No Locking wheel nut key...

[Jonny69]

Just in case there are any Peugeot readers out there

Not Mazda but Mercedes had a master set at the main dealer when my key snapped. They didn't charge...

Not if it's a Peugeot. There is no master set.

Whack an impact socket over them and they'll probably be off in seconds.

After seeing how easy they can be to take off I don't see the point in having them. Mine were McGuard iirc, no idea if other brands are harder to get off.

Not if it's a Peugeot. The end of the locking nut is necked and designed to shear off if you use a nut extractor or hammer a socket onto it. You're left with an almost flat tapered base that you can't get anything else on.

main dealer will be able to order you one i would have thought, BMW and even renault can in my experience.

Not if it's a Peugeot. They don't supply replacement keys and there's no log of what one went on the car originally.

Just a warning to anyone thinking of a buying a Pug missing it's locking wheel nut key! The dealer, the tyre places I rang and the MOT station I use all said it's worst case scenario and it can only be drilled

I snapped the tops off all of them and welded a nut on each. I seem to get the impression that less discerning tyre places "accidentally forget" to give you them back, because they can then use them for getting other ones off. Often if it's a close fit you can hammer it on slightly and use it.

 

[Diagro]

OK Update.

Some prat has done them up stupid tight.
Garage couldnt remove them.

SO, what i have done is contact mazda for a new tool, and put it on order.
Also Green flag are on their way to remove them if they can anyway at £8 per bolt.... And i want them done today ideally so its cool.

 

[bledd]

Take it to a tyre fitting place, wave a fiver and ask them to remove it

-edit, just read second line.

 

[Diagro]

Mazda dont have the key i need.... WHAT???

they want £90 to cut them off.... WHATTTTT?

This is mental

 

[teenwolf]

try the local scally

 

[Diagro]

called a local (like 2 mins away) garage, they are confident they can remove it within an hour. so its going to see them tomorrow morning

 

[spookywillow]

I took my Citroen to the dealer and he had all 4 off in 30 minutes and charged me £30, Try them to see if they will do it?

The guy who too took them off said he used a dremel or something to cut a slot in the bolt head and then used what I gather is an impact wrench with a chisel tipped bit in it.

I also tried the whacking a socket on till it took the head off and then welding a nut on which all proved useless

 

[Diagro]

I took my Citroen to the dealer and he had all 4 off in 30 minutes and charged me £30, Try them to see if they will do it?

The guy who too took them off said he used a dremel or something to cut a slot in the bolt head and then used what I gather is an impact wrench with a chisel tipped bit in it.

I also tried the whacking a socket on till it took the head off and then welding a nut on which all proved useless

Dealer wants £89 to remove them. Told them to jog on.

 

[[TW]Fox]

Told them to jog on.

How's that working out for you? New wheels fitted yet?

 

[Diagro]

How's that working out for you? New wheels fitted yet?

Was more the fact that they wanted to do it next week.

 

[Diagro]

OK. Garage has it.
they said it should.be done by 12:30.

So I'm just waiting now :/

 

[Diagro]

£40 later and the locking nuts are off.
just need to source 4 new nuts now for a mazda 3.

 

[MrFunex]

Locking wheel nuts are a total menace. I had the adapter shear off in one of the bolts a few months ago, so my adapter was broken. Bugger. Had to get all 4 LWNs removed by a mobile mechanic - £60. Bargain. He just welded a nut onto the end of all 4, then undid them.

Do people still steal alloy wheels?

 

[Diagro]

Seems they bashed my wheels to death getting the nuts off. My tracking seems totally out now.

bah, £45 at kwik fit will sort that -.-

 

[Heisenberg]

Seems they bashed my wheels to death getting the nuts off. My tracking seems totally out now.

bah, £45 at kwik fit will sort that -.-

Taking car to kwik fit for an alignment. Tyre suicide if you ask me.

 

[~Divine~Wind~]

Seems they bashed my wheels to death getting the nuts off. My tracking seems totally out now.

bah, £45 at kwik fit will sort that -.-

Yup they've probablybeen rather forcefull

£40 later and the locking nuts are off.
just need to source 4 new nuts now for a mazda 3.

You've learnt ya lesson, just replace with 4 standard nuts, to hell with locking ones. Utter ballache they are haha...

Wanna buy a set of locking ones with the key?

Think Mazda charge around £6 per standard wheel nut, cheaper ones on eBay just make sure they aint aluminium ones that you buy.

 

[Diagro]

Kwik fits hunter system said my alignment is spot on. Just my steering wheel is slightly off center.

it was free to check but £45 to correct steering wheel... yea no thanks. Will live with it slightly off.

Only place local that had new nuts was a small motor factors. I bought a cheap £20 set of nuts that are actually security ones but would be super easy to remove if required.