Guest DorsetDriver Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Question.... The previous owner didn't give me the key for the nuts and says he can't find it and I have a need for getting one of the wheels off fairly soon and wondered, can Ford supply me with a replacement OR is there a trick to whipping 'em off. When I was Foreman at a big scrappie and dismantlers in Bournemouth, we used to air-guns after cutting edges on the nut but alas I have only hand tools and brawn to tackle this now. Cheers DD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andy0406 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Question.... The previous owner didn't give me the key for the nuts and says he can't find it and I have a need for getting one of the wheels off fairly soon and wondered, can Ford supply me with a replacement OR is there a trick to whipping 'em off. When I was Foreman at a big scrappie and dismantlers in Bournemouth, we used to air-guns after cutting edges on the nut but alas I have only hand tools and brawn to tackle this now. Cheers DD I work at a scrap yard and I have found if we do not have a locking key we hammer a larger socket on and it normally does the trick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortcabrioletclub Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I work at a scrap yard and I have found if we do not have a locking key we hammer a larger socket on and it normally does the trick dito thats how we do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest marcus Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 or use the correct tool for the job...... snap on wheel nut removers they come in a set of 4, left hand thread so as you do it up it comes off. Simple. Marcus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest andy0406 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 or use the correct tool for the job...... snap on wheel nut removers they come in a set of 4, left hand thread so as you do it up it comes off. Simple. Marcus. cheers for the heads up, sounds good, do you know how much they cost???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest markeyboy Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 iv got some of mine off with a happer and a pin punch, it all depends on what sort of locking nut ya have got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eggsy Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 (edited) ask the local scallies they should be able to whip'em off in minutes! lol think u can get a socket that that will fit & grip over any nut, made by jml i think? if not let me know how you got yours off - as my new blue came with no locker nut either Edited September 5, 2007 by Eggsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest suffolk04 Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 did ford do a locking wheel stud/bolt set for the mk4's? i'm looking for a set, but theres loads of different sizes of bolts. what make does everyone else use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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