I cant get the key into two of the locking wheel nuts on my 318is. Tried plenty of WD40 - no luck. The other two are fine. Any suggestions anyone - or does it have to be brute force and ignorance (pair of big pliers that is)
Ta Robin
Locking wheel nuts arghhh
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martinclan
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It's an E30 Jim but not as we know it...
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dobbie82
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a long socket and a mallet is my suggestion.... thats what the beakdown guy used when I had a puncture.....
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martinclan
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Err - how exactly did he use the long socket and mallet to remove the locking wheel nuts?
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parksie
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If you have the usuall bmw lock nuts, ie internal star type drive,tap the key (male) into the wheel bolt (female) after a few taps it works.
However if you have the opposite fitted ie male bolt /female lock nut, driving a tight fitting socket onto the bolt does the trick, but totally fcuks the lock, but its usually better than not being able to remove the wheel.
However if you have the opposite fitted ie male bolt /female lock nut, driving a tight fitting socket onto the bolt does the trick, but totally fcuks the lock, but its usually better than not being able to remove the wheel.