Assistance needed

[jacks09]

Hi,

I am in serious danger of losing man points for this but I need help changing a tyre! One of the nuts is an anti theft nut and has worn meaning I can't get the purchase needed to loosen it. Does anyone have an air gun?? Or ideas to help me?

It's on Overhill road and anyone could help me I would be eternally grateful and generous with a nice bottle of wine

[Huguenot]

No man points lost for that - it's an absolute bastard to sort that yourself.

Must be a pro out there somewhere?

[Penguin68]

Anti-theft nuts normally have a special fitting (socket) which fits into the nut - so that a normal socket part won't work - they are designed to 'slip' with a normal socket - are you using that? If you are, and its still slipping then it may well be a garage (or indeed an AA or RAC etc.) job. There are mobile tire fitters that might be able to help you as well.

I am not sure a simple air gun would do the trick - it makes life easy, but if the fitment is slipping it still will with the air gun.

Have you tried WD40 to loosen it? Sticking nuts can be shifted somtimes with WD40 and a club hammer, lightly used, to 'break' any rust adhesion.

If you can remove it, do you have a torque-wrench to tighten? - if you don't, you should get any changed wheel checked over by a garage etc. when you can.

[jacks09]

I have the security bit but it slips when using a wrench I think an air gun where I could apply constant pressure would work....

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Bleedin' obvious, but are you loosening it with the wheel on the ground, not jacked up, as it gives you more leverage?

[jacks09]

I am.......no luck

[ruffers]

If it was on Wheeler Dealers I'm pretty sure Edd would be applying some heat.

[Gidget]

Do you have AA membership or know someone who does as they will come out and do it for you?

[polla2256]

Try shocking the nut ie hit it with a hammer.

Is it a left handed thread.

Yes you loose man points for this.

[woodrot]

be careful - often the anti theft nuts have brazed on heads that shear off very easily if you twat them too hard, leaving you with a stump & no way to get it out - it will cost you 60-100 quid to get a pro around to drill into the bolt and then extract it

If you are using the security key nut and its slipping, be careful, as it will shear if not exactly hard straight into the female side

or you could take it down to kwik fit to sort out - if it breaks, then you can blame them....

[Lowlander]

Do try the WD40 trick, apply liberally, leave for a few hours, it might just work.

[steveo]

I've got an air gun if you want to shoot it