discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 11m 26d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 03/09/14 05:33 AM Share Posted 03/09/14 05:33 AM (edited) Yeah probably was you in a thread at some point. Glad I knew about it before I split the key...by which I mean the tyre shops rattled it to pieces. Once that's done a good tip is to get a deep socket the next size up and hammer it back out via something, like my cheap ratchet handle here Edited 03/09/14 05:38 AM by -Stever- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"Captain Retard" Member 1,417 Member For: 10y 6m 17d Gender: Male Location: Shellharbour NSW Posted 03/09/14 08:06 AM Share Posted 03/09/14 08:06 AM This only happened to me on Monday!I used a 7/8 socket and they came off pretty easy.Got the same response from Ford( not made anymore)So if you've still got these on your car ,look after them!I'm just gonna put standard nuts back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko16 Donating Members 1,672 Member For: 16y 11m 29d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 03/09/14 08:56 AM Share Posted 03/09/14 08:56 AM Lock nuts only slow the owner down unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawlass Silver Donating Members 1,161 Member For: 17y 10d Gender: Male Location: left right out Posted 03/09/14 09:53 AM Share Posted 03/09/14 09:53 AM So how secure are the 'internal spline' type lock nuts? Like these- http://www.toyota.com.au/static/images/171d8-accessories-alloy-wheel-nuts-620x349.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko16 Donating Members 1,672 Member For: 16y 11m 29d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 03/09/14 10:56 AM Share Posted 03/09/14 10:56 AM They are even worse, a lot more chance of the lock but key breaking...Plus these can still get it off - http://www.awdirect.com/product_images/additional/large/1265/easy-off-metric-twist-socket-set-access-tools-eo0.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnz Member 3,047 Member For: 10y 11m 30d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 03/09/14 11:42 AM Share Posted 03/09/14 11:42 AM Lol I'm with dags, I don't even have them. Such a gimmick for obvious reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyOne Bronze Donating Members 1,145 Member For: 11y 4m 18d Gender: Male Posted 03/09/14 09:19 PM Share Posted 03/09/14 09:19 PM Yeah probably was you in a thread at some point. Glad I knew about it before I split the key...by which I mean the tyre shops rattled it to pieces.Yup. My friendly tyre joint destroyed mine last week. Frustrates me to hear that we can't source replacements Once that's done a good tip is to get a deep socket the next size up and hammer it back out via something, like my cheap ratchet handle here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamilton New Member 12 Member For: 10y 2m 29d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 03/09/14 10:28 PM Author Share Posted 03/09/14 10:28 PM Thanks guys. They came off with a 7/8 socket surprisingly easy. Really does defeat the purpose of having them in the first place.I just can't believe that the Ford dealership service department told me to use a chisel and hammer or a torch to cut them off when it's so easy to use a socket. I wonder how many wheels they've damaged in the past using their method.Anyway, thanks for the help everyone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 23d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 03/09/14 11:41 PM Share Posted 03/09/14 11:41 PM 7/8 th of an inch = 22.2mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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