Locking wheel nut key - which one

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Ryan Templar

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I have just purchased a 2007 discovery. I have realised there is no wheel nut key. I understand the nuts have a letter but can't see it as all nuts are worn. Can anyone advise the best way to establish which key I need and where to get one.
 
My local tyre fitting place have a box of wheel nut keys for when customers turn up without theirs. Try your local tyre fitting place. If they can get the locking nuts off, throw them away and buy new ones so that you'll have the key.

Col
 
welcome to the asylum

any pics plse, nice to see another D3 owner :D

make sure u check all of ur other wheel nuts as they can swell and can be a nightmare to remove

i replaced all of mine along with new locking wheel nuts

have u looked in the drivers side boot storage locker , where ur jack should be , also side storage bins
 
gstuart said:
welcome to the asylum

any pics plse, nice to see another D3 owner :D

make sure u check all of ur other wheel nuts as they can swell and can be a nightmare to remove

i replaced all of mine along with new locking wheel nuts

have u looked in the drivers side boot storage locker , where ur jack should be , also side storage bins
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How do they swell, what the heck are they made of
Col
 
Colthebrummie said:
How do they swell, what the heck are they made of
Col
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the base of the nut is steel the outer casing is like an alloy, it looked liked the rust starts on the steel and causes the outer sleeve to expand , causing a nightmare to get the nuts off

have to hammer an oversized socket onto them , so replaced all of them

will try and find some pics
 
here u go , not my pic but shows what happens , outer sleeve swells

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gstuart said:
the base of the nut is steel the outer casing is like an alloy, it looked liked the rust starts on the steel and causes the outer sleeve to expand , causing a nightmare to get the nuts off

have to hammer an oversized socket onto them , so replaced all of them

will try and find some pics
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Well I never. These vehicles must have been designed by a team of very special people with very warped minds. I can't believe they were Brummies, they must have got them in from London.

Col
 
Colthebrummie said:
Well I never. These vehicles must have been designed by a team of very special people with very warped minds. I can't believe they were Brummies, they must have got them in from London.

Col
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definitely a bad design , very good question on who on earth designed them like this , think i paid around £60 for a set of 16 , then another £30 odd quid for a decent set of locking wheel nuts

well worth it so at least i won't have swollen nuts :rolleyes:
 
Replaced all my locking wheel nuts with normal type as IMO they are more trouble than their worth, not really seen a car on blocks for years now. Do thieves still nick wheels?
 
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