Tyre fitters

yellowzr · 21-11-12, 07:40 PM

Went yesterday to have a puncture done he said go to the waiting room and it will be done 2 mins later he walks in with my locking wheel nut key and says sorry can not get the wheel off showing me a well chewed up key

Paul

talkingcars · 21-11-12, 07:51 PM

Opps, trust they removed all the locking nuts and paid for a replacment set.

Ritchy · 21-11-12, 07:54 PM

Hmm, tricky one, a cwr of that age obviosly wheels have been off about a million times so may have been overtorqued in the past, or may currently be too tight, if its the old style ones fairly easy to remove anyway

James Raby · 21-11-12, 08:00 PM

OR they used the power gun to try and remove the locking nuts - to which they are not supposed too

Ritchy · 21-11-12, 08:04 PM

I dont use the buzz gun on them, but you can generally okay provided they arent overtorqued or worn. I crack them off with a bar and wind them off by hand, but even then if its been overtightened or worn then they can still not work, can be a right pain in the arse, the mcguard ones i just mig a nut onto them now if they are broken and remove them

James Raby · 21-11-12, 08:08 PM

my Mcguard nuts are the older design, the key is longer so fits nicely with the wiggly design it has - will never sell them, they go on solid - try buggering that up - you wont!

Noobrider · 21-11-12, 08:14 PM

had a few of the MG type that have two lugs on them...a previous garage/owner tightens them up too much and it knacks the key as soon as you try to undo them...

yellowzr · 21-11-12, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by talkingcars

Opps, trust they removed all the locking nuts and paid for a replacment set.

No went back home 5 mins later back there with it in my hand easy when you know how and a nice new set bought today

Paul

yellowzr · 21-11-12, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James Raby

my Mcguard nuts are the older design, the key is longer so fits nicely with the wiggly design it has - will never sell them, they go on solid - try buggering that up - you wont!

Yes mcgaurd are what I have replaced them with as I already had a set on knowing how easy it is to take the mg ones off

Paul

Ritchy · 21-11-12, 08:23 PM

The mcguard ones when they start skipping, if you give the design part a good smack with a flat suface and a hammer you can flatten it back down and they then come off again so.etimes, bain of my life locking wheel keys