Removing Locking Wheel Nuts (lost key)

anotherbaldrick

Have you lifted the spare wheel out ? sometimes their is a well below where the wheel sits. On my current car their is a polstyrene collar around the spare wheel and the socket is housed in a hole in the underside of the collar, took me ages to find out where it was hidden.

Ebe_Scrooge

girl_withno_name wrote: »

Have called Ford and they're looking at 50-85, depending whether the master key would work or not
Local garage is looking at a couple of quid if he can put a socket over, £10-£25 if he needs to weld - not sure whether that includes/means replacing them though!

For £25 I'd say go for it - replacement "ordinary" nuts are only going to be a couple of quid apiece ( if they're not included in that price ), and it'll save you a whole load of hassle in the long run.

redmike123

Our local tyre fitters put the airgun on my locking wheel nut( despite me specifically asking them not to ) and they sheared the key, so it was useless. They then denied all responsibility and more or less to go away and sort the problem myself. The main dealers were pretty unhelpful, so I took the car to the place I use to have our cars serviced, they drilled out all 4 locking nut, it took them best part of an afternoon and they charged me £125.

I was quite annoyed at the tyre place.

londonTiger

if its a common (cheap) locking nut you may be able to just buy a key from ebay.

Failing that most tyre places are experieced with this kind of stuff and they'll just sacrifice a 12 pointed socket - hammer it into the locking nut and then undo it.

harleq1962

if they are the later ford locking nuts with the collar around them like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-FORD-LOCKING-ALLOY-WHEEL-LOCK-NUTS-Focus-I-II-III-C-Max-Kuga-/251167223866?pt=UK_Cars_Parts_Vehicles_Wheels_tyres_Trim_Nuts_ET&fits=Car+Make%3AFord&hash=item3a7abbb03a
you can knock a narrow chisel into them and then put a wrench or spanner on them and turn them .

londonTiger

harleq1962 wrote: »

if they are the later ford locking nuts with the collar around them like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-FORD-LOCKING-ALLOY-WHEEL-LOCK-NUTS-Focus-I-II-III-C-Max-Kuga-/251167223866?pt=UK_Cars_Parts_Vehicles_Wheels_tyres_Trim_Nuts_ET&fits=Car+Make%3AFord&hash=item3a7abbb03a
you can knock a narrow chisel into them and then put a wrench or spanner on them and turn them .

lol. fitted on almost all ford factory alloys. surely thieves would just stock up on these when they go round nickiny alloys. btw do thieves nick alloys still?

oldhand

girl_withno_name wrote: »

I think I remember seeing it (not knowing what it was) -

Dont tell everyone that,you will have the "sisterhood" on your case.:p

harleq1962

londonTiger wrote: »

lol. fitted on almost all ford factory alloys. surely thieves would just stock up on these when they go round nickiny alloys. btw do thieves nick alloys still?

i had these on a focus , the centers went through easy, they are not solid like some, of the fords, they put the collar on them so you cant get a socket on the outside, typical fords.

girl_withno_name

oldhand wrote: »

girl_withno_name wrote: »

I think I remember seeing it (not knowing what it was) -

Dont tell everyone that,you will have the "sisterhood" on your case.:p

I know... even worse because I've actually had the tyres changed since owning the car!

marleyboy

OP there's a cheap and effective method here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEpG7p0arQw