how do you remove snapped locking wheel nut?

[ep82]

Hey everyone

Can someone tell me how do I remove a Locking nut which has snapped off.
I have a puncture so I needed to change my wheel, The first nut I undone was the locking nut and it came straigh off.

Can someone tell me how I can remove it now?. went to a garage and they wanted £108 for 2 hours labour.

heres the pictures

Any help would be great. Need the get the wheel off as I have a puncture

 

[slipperykeith]

I think you will struggle to get that off. Normally you are able to knock a socket over the top and undo it, but, yours has not much left for the socket to grip...

 

[ep82]

yeah. I just thought that

 

[Evo8Frankie]

this happend to me with a brand new set of lockers from demon tweeks so i went back to them and they welded a nut onto the snapped bit and got it off that way, but you nut channel looks far too deep so ..

 

[slipperykeith]

That bit left must be on there tight for it to snap like that..

 

[J3ayy]

Good luck mate

 

[ep82]

The thing is I never over tight the lockers. these looks like mcgard style nuts. I undid the others to check how much is left and the bit that has snapped seems to be about about 3-4mm left.

 

[slipperykeith]

All you could try is getting a small drill and drill a hole through the last bit, plenty of wd40 then try to gently tap it round if you can.

 

[evogeof]

this should do the trick :razz:

 

[slipperykeith]

this should do the trick :razz:

Lol

 

[ep82]

this should do the trick :razz:

might get that and pay your evo a visit geof


Will try drilling tomorrow. Will drill into the snapped head to see how easy it is to drill

 

[evogeof]

might get that and pay your evo a visit geof


Will try drilling tomorrow. Will drill into the snapped head to see how easy it is to drill

cant you hammer a socket on it???

 

[J3ayy]

cant you hammer a socket on it???

It'll be rounded off mate

 

[Simon@NTS]

put some heat on it and use a chisel

 

[Simon@NTS]

oh shock the stud first with a drift

 

[J3ayy]

put some heat on it and use a chisel

I wouldn't put to much heat on it as alloys melting temp is a lot lower than steel.

 

[Simon@NTS]

your not heating the alloy