Alloy locking nut / key

vectrahed

anyone know how to remove these without the key

or maybe someone has one that i could borrow or buy

got a flat tyre and i dont have the key to remove the alloy

alloy is an opel vectra alloy from a 96 vectra, has 3 small holes around the face of the nut and one in the middle

hope someone can help

vectrahed

Tefral

vectrahed wrote: »

anyone know how to remove these without the key

or maybe someone has one that i could borrow or buy

got a flat tyre and i dont have the key to remove the alloy

alloy is an opel vectra alloy from a 96 vectra, has 3 small holes around the face of the nut and one in the middle

hope someone can help

vectrahed

Get a socket thats one size smaller and beat it over the locknut. This works 100% of the time ive tried it

vectrahed

thanks for the reply mate!


i should have mentioned

its actually the plate that sits over the nuts and bolts, if u get me

Tefral

vectrahed wrote: »

thanks for the reply mate!


i should have mentioned

its actually the plate that sits over the nuts and bolts, if u get me

as in a centre cap to hide all the nuts?

vectrahed

yep!



and its not plastic

Tefral

could you not stick something in the holes and use that to turn the centre cap so it comes off?

say 2 small screw drivers at either end would surely give yo enough leverage to move the centre cap right or left

vectrahed

well,,,was fiddling round there with allen keys and that and it wouldnt budge,


didnt use screwdrivers tho so ill give it a go!

listermint

3 nails- block of timber, BOOM!

vectrahed

got it off lads

holes wer tiny and i didnt have a screwdriver small enough


so i got at it with the radio key lol

worked a treat

Thanks lads

vectrahed