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guys ,

i have a bolt on spacer on the front to clear breaks which was already on my car when i purchased , and iv just noticed it . has anyone got the tool to remove it , or know where i can get one to take it off ? it looks different to the ones iv seen going around. maybe a hammer and chisel worst case scenario ?

any help would be muchly appreciated.

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SNOQPY's idea looks best - measure the things up and go to a second hand tool place and go through their angle grinder keys - alternatively go to a big mag wheel retailer and see if they have a tool (never seen the like myself).

yeah guys i did use a grinder style key , and they just wont budge . im assuming they would have been on the car for a fair few years as they were clearly put on in japan or where so .

iv soaked them in wd40 . tried hammer and chisel . then yesterday i modified a grinder key and no luck , it just wants to slip out . i need the 4 stud type tool

honestly anyone who has the key . i am getting so desperate now .

worst case is that you cut them off and replace all the wheel studds. All depends on how confident you are with 5" grinder and a cutting disc. I would personally cut the studds off flush with the spacer then cut down through the front face through middle of the stud and the funky locking things.

once you split the lock it should come off easy. At the expense of the studs tho. some thing tells me that if there locked up that much you would probly want to replace the studs any way.

regards

Chris

not being a smart arse but have you called around to wheel & tyre/suspension shops and asked them?

I suspect they would have the smarts/tools necessary to get them off, or at the least be able to find a way to do this. They've probably encontered this in the past anyway.

Im thinking if youve tried

- soaking of WD40 a few times

- good whack of the hammer directly onto those flat nut things...

- jamming something in one of those holes and the slam of hammer on the end of that

with still no joy, it maybe time to look at drilling the bolts out.

the good parts is you dont need to accurate, you can just slaughter them...

remember of course to cut the bolts down flsuh and drill from there...

Im not sure it would be easy to cut straight through the whole face with a cutting disc..

if you have an oxy hand might be easier just to blow a hole and stick an old chisel down the side of those pesky nuts while its still hot...

either way your gonna have fun...

Straight down the middle of the stud

Cut studs flush with face

Centre punch middle of end of stids

Dril with smallish dril first

Dril again in same hole with drill larger than stud

Use decent metal drills ones for hardened steel would make it a heap easier, dont overheat your drill bit, some drilling compound wil help too

Straight down the middle of the stud

Cut studs flush with face

Centre punch middle of end of stids

Dril with smallish dril first

Dril again in same hole with drill larger than stud

Use decent metal drills ones for hardened steel would make it a heap easier, dont overheat your drill bit, some drilling compound wil help too

If you're going to go to this much trouble and still have to replace the studs; why not just push a 1mm or 0.8mm cutting disc on a 4" grinder straight into the side of the spacer, (Parallel to the rotor face) about 3mm out from the mounting face on the disc?

That will cut throught the stud, just below the nut holding it on.

Throw spacers & studs in the bin.:thumbsup:

You'll do it in about a quarter of the time it will take with a drill, and you need minimal accuracy

Cause u can probably use the studs that currently hd the wheels on

If you cut the the spacer you cut those studs as well

Us i dont think i would enjoy cutting thru it with cutting wheel on a grinder

i must say i will try hang out for the tool . iv been out there for 30 mins drilling one out , then try with hammer and chisel , still doesnt want to move... more wd40 is sinking in now , so ill attempt it again.

daelo , i dont think that will work without interfearing with the standard studs

i dont men to weld on to the stud, i mean weld to the nut that is stuck.

If you weld an old bolt or anything similar to it, then put a pole or something over the top for leverage to turn it, or knock it with a hammer. Have done it a few times on stripped nuts that are too far in the wheel to get at.

if you do it this way, weld the bolt or what even you use at an angle that will clear the other studs when turning to make it easier for your self.

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