Locking Wheel Bolt Splines

Greenman · 21st September 2017, 19:25

Hello All.
My 2003 ZTT has the original splined security wheel bolts (12 spline)
One has no splines left at all, the tool rotates very readily within the bolt
Apart from drilling, does anyone have a solution to remove the bolt?
Your ideas will be greatly appreciated
Richard

Amsca2 · 21st September 2017, 19:36

Find an impact socket thats very tight and hammer it on then spin it off and never use the lockers again. Nobody steals rover alloys. Replace with regular nuts.

Jim Jamieson · 21st September 2017, 19:46

I doubt if an impact socket would fit between the locking stud and the wheel, it's a very tight space.
You could get a small strip of tin and hammer the existing adaptor onto the offending locking stud sandwiching the tin plate thus making the fit much tighter.

I would do this after removing the remaining four studs and with the car jacked up of course. This may allow slight movement on the locking stud.

Good luck

trikey · 21st September 2017, 20:02

Chisel and a hammer works rather well, you just have to be careful!

Amsca2 · 21st September 2017, 20:07

I done if with a socket. The impact style with flats.

steve-45 · 22nd September 2017, 06:30

Think I will get rid of my locking nuts over the weekend, seem to read about this problem more and more now - the splines must be coming to the end of their life - probably not helped by tyre dealers and their windy guns.

21st September 2017, 19:25	#1
Greenman Regular poster Trophy blue MG ZTT Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Taunton Posts: 43 Thanks: 29 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Locking Wheel Bolt Splines Hello All. My 2003 ZTT has the original splined security wheel bolts (12 spline) One has no splines left at all, the tool rotates very readily within the bolt Apart from drilling, does anyone have a solution to remove the bolt? Your ideas will be greatly appreciated Richard

21st September 2017, 19:36	#2
Amsca2 Gets stuck in MG ZT-T cdti Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Grangemouth Posts: 521 Thanks: 60 Thanked 93 Times in 80 Posts	Find an impact socket thats very tight and hammer it on then spin it off and never use the lockers again. Nobody steals rover alloys. Replace with regular nuts. __________________ The Typhoon Bull

21st September 2017, 20:02	#4
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,826 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	Chisel and a hammer works rather well, you just have to be careful! __________________ Lest we forget..

21st September 2017, 20:07	#5
Amsca2 Gets stuck in MG ZT-T cdti Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Grangemouth Posts: 521 Thanks: 60 Thanked 93 Times in 80 Posts	I done if with a socket. The impact style with flats. __________________ The Typhoon Bull

21st September 2017, 19:46	#3
Jim Jamieson This is my second home Rover less ! Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Tarbolton Posts: 3,442 Thanks: 393 Thanked 888 Times in 542 Posts	I doubt if an impact socket would fit between the locking stud and the wheel, it's a very tight space. You could get a small strip of tin and hammer the existing adaptor onto the offending locking stud sandwiching the tin plate thus making the fit much tighter. I would do this after removing the remaining four studs and with the car jacked up of course. This may allow slight movement on the locking stud. Good luck

22nd September 2017, 06:30	#6
steve-45 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon CDTi Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Belvedere Posts: 4,076 Thanks: 108 Thanked 1,089 Times in 774 Posts	Think I will get rid of my locking nuts over the weekend, seem to read about this problem more and more now - the splines must be coming to the end of their life - probably not helped by tyre dealers and their windy guns.