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As my toolbox was stolen my locknut key went with it and I can not find a replacement nut anywhere.

I took the car to a tyre place and they tried to hammer a socket onto the locknut and get it off. it failed.

I tried my self when I got home, tried all sizes and can not get a grip.

4 sockets and a broken index finger later (no I am not kidding) it is still siezed on and will not move.

the tyre place where i originally got them put on appear to have put them on with a rattlegun so they are torqued down so hard.

they are now mashed a bit.

I am so angry I almost took a hammer to the car and feel like setting fire to it.

This is one of those times I really need to know how to get the damn nut off.

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Calm down a bit first :rofl: ... if the dreaded hammer and cold chisel has failed you may have to get a nut or bar welded on it. Its not that uncommon and a good welder will help you out so you can just brace it of no damage.... if you wreack the stud its not that hard to fix either ... Just dont hit the car ...

I did the same thing (I left the locknut on the nut and went for a drive, woops).

I went to a tyre shop, they found a socket that they could bash on there and they got them all off.

Well I got them off...

4 hours it took.

Step 1. Smash finger with hammer and swear alot.

Step 2. drill the studs out

Step 3. smash locknuts with cold chisel to split them

Step 4. drink 4 energy beers

I have welded one of the smashed locknuts to the top of my toolbox as a reminder so every time I go to reach for a tool I remember that no job is a small one and plan every stage of a task...

That and If there were no thives locknuts would not have been invented.

;)

Edited by CEF11E

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