putting in another nut.

the locking bolt on my cinq wouldnt come out with one of them tools, took it to a garage and they sorted it for me.

better removal tools then http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=72257&item=7970835933&rd=1