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You might be able to grip it with bolt extractors
http://www.irwin.com/tools/browse/sc...olt-extractors
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Yeah, swot I'd with too
You might just get away with tapping the right sized (metric or imperial) normal socket on (not a hex head/drive)
But those bolt extractors are tougher and built for that specific job.
I'veactually had the wigglybit come adrift from the inside of the locking tool !.. McGard might have a reasonably good rep but thet can fall to bits over the years.
I've spent £58+vat this time on smarts up-market locking set )Last edited by 10:45PM; 23-11-15, 09:24 AM.
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Cheers for the input guys I was going to drill it but found my drills just aren't up to the job
so I ended up dropped it off at a VW place at the end of the road just hoping they don't mess
Up the rim .
For now I think I'll just do without any locking nuts, maybe when I put my alloys back on in May
I'll get another set
But cheers again I will let you know how I get on
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Turns out it was the outed side of the bolt which snapped off so thats why I've got rid of them all
When I first looked I was thinking it was the key. Id only just changed the brakes the month
Before and greased the bolts before fitting the wheels back on
I'm going to keep it on my winter rims till April so I'm not going to worry about getting a new set until
I put my alloys back on
Plus the car drives so much better on the lighter smaller steel rims and feels faster of the markLast edited by bazza.; 30-11-15, 06:55 AM.
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Greetings, "feels faster off the mark" - you must have added some chrome, somewhere?
Chrome titbits, always make a car go faster.
Been there done that with a wheel bolt that won't undo, either a 'keyed' bolt or just a normal one with the corners rounded off, so the socket won't grip when you put a bit of force on it.
Yep, the answer is to 'donate' a suitable socket to the job. By donate, I really mean 'allow it to be destroyed'.
But before you hammer the socket on over the wheel bolt head, apply a generous coating of course valve grinding paste to both the bolt and socket. May take a couple of goes to get it right, but 99.9% of the time the little bugger will give in and allow you to undo it.
PS, if anybody has a fettish for a genuine Roadster, rear 17" Brabus alloy, in reasonable condition, needs a refurbish, spins true, very slightly curbed but basically has gone the way of most, just letting the paint delaminate - let me know,
Merry New Year.
Cheers, Ian.
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