I lost the wheel nuts, I need to replace the steering rack to pass MOT, but unfortunately I can do nothing without the nuts, does anyone know what I gonna do?

 

Also I tried to contact the manufacturer of my 18" wheel, but it seems no one heard about it, I can't even find anything on the web.

 

Please give me a advise, as I am so worried about it.

 

Thanks indeed

I lost the wheel nuts, I need to replace the steering rack to pass MOT, but unfortunately I can do nothing without the nuts, does anyone know what I gonna do?

 

Also I tried to contact the manufacturer of my 18" wheel, but it seems no one heard about it, I can't even find anything on the web.

 

Please give me a advise, as I am so worried about it.

 

Thanks indeed

 

give AndyZ a buzz or Mike Feeney or even Jeff at Zedworld. all contact details are in the traders section.

Out of intrest, what mak and style are those wheels?

I lost the wheel nuts, I need to replace the steering rack to pass MOT, but unfortunately I can do nothing without the nuts, does anyone know what I gonna do?

 

Also I tried to contact the manufacturer of my 18" wheel, but it seems no one heard about it, I can't even find anything on the web.

 

Please give me a advise, as I am so worried about it.

 

Thanks indeed

Do you mean you've lost the locking wheel nut key? This would make a lot more sense!

yes, locking wheel nuts key, that's what I am talking about, and the wheel is made by PA Racing, 18", 5 spokes, I have taken it to many garages, and they tried to find something to unlock the wheel, but they can't do anything.

 

PS. Sorry about my english.

Is it a key locking nut, or an odd shaped nut?

I did exactly the same thing mate. Took it to loads of garages who said they couldn't do anything. Nissan said they could do it for several hundred pounds!

 

Eventually some scouser got them off by hammering an undersize socket onto the bolts! He got them off in five minutes for a tenner!

That was the route i was going to suggest, crude, but effective

Either do the socket thing, or if that dosen't work, put a normal nut on top of the locking one then weld around the inside. After you've done that you can get them off with a normal socket.

I ha dthis problem when my cer came in from jap land , with no locking nut key.

 

hammered an old socket on to each one and off they came.

 

jim

Is it a key locking nut, or an odd shaped nut?

 

 

I lost both of them, so nothing could do at the moment.

 

you mentioned that some scouser took them off by hammering, can my local garages do the same thing, or only some specialists can do?

 

Also, I have been told by the garages that they can sort it out for me for 90 quid, but it will damage the wheels, any advise?

 

thanks for all your replies, so nice to join this club

I WOULD DO WHAT TTTOP DID. My local tyre depot took them off in seconds and guess what no charge

 

Multibor

I tried to take it to many garages already, but it seems that they are all not very helpful, and now my MOT is expiried already, I don't even know what I gonna do.

THis is crazy - the nuts slow down the thief not stop them. Any tyre shop or garage should be able to remove them. I used to go through a set every couple of years as the garage phoned up asking for the key and I'd tell them to break the lock nut and replace it with a new set.

 

£90? Someone is having a laugh with you.

not only the locking wheel nut, I haven't even got the key for rest of its, so all the garages said I have to get the key and nut or damage the wheel to take em off.

 

it seems that no one can help me in my local area

 

Thanks for all your replies