car is off the road...NOW ITS BACK ON

[Kam320i_cab]

..no not for a s50 conversion ;)

i had a blow out on my tyres driving home and i still aint got the locknut to take come off. iv been to bmw and iv tried 4 locknuts out as i took the car there before it blew out. still no luck i tried today got bolt number 33 and it was a tad bigger, so i thought id hammer it in, no luck there either..

so untill that comes off, i cant drive it, i do not know what to do. scrap it is a good idea as it pissing me off, i might take a crowbar to the body and smash the prik up if it pisses me off more

when this is done im going to sell it.

I will pay anyone off here to come down and take the dam nuts off then that frigin headache will be over.

[Jhonno]

just hammer a smaller socket on.. one you dont particularly like is good

[alan325i]

Why not centre punch it, then drill the head of it, take out the stud and fit a new one.

[Kam320i_cab]

iv tried to hammer a small socket on, no luck, iv tried loads

[nav786]

kam, is it a key u need? if so post up a pic and see if any of the guys on here have it. it may even be same as mine

[Kam320i_cab]

iv now tried loads of em nav, 3 from jit and and around 6 from BMW them selvs, and one off an e36 i went halfords but there tex/hex bolts aint big enuf..

[nav786]

put a pic p if you can. i will see if any of my mates have em.

[Andy_magic]

If the wheel bolts are any good it will just wear drill bits out.

A mate of mine used a die grinder on his car, took him ages but didn't wreck the wheels etc.

Get a picture up, someone is going to be able to suggest something worth while.

[dobbie82]

when i had a puncture, the AA guy just hammered on a long socket.. kinda made me realise how shite some locking wheelnuts are, but was glad to get on my way again.

never thought to check for the key when i bought the car.. doh!

han

[Kam320i_cab]

il try to put a pic up aint got a digicam, iv also hammerd a socket in a round one, then tried to turn it all it did was to widen the hole up

its the e30 original locking bolt..

[tylerma]

Kam thats a bit sh1t mate

is it one of these you are after
if so i could pop round with mine if you want

[Kam320i_cab]

how did u get that pic? ur amazing!

its that one alright tyler but i have bought the locknut key from bmw bolt number 33, we tried so many at the dealer the one i bought is slightly bigger i thought i cud hammer it on but no luck, maybe im not doing it properly or somthing?

[tylerma]

could the dealer have sold you an e34 one maybe
they are slightly bigger i think

like i said if you want me to pop over that way i dont mind

[Kam320i_cab]

im on the case of gettin some pics sortd

tyler ur very kind mate, il show u the pics 1st. u really love the bmw dont ya to travel from east london to slough!!

[tylerma]

yeah but i have a cab and look at the weather

[Kam320i_cab]

im bloomin missing out!! ok gna take some snaps mate

[Kam320i_cab]

here ya go, soz about the quality



here is where i cant get a socket over the bolt

and heres the fella i bought from the dealers

[tylerma]

so Kam
is the problem with the locking key going into the nut

or is it a problem getting a socket into the recess on the wheel

[Kam320i_cab]

its both mate, locking nut not going in, and no socket going over it all

[tylerma]

Mmmmm sounds like a bit of a pig situation

is the tyre totally flat or do you have a slow puncture

[Kam320i_cab]

well guys one is flat the other has a slow puncture, on the insides of the tyres its gone down to the metal

[Mahmood]

Kam

I've been reading your thread. Don't get vexed man...just chill. Something will give and you'll get it sorted. Don't smash the car up...easy now.

Tylerma's seems happy to help and that's the great thing about Zoners.

If you need anything, let me know and I'll see if I can help.

[jamie325isport]

Years ago there used to be something called a gaitor grip a socket with loads of little pin type things that grip on what ever is there, i know from pesonal experience that you can undo locking wheel nuts with them but all depends on the space, another option is maybe to heat it a bit then smack a big allen key into it or something? Or depending on how much you like your wheels you could cut them off and get some new rims? best option is to try to smack something in there that will bite hex allen key might do it needs to be fairly big though as long as its smacked in straight should be ok and plenty of leverage. Dont know what else you could do other than drop the suspension out and try that way if possible? Good luck

[panesar_e30]

thats a bitch kam, ive got some tyres at home if u want as i changed mine yesterday. go 2 a tyre shop and see what they can do. i know that snap on have tools for this kinda thing.

[Brianmoooore]

I drilled out a couple of these kind of bolts on a 525 a while ago. Metal didn't seem particularly hard to drill.

[naylor04]

Hiya Kam , its Lee here, sorry to here about that damn locking nut,
i just wish there was something i could do to help.
Chin up dude, you'll get it sorted for sure .

[Kam320i_cab]

cheers Lee

Well got the dam thing off and car is driving again, thank GOD, in the end got one from BMW nut 33 and smashd it in the nut and it came off so easyly
typical!

thanks for the help guys now i can get the 60mm springs on the back

Big shout out to Tyler, top man for offering (granite silber massive!!)

hope to see u guys soon