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Locking wheel nut cover
Hi I know this is going to seem Nieve but how do you get the locking wheel nut covers off. Mine have gone a bit taty and I would like to clean them up, I have tried pulling with grips, broke the tip off a big screw driver trying to prize it off. Is there a nack to this.
25th Jul 2013 1:48 pm
Martin Site Admin and Owner
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They don't remove on the factory locking wheel nuts!06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
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25th Jul 2013 1:49 pm
Cavalier
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Oh right, so I just undo them with the locking wheel socket, then I can tidy them up. No wonder I couldn't pull them off. stupid or what.
25th Jul 2013 2:01 pm
Cavalier
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Locking nuts now off and being treated with rust remover prior to repainting. Thanks for your help
25th Jul 2013 2:31 pm
Robbie
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Are you sure you want to use them rather than regular nuts?
I'd put them in the bin.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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+3
Mine were showing signs of splitting.
Ian.
25th Jul 2013 6:56 pm
euangibson
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Swollen nuts....a common affliction on here "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
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25th Jul 2013 7:14 pm
robo
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bin em waste of spacegone not forgotten 2 classics
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25th Jul 2013 7:27 pm
Apache
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Martin wrote:
They don't remove on the factory locking wheel nuts!
One of mine did. That was when I binned them!
25th Jul 2013 8:00 pm
Cavalier
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Oh I've just sprayed them up chrome. What did you do, just buy 4 standard wheel nuts?
25th Jul 2013 9:14 pm
Trackman
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^^^^
Yes
25th Jul 2013 9:21 pm
robo
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+1 gone not forgotten 2 classics
gone forgotten 2 p38s
current d3 se 2006 td standard for now
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stupid or what.
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