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Advice required re THESE locking wheel bolts, bottom right picture. While trying to remove my wheels at the start of the cold snap, I was using the socket-with the three pins in it-to remove the locking bolt, and all three pins snapped off and slightly elongated the pin holes in the bolt. I now have a new socket but I am concerned about the best way to tackle the job without snapping the pins and being back to square one, especially as one bolt has dodgy holes.

Anyone out there had problems with this set up, or can offer up some advice.

Ta

i remember these from my vauxhall days, we used to remove the outer rings then as tentz has said beat a smaller socket on and use a breaker bar or rachet with home made extension (piece of scalfold tube shortened). these are very easy to remove.

mike

they were never that secure, its just to delay them getting them off, and would make alot of noise hammering the socket on, just think about wheel clamps, some can be off in seconds.

mike

Thanks everyone for all your help and suggestions