Locking wheel nuts?

[Loz2212]

I'm sure this thread has been milked to death but I can never find any solid answers. I have a Saxo VTS and obviously I've lost the locking wheel nut key. I've tried the hammering on a smaller socket and even migged a nut onto it but the weld breaks before it turns. I've exhausted myself with ideas and a firm has said to me they can get them out for £70 a corner!!! Has anyone got any suggestions otherwise I'm gonna attempt to drill them out...

Thanks

[autograsser]

there is some socket you can buy to get locking wheel nuts out with

[dankspaxo]

Just cut a groove in them for a sharp chizel to fit in

[dankspaxo]

Or u could drill a deepish hole into locking wheel nut , get a tap n dye set put threads in hole uve drilled and put a left hand thread bolt into it until its tight then it should turn the hole locking nut that's what I'd do

[jware92]

An easy-out set is what you need, not sure how easy they ate to drill tho?

[dankspaxo]

It can be done but its not easy to drill , I've got a few out we left thred bolt job , bust most have come out we sharp chisel

[Loz2212]

How do I split the bolt with a chisel? I tried drilling today and its hardly even marked it...

[DreamEater]

Did you use a HSS bit or a wood bit...

I'm being serious.

[Bedford126]

The weld has broken before the bolt loosened sounds like you need to find a decent welder. A nut welded to it with a 15mm hole in the middle welded properly can take 1 metric tonne of torque you are doing something wrong if your welds are braking.

[jage]

I used a slightly bigger ior smaller socket i cant remember. With a breaker bar and an air wrench at my local kwikfit as lost my tool :)

[Loz2212]

Did you use a HSS bit or a wood bit...

I'm being serious.

Well to say I'm a plant engineer by trade I hope I used a hs steel bit..

[Loz2212]

It was a friends mig that only does 120a. I have an arc at work which might get the locking bolt its self to actually fuse as the mig seemed to only fuse the M14 nut I put on. Maybe the arc might work better?

[Tc24]

I tried all sorts with mine... In the end, gave up, and went to the local Formula One Autocentre. Friendly chappie banged on some tool that looked like a screw-on socket and had the lot off in 5 minutes for a tenner.

Saved a lot of hassle.

[baker556]

http://www.screwfix.com/p/laser-emergency-locking-wheel-nut-remover-set-4pcs/94826?_requestid=295469

Good luck

[Bisto92]

I used persistence and the technique of smashing a socket on it, took about 30 mins to do all four, and a lot of brute force and ignorance!

I went to Peugeot when I lost mine, and asked if they had a master set like BMW etc do, they said no but if I give them the number off they wheel nut key they could get me another one hahaha. I wouldn't of been there if I had the key!!

[dankspaxo]

U could make one if you know someone with a cnc machine