Cost of welding to remove wheel nut lock

2lazytogetup

i moaned about the mondeo in anothe thread a few minutes ago.

anyway, the wheel nut key has broken. i tried the 12point socket hammer trick to no avail. i think the only option is getting a car mechanic to weld a nut onto the lock and turn it.

anyone know how much i should expect to pay for four corners.

in trying to use the wheel nut, ive damaged the coils on the wheel lock nuts so getting a replacement from ford is unlikely to solve the problem.

Hellrazer

Red cow tyres on the Naas road does them for us for around 50 euros incl vat.

hellyeah

2lazytogetup wrote: »

i moaned about the mondeo in anothe thread a few minutes ago.

anyway, the wheel nut key has broken. i tried the 12point socket hammer trick to no avail. i think the only option is getting a car mechanic to weld a nut onto the lock and turn it.

anyone know how much i should expect to pay for four corners.

in trying to use the wheel nut, ive damaged the coils on the wheel lock nuts so getting a replacement from ford is unlikely to solve the problem.

https://www.halfords.ie/tools/hand-tools/sockets-and-accessories/laser-locking-wheel-nut-remover-696823.html

I used one of these to remove four locknuts from a focus after I lost key. My advice bin them locknuts they all corrode over time and give trouble.

2lazytogetup

Hellrazer wrote: »

Red cow tyres on the Naas road does them for us for around 50 euros incl vat.

Thanks very much for that Hellrazer. good to know a baseline price.

2lazytogetup

hellyeah wrote: »

https://www.halfords.ie/tools/hand-tools/sockets-and-accessories/laser-locking-wheel-nut-remover-696823.html

I used one of these to remove four locknuts from a focus after I lost key. My advice bin them locknuts they all corrode over time and give trouble.

thanks hellyeah.

good point on getting rid of those locknuts altogher unless wheels/car is valuable.

car wheel nut locks has this spinning thing on top and once i remove that, the size is too small for that halfords device. but i appreciate you looking that up for me. thanks again.

BENDYBINN

A lump hammer and chisel always works for me.
Wort a try ...may not be too tight.

newmember2

BENDYBINN wrote: »

A lump hammer and chisel always works for me.
Wort a try ...may not be too tight.

Yeh...or a kango :pac:

rob316

Go to the main dealer and get them swapped out for regular nuts. Vw charged me 40 euro.
Mechanic said to me no one wants them, if someone really wants your alloys they'll take them regardless.

kaahooters

Beat a socket on to it and get new ones. Heat it, beat it, turn it

zg3409

Ring local tyre place. Surely this is bread and butter stuff for them and they have tricks of the trade to remove them.

crosstownk

zg3409 wrote: »

Ring local tyre place. Surely this is bread and butter stuff for them and they have tricks of the trade to remove them.

^^ This. Tyre fitters are dealing with this on a daily basis.

Stoolbend

Main dealer would have a set of all genuine lock nut keys for this very reason. If the nut isn't damaged that'd be the best place to go.

crosstownk

Stoolbend wrote: »

Main dealer would have a set of all genuine lock nut keys for this very reason. If the nut isn't damaged that'd be the best place to go.

The brands that I work with don't have any genuine lock nut keys available on site. A replacement key can be ordered using the chassis number but if the lock nuts/key have previously been changed........................

colm_mcm

Ford used to only have like 8 different lock keys that were colour coded, dealers used to carry a full set.

Not much use now maybe.

crosstownk

colm_mcm wrote: »

Ford used to only have like 8 different lock keys that were colour coded, dealers used to carry a full set.

Not much use now maybe.

Same with VW/Audi back about 25 years ago - they had about 20. The AA vans all had a set too so they could assist a stranded motorist with a puncture who had lost/misplaced the key.

Dirty Nails

crosstownk wrote: »

Same with VW/Audi back about 25 years ago - they had about 20. The AA vans all had a set too so they could assist a stranded motorist with a puncture who had lost/misplaced the key.

The ones AA use are for forcible removal & mostly damage the nut beyond reuse.
They're only as good as the last fool that tightened them with an air gun.

2lazytogetup

thanks for the advice all. ill go to the red cow place as suggested by a previous poster.

thanks again.