Locking wheel nut problem

[pg20]

Have purchased a new set of wheels but my old set has locking wheel nuts and I haven't got the adapter for them. Any ideas where I can get one?

[STEWY L]

Have purchased a new set of wheels but my old set has locking wheel nuts and I haven't got the adapter for them. Any ideas where I can get one?
if they are originals, why not try the dealer?

[pg20]

Never thought of that one????? Anyone else got an idea?

[STEWY L]

Never thought of that one????? Anyone else got an idea?how about ANOTHER dealer:biglaugh:

[cookie boy]

hello i had a problem like yours on a cavalier years ago and the only way i got them off was getting some pipe and putting it over the nut and welded it then undone with gripps but that was because they didnt make that type of nut no more hope this of some help

cookie boy

[tyreman]

Had a similar problem recently with a broken wheel nut lock, called a company called dynomec (01977 520666) they make a tool for removing any type of locking nut. They only sell to the trade, but will put you in contact with a local tyre fitter / garage that has their equipment.

[archerj]

If you have some old sockets that you dont mind sacrificing, that are slightly smaller than the diameter of the locking wheel nut. you could get your sledge hammer out and bang them on. Then it's be a case of just undoing as normal.
If you have a handy bench vice, you may even be able to remove the locking nut from inside the newly created 'locking wheel nut socket' each time, by hammering it out with a screwdriver or equivalent through the hole in the socket and move onto the next wheel.

[jb1999]

Going to a dealer is worked for me! After getting a flat, I foolishly lost the locking bolt. I took it my local dealer and they had a box of about 20 different locking nuts which they tried until I found the correct one. They didn't have a new one in stock, but I needed to get the tire changed as the spare tire was old so I simply undid the locking bolt with the garage's copy and drove with just four nuts to get the tire fixed. (replacement locking nut key was about 15 quid)

[tyreman]

trouble is hammering on an undersized socket doesn't work on the types of locking wheel nut that has the rotating ring around the top.

[archerj]

Mine dont have a rotating ring, just a few grooves on a cylinder. In fact i'd never even heard of them. Just goes to show, you learn something new every day.
Sounds like a clever invention to foil the attack i suggested above. I assume this rotating ring is slightly bigger in diameter than the rest of the body of the nut?

[tyreman]

Mine dont have a rotating ring, just a few grooves on a cylinder. In fact i'd never even heard of them. Just goes to show, you learn something new every day.
Sounds like a clever invention to foil the attack i suggested above. I assume this rotating ring is slightly bigger in diameter than the rest of the body of the nut?

This rotating ring type is the reason I suggested that anyone with any problems should contact dynomec to find the nearest garage with their tool, as they claim it works on 100% of lock nut types.

Intrestingly - the wheel / tyre industry are now starting to recommend that you don't use locking wheel nuts, unless you have some wheels that are extreemly unusual/costly, as almost all cars now come with standard alloys.
The initial idea of locking nuts was when alloys were rare, and people would steal them just to get a set.
At the same time, I know from my wifes car, which had steel wheels, and we bought ordinary alloys for it - the insurance company insited that we have locking wheel nuts otherwise they would increase the premiums.