Locking wheel nuts

[harrison1980]

Evening chaps,

I was gonna replace my front brake pads tonight but i'm having bother getting my locking wheel nuts un-done, I have the key so i can get my wheel rench on the nut but no matter how hard i pull they don't budge, the wheel rench just slips off and i'm worried if i keep trying its gonna hit the car when it slips off, am i missing something or are they just very tight?

Any help / advice will be very much appreciated

Thanks in advance

Harrison1980

 

[5abr3]

Evening chaps,

I was gonna replace my front brake pads tonight but i'm having bother getting my locking wheel nuts un-done, I have the key so i can get my wheel rench on the nut but no matter how hard i pull they don't budge, the wheel rench just slips off and i'm worried if i keep trying its gonna hit the car when it slips off, am i missing something or are they just very tight?

Any help / advice will be very much appreciated

Thanks in advance

Harrison1980

They can be quite tight, depends how strong you are compared to who did them up and what with

 

[harrison1980]

Nothing i need to know then?

Should just un-do the same as the other nuts with the key?

they're these ones if it makes any difference...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Set-Of-Fiat-L...39:1|66:2|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

 

[adamb]

U sure the key to get the locking nut off is not broken?

 

[harrison1980]

don't think so

 

[adamb]

Might be worth having a checking if its not gripping properly

 

[fingers99]

As said, check the key. You don't say what you're using to undo the nut. Rather than the orrible thing FIAT supply, try an extensible one or the X type. Just make sure the head is firmly on.

 

[jug]

they can easily seize. a squirt of WD40 will make all the difference. make sure you keep pushing the key against the bolt while you try to turn.