Lost lock nut 'key'.... aaaahhhh!

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Chalky.

Chalky.

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Hello people!

Last week I was spannering under the fender and my little 3 yr old was helping himself to tools from the tool box "helping me" by poking nuts and washers and sockets into chassis rails, bumpers the garden etc, I didn't take much notice as I gathered everything up until I came to fit my muds on the other day and couldn't find the lock nut key! Doh!!

I have freestyle alloys, and the lock nut on each wheel has 4 small female receptors for the male lock key which has 4 small pins.

I don't know what make they are, and before i go about butchering a socket and welding some pins together, has anyone got any ideas or advice?

Except not letting the little man help himself to the tool box! :p
 
When you purchased the vehicle, or the wheels if they were retro-fitted, did you not have a sticker indicating the serial no. of the locking nut?
 
norseman said:
When you purchased the vehicle, or the wheels if they were retro-fitted, did you not have a sticker indicating the serial no. of the locking nut?
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Unfortunately not mate, swapped my modulars for the freestyles with my brother, and he had them second hand! They aren't a standard landy lock nut (if such a thing exists?) but a cheapo rubbish aftermarket thing! :(
 
My wife lost her ones on her disco, so driving my freelander down to the workshop to weld up her coil sprung rotbox I used the tools at hand welded m16(?) bolts onto the locking nuts. Perhaps you could melt the bolts onto the nuts with all the hair driers you've scrounged ahem allegedly for "your wee sister".
 
And not a picture of a freelander driver at the cash point :p

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I haven't got locking wheel nuts so I don't care :p:p
 
Gottschalk said:
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This may not be of any use but it might be, so where you live are there any old type back street garages / tyre fitters you know the types who fit part worn tyres?
in my experience these are the sorts of people who have normally got odds & sods like wheel nut keys, the last place I bought a runner for a spare in Bristol the guy had a really long shelf with hundreds of wheelnut keys arranged in a single line.
It's gotta be worth a try, good luck.:):):)
 
Very good idea, and I have spent a fair amount of the morning at several of these places, alas, to no avail!

I do have a spare lock nut and a rubbish 15mm socket, so I think we're (the royal we = dad) going to weld the four rods onto that an hope for the best!

It has put paid to me putting my new rear diff in today though! Thanks for all the helpful suggestions from you Gaylanderer drivers, always knew you could give as well as you could take.......Oy-OY!!! :D
 
Gottschalk said:
Very good idea, and I have spent a fair amount of the morning at several of these places, alas, to no avail!

I do have a spare lock nut and a rubbish 15mm socket, so I think we're (the royal we = dad) going to weld the four rods onto that an hope for the best!

It has put paid to me putting my new rear diff in today though! Thanks for all the helpful suggestions from you Gaylanderer drivers, always knew you could give as well as you could take.......Oy-OY!!! :D
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I NOT A GAYLANDER DRIVER I IS A D1 DRIVER:eek::p:D
 
May I remind all you poncy fashion wagon lard arsed disco owners that this isn't AG and my dilemma is very real and serious!!

:D

Carry on! :p
 
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