How Do I Get My Alloys Off? Help Please!

[chewysgirl]

Hi all, Please could you help me. i have just bought a gorgeous saxo but i have a problem i was not given the wheel nut key for the standard VTR alloys. how do i get them off? :( does any1 know what size key i need as i have seen that screwfix sell the remover but i dont know what size will fit the nut> would be sooo grateful if you could help!!!! cheers :blink:

[Johndouglas]

Of the four bolts holding on an alloy wheel, one of them will probably be a locking bolt. It has its own series of lugs moulded into the head. You should have been given the matching key to fit the bolt. Without it, the locking bolt can be removed, but it will be ruined. See a tyre depot - they will have the know-how.

[Guest Colin Hunter]

Have you looked in the glove box? Sometimes the KEY for the locking nut is in there or some other cubby hole some where. If you mean the standard wheel brace you'll get one from Citroen for a few pounds, They will also be able to supply the proper key for the locking nuts quite cheaply as well.

 

When you do get them off, it's a good idea to clean up the back of the wheel and the hub surface as the steel/alloy interface can corrode and make removal a nightmare. Coat the mating surfaces and threads with "Coppaslip" or similar (Copper grease) to inhibit further corrosion. It will make life an AWFULL lot easier if you do have to change a wheel at the roadside anytime.

 

Cheers. Hope this helps. :D

[chewysgirl]

Have you looked in the glove box? Sometimes the KEY for the locking nut is in there or some other cubby hole some where. If you mean the standard wheel brace you'll get one from Citroen for a few pounds, They will also be able to supply the proper key for the locking nuts quite cheaply as well.

 

When you do get them off, it's a good idea to clean up the back of the wheel and the hub surface as the steel/alloy interface can corrode and make removal a nightmare. Coat the mating surfaces and threads with "Coppaslip" or similar (Copper grease) to inhibit further corrosion. It will make life an AWFULL lot easier if you do have to change a wheel at the roadside anytime.

 

Cheers. Hope this helps. :D

 

thanks so much. have tried every where but is no where 2 be found! i will give citroen a try at the weekend. thanks 4 yr help

[chewysgirl]

Of the four bolts holding on an alloy wheel, one of them will probably be a locking bolt. It has its own series of lugs moulded into the head. You should have been given the matching key to fit the bolt. Without it, the locking bolt can be removed, but it will be ruined. See a tyre depot - they will have the know-how.

 

thanks 4 yr help. i will go and try asking around at the weekend. :D