Car in garage..how long?

166million

Thanks for all your comments, I am having the clutch done at the same time. I don't think the garage people like me though, he asked me if my car has 'locking wheel nuts' and I said I didn't know and he looked like he wished I was never born.

Silk

166million wrote: »

Thanks for all your comments, I am having the clutch done at the same time. I don't think the garage people like me though, he asked me if my car has 'locking wheel nuts' and I said I didn't know and he looked like he wished I was never born.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Thats funny
I'd have said you're the mechanic you tell me

Wise move doing the clutch at the same time

Strider590

166million wrote: »

Thanks for all your comments, I am having the clutch done at the same time. I don't think the garage people like me though, he asked me if my car has 'locking wheel nuts' and I said I didn't know and he looked like he wished I was never born.

Well, it's kinda hard to do anything to a car when you can't remove the wheel nuts to remove the wheels. There's usually 1 locking wheel nut per wheel. You should always take the wheel nut key to the garage with you.

In the case of no key they have two legal options, drill out the wheel nut OR purchase a key from a dealership. A lot of garages have a box full of wheel nut keys that have been "obtained" from various sources (scrap yards and blokes down the pub), so they'll be cursing your name while they go through every single key to find one that fits

166million

I've never been asked before, and I've had tyres done lots of times. I do feel a bit silly for not knowing - but that is his job really..

fivetide

Just look at them - is one different from the others? If so, that's the lock nut.

you really need to check because if you don't have the key and you get a puncture you won't be able to get the spare on.

5t.

166million

I have done this before and it seemed to go on ok so I guess they aren't locking ones.

Thanks xx