So I snapped a locking wheel nut, (not an OEM one). I had to drill out the stud to remove the nut, That was easy and I had the wheel off in no time. Removing the stud was a pain though.
I already had the replacement studs, they come in a set of 6 and cost £11 each!
The end of the stud that screws in to the hub is a different thread (M14x2?) to the wheel end (M14x1.5).
My original plan was to use a stud extractor, this just wouldn’t grip enough to turn. I then tried the stud extractor in conjunction with vice grips on the exposed thread. This also didn’t work.
So I took it to my brothers workshop and welded a nut onto the remaining stud. This sheared off due to the hole that I had drilled for the crappy stud extractor….
So I had to remove. The calliper and the disc to expose more stud and weld another nut on. This time it worked…
I’m just going to ditch the locking wheel nuts. If someone wants to steal them it will probably be less hassle.
I already had the replacement studs, they come in a set of 6 and cost £11 each!
The end of the stud that screws in to the hub is a different thread (M14x2?) to the wheel end (M14x1.5).
My original plan was to use a stud extractor, this just wouldn’t grip enough to turn. I then tried the stud extractor in conjunction with vice grips on the exposed thread. This also didn’t work.
So I took it to my brothers workshop and welded a nut onto the remaining stud. This sheared off due to the hole that I had drilled for the crappy stud extractor….
So I had to remove. The calliper and the disc to expose more stud and weld another nut on. This time it worked…
I’m just going to ditch the locking wheel nuts. If someone wants to steal them it will probably be less hassle.
