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gogsy1956 Member Since: 15 Jun 2013 Location: Tyne and Wear Posts: 945 |
Unless you have a decent toolbox to hand I would take it to a garage,, they will have the special tool necessary for removing locking wheel nuts. Just wrestled with mine for a day or so after a garage overtightened all the nuts. Needless to say all the locking wheel nuts are going in the bin. 2010 RRS, TDV8
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Tue Mar 14 2023 7:22pm |
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NoExpert Member Since: 28 Jan 2022 Location: PoznaĆ, Poland Posts: 480 |
12 point socket hammered onto the wheel locks should get them off. I think 22mm or 24mm works well. Got mine off in a few minutes with this method. 2011 RRS HSE Luxury 3.0 TDV6 Fuji White on Ebony/Ivory
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Tue Mar 14 2023 7:23pm |
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Mudknight Member Since: 07 Mar 2023 Location: Bicester Posts: 2 |
Will give the 12 point sockets a go , if not I'll take it in somewhere, bloody garages overtighten mine too . Thanks guys . |
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Wed Mar 15 2023 7:45am |
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gogsy1956 Member Since: 15 Jun 2013 Location: Tyne and Wear Posts: 945 |
If you are not confident in getting them off be careful you don't make things worse. You say they are overtightened?,,, I don't think a hammered on socket will cut the mustard,,, speaking from very recent experience. If you have the landrover type nuts the dome cover needs to be drilled and split. If they are the mac guard type the Rotating ring needs to be knocked off,,,, or you need the domotec tool. 2010 RRS, TDV8
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Wed Mar 15 2023 8:41am |
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RRSTDV8 Member Since: 12 Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8985 |
It's always worth loosening and then correctly torque the wheel nuts after a visit to the garage. Get them early and there's more chance of loosening them. Leave them a while and they seize on.
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Wed Mar 15 2023 9:18am |
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