janinea Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 hi I have a problem with my MK5 locking wheel nut. I have the key but I cannot get the nut to move and it appears to have broken away around the edge where the key would go. I have tried 2 different types of locking wheel nut remover (spline and reverse thread type) but neither have worked. What I need is a simple method to remove this problematic nut. theres not a great deal of space between the nut and the alloy wheel which made it more difficult to get anything into. Please can anyone help? There is an attached picture of the nut although this is a good nut. My one seems to have broken away in the groove where the key goes. thankyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Bearded Minky Hill Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 If the removal tools won't work or the old banging a socket on method then weld a bolt on to it. Always works and the heat helps but the wheel will probably need painting unless you're really lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janinea Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 I cant weld unfortunately. I need something simple that will get it off. I also dont really want to ruin the wheel itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janinea Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Ok so I have had a closer look this morning and have taken the attached pictures. one is of a good nut with no problems and the others are of the bad nut still in situ in the wheel. I hope this can be be of use to others. <iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://s349.photobucket.com/user/ja9_blue/embed/slideshow/"></iframe> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janinea Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 the final picture is of a good nut from one of the other wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ollie Posted February 11, 2018 Admin Share Posted February 11, 2018 i share your pain i have had major issues with removing wheel nuts n my mk6 .. i have tried everything apart from the welding trick i am gonna end up cutting the wheels off and replacing front hubs both front wheels are the issue and not just the locking wheel nuts . not sure if its cheap wheelnuts are the problem as three on one side have rounded off and one on the other good luck ollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janinea Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 i share your pain i have had major issues with removing wheel nuts n my mk6 .. i have tried everything apart from the welding trick i am gonna end up cutting the wheels off and replacing front hubs both front wheels are the issue and not just the locking wheel nuts . not sure if its cheap wheelnuts are the problem as three on one side have rounded off and one on the other good luck ollie Poor us However after much googling and asking around (plus the face you cant weld to alloy studs) Im still stuck as to what to do. If your wheelnuts are just standard then you might get away with a stud/bolt remover kit. Im looking at the bigger dilemma of getting a cold chisel and heavy hammer and having a good time trying to break them off like that but obviously im also trying to avoid that because I don't want to damage the studs. there seems to be more availability for the Mk6 then the old Mk5a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholas Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Here's the method I use. You need a freshly sharpened centre punch, punch a centre halfway between the stud and the outside edge of the nut, now you need a small HSS drill. Using an existing nut measure the length of a side. Make a mark on the drill of this length / depth. You can use a piece of masking take wouñd around the drill. Using a small 1\8th or 3mm drill, drill down through the nut between the stud and outside edge of the nut. Drill 2 or 3 holes. More if you are able not to drill into the stud. Either a very small çold chisel or at worst a 6" nail, try and split / crack the nut down thro the holes. Remove the remains as best yòu can! Keep chisel away from the stud of course, Hope this is helpful. Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominic Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 what size is a ford escort mk5 convertible wheel studs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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