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redtom
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29th Jan 11 at 18:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Anyone have a locking wheel bolt on their corsa that is the same as this? If so what bolts are they/where did you get them from?

Toughest bolt ive come across and dont have the key to remove the wheels and have no drills decent enough that will drill it out. Cant get a remover on it as the gap is to tight between nut and alloy....

i know its an out of focus pic but its a star one (star is not a perfect star its slightly larger on some edges)



0775kieran
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29th Jan 11 at 22:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i had the same once, i used an air chisel on mine to get them off
john_redtop
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29th Jan 11 at 22:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
only advice i can give is drill a hole and get some easy outs
CorsAsh
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29th Jan 11 at 22:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks like a McGard bolt.

[Edited on 29-01-2011 by CorsAsh]
Steve
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29th Jan 11 at 22:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks like my puma one. My key also fitted my mates mondeo so ford keys may be interchangable
Tomnova16
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29th Jan 11 at 22:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yep. Mcguard
chisel off edges till you can smack a socket over it

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gazza808
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quote:
Originally posted by john_redtop
only advice i can give is drill a hole and get some easy outs


Don't do this, if the easy out snaps your fucked with regards to drilling it,
Shouldn't use them on summit that is tight.
AndyCorsaSport
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Way ive done them at work before is to weld a bolt to it, and undo said bolt with a ratchet, just becarefull not to burn the wheel.

Garage shouldnt charge too much to do it.
AndyCorsaSport
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
looks like my puma one. My key also fitted my mates mondeo so ford keys may be interchangable


Ford one's are usually colored, like on the packet it will say "grey" "purple" "blue" etc. Then any grey will fit any other grey and so on.
Bobber123
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i had to weld a 1/2" extension bar to my old ones then use a ratchet to get it off...
well, atleast you know they work
redtom
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i was thinking of welding a bolt on also to be honest if i cant find a key that may fit but il have a look into ford/mcgard ones thanks lads.

air chisel isnt really much of an option as they are in a set of softstars and the bolt is quite deep so will butcher the alloy before i get the bolt lol.
essexjohn
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go to a ford garage and they will have a master set of locker keys
redtom
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its a breaker mate so not on the road and the wheels/suspension are one of the last bits left on the shell lol.
Rob E
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Looks like a standard Vauxhall locking wheelnut tbh. If you goto a main dealer they should be able to get them off. When I was working at the main dealer we had a box full of "master keys" which were pretty much the entire range of locking wheel nut keys that vauxhall supply and sell. 99% of the time they would fit if a customer had lost them/forgotten to leave the locking wheel nut key while in for a service
davieslim
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its a standard vauxhall wheel bolt, im guessing you dont have the keycard to get a replacement remover?
MarkSport
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1st Feb 11 at 02:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
16mm socket onto it (long one) hammer it on and it should come off.

 
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