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Offline maghouse

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Sheared Locking wheel nuts
« on: February 12, 2010, 06:50:12 PM »
Managed to shear off the locking wheel nut and in the process shred the key

Still got the code so hopefully be able to order a new key ... but ...

How do I remove the remnants of the bolt ?

HELP

VR6 Sharan 1997
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6079 Smith W

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Sheared Locking wheel nuts
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2010, 03:22:26 PM »
There are left hand threaded extractors which are promoted as suitable for unwinding sheared, rounded or frozen fasteners. halfrods sell a pair by 'Laser' specifically labelled 'locking wheel nut removers', but a set of 5 different sizes is sold under the 'irwin' brand by other stockists such as machine mart, or maybe gsf branches.
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Sheared Locking wheel nuts
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2010, 04:50:15 PM »
if it's just the stud of the bolt, then it will probably unscrew by hand once the wheel is off.
If it's still got the head attached, then as above, an irwin socket on it.

Failing that, you may need to drill the head off, take the wheel off and see what you got left!
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