A man after my own heart. I’ve binned all the locking nuts on my cars, they’re nothing but a nuisance.
@malcolmbriggs4281 Жыл бұрын
I did the same
@shishuali4821 Жыл бұрын
Yep first thing I do when I get a car is take those effing things off!
@don-qb4xb Жыл бұрын
Locking wheel nuts. The curse of every mechanic.
@markcherriman6136 Жыл бұрын
Totally agree with you junk the ruddy things . They were ok when alloy wheels were a luxury but now very few cars don't have alloys so less get nicked ( hopefully) .
@twig3288 Жыл бұрын
A bit like radio codes, no one steals car radios anymore, thieves are more likely to steal your catalytic converter than your wheels and if they wanted your wheels the locking nuts wouldn’t even stop them.
@bartoszk4812 Жыл бұрын
I sheered off the pattern on my locking key exactly as you described! 🤦♂️ I had ALL wheelnuts seized on my Focus! I didn't have a tourch so I first drilled through the spinning ring to brake it, drilled hole to the thread and sprayed WD40 inside.. then hammered a socket on them and they all let go eventually. God I was so pissed off with whoever tightened them b4. With the normal ones I was jumping on my breaker bar and they eventually let go too, but on the last one my USPro socket snapped.. how typical! I got it off in the end and got a replacement socket. I also ditched locking wheelnuts after that trauma! 🤣 Great video Alan, as ever 👍
@tiguanman1170 Жыл бұрын
My present car had damaged wheel bolts through ridiculous overtightening. Locking bolts were removable, several others had to have undersized sockets hammered on then a 3/4" breaker bar! All bolts have been replaced, no locking bolts now and I used a torque wrench on them.
@usuallyfixingtinkering Жыл бұрын
Great video alan, this is my pet hate - I now always remove the wheel nuts whenever I take a car to a garage or tyre shop... my experiences have been garages using air guns to wack the nuts up as tight as ****! Leaving the situation your trying to deal with whenever I want to get the wheel off at home. Absolute nightmare.
@markpaul1154 Жыл бұрын
I got our local thief to remove mine when I didnt have the key, he had all 4 off faster than a formula 1 tyre change.
@johndavis347511 ай бұрын
My friend bought a new Ford a couple of years ago and it didn’t come with a key . And as she was at ford to have her car serviced she was told she would have to buy one before the next service. They charged her £65 for a new key and then had the cheek to ask her if she wanted a new tyre for £300 !!. Being half Scottish and a bad temper. You can imagine what her reply was. I’m going to replace all mine eventually when I have the alloys refurbished, and put new chrome nuts on the alloys .
@colmone5592 Жыл бұрын
One extra thing I do is to slacken the other wheel nuts first. It occasionally takes some of the tension off the remaining wheel nut. When dealing with apart that has a bolt that will not undo, I remove the other bolts and attempt to move the part slightly. I also hit a bolt head with a hammer to shock it loose. With a nut you need to protect the thread by putting something over it. Using heat as with mig welding or a torch really works.
@rusty911s2 Жыл бұрын
Warning! If using the MIG weld method (which works well) , critical not to earth via the wheel-bearing, so anything that turns with the wheel is fine (another wheel nut / stud using needle mole grips, brake disc), but not car body, suspension, calioer or carrier. Earthing through the wheel bearing causes micro-arcs between outer / inner races and the ball bearings. Effectively forming grit within the bearing. I always tighten the locking nut last and undo it first and usually torque it a little less than the others.
@alan4x Жыл бұрын
thanks rusty, good piece of advise🙂
@mondeovlog Жыл бұрын
Great job. As always very informative. I always thought fire would damage the alloy. Nice to know it wouldn't. I just want to add, I never tighten the lock nut more than 70 Nm. The other four nuts I properly get tightened to 110 Nm. Thanks for the video.
@st200ol Жыл бұрын
Al-Loo-Min-Um is a great conductor of heat so the paint never gets hot enough to burn. I was surprised too. :-)
@Justvids0 Жыл бұрын
Probably one of the best videos on this issue 👏
@user-by4oq2zw3z Жыл бұрын
Excellent video.. you tell it like it really is…very good. It’s been more use than a lot of other videos.
@Mr.M1STER5 ай бұрын
I remember damaging the locking nut key on my mk4 mondeo and all 4 locking nuts were still on the wheels and tight. I have nobody else to blame, I damaged the key so no excuses there but I am just sorry that I didn't bin the lock nuts any of the previous times I had them removed. Anyway, went to scrap yards to see if any of them had a key that was similar. They all had buckets of keys but as you all may know, they are all slightly different for obvious reasons so I couldn't get one to work. Went into numerous tyre and alloy wheel shops to see if they had any removal tools or tricks for locking wheel nuts and I was asked what kind of car it was. When I answered I was told that that was a shame because they can remove any lock nuts they said apart from Ford. At this stage I got onto the internet and luckily found a video that shows a couple of very simple tricks to remove Ford locking wheel nuts. All it involved was forcing a small flat head screwdriver bit in between the spinning outer collar and middle part. This very easily breaks the spinning outer collar. Then all you need to do is hammer a 19mm, 12 point socket onto the round lock nut head and spin it off. Worked like a charm and I will never use lock nuts again.
@adrianpearce2001 Жыл бұрын
Good tip ,keep up the good work mate👍👍
@gavinfountain1182 Жыл бұрын
Sometime hitting it with a metal drift and a 4 lb lump hammer then trying the tool sometime work just be careful with the drift
@Christophergriffiths1972 Жыл бұрын
I see this everyday in my job. I’ve used so many different methods now and I find the Lazer locking wheel nut removal kit. It basically breaks the sleeve off and then you can use a normal socket over the top. Failing that a Dynomec kit. There’s so many different ways to get them off now.
@glitchtheory66096 ай бұрын
mate thats a great idea, I am a alloy wheel refurbishment and powder coating company and locking wheel nuts are the bain of my day when they are over tightened, I will get my plumbers torch on it next time,,, it doesnt bother me if the wheels coating gets bubbled as I am going to be refurbishing the wheels anyway hahaha :)
@arts6535 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video
@TheDaf95xf Жыл бұрын
Morning Mr mondingo man 👍🏻 Fantastic tips as always 👏🏻
@francois738 Жыл бұрын
After having a lock nut key snap while trying to put a spare wheel on my wife's X3, leaving me in all sorts of trouble, I have also since removed locking nuts from every car I've owned since. Surely alloy wheel theft isn't even a thing these days? Perhaps if you've got some crazy rare 20-21" wheels or something, but bog-standard 16/17/18/19" wheels, it's surely not an issue these days. Besides, even with lock nuts, if someone really wants the wheels they'll have them anyway.
@chucky2316 Жыл бұрын
They are mcguard lockers, I welded mine off and binned them. Hassle isn't the word
@miketherefurbisher8000 Жыл бұрын
Excellent Tip Alan!! Many Thanks 😀👍👍
@roy2689 Жыл бұрын
I've got a Kuga that had exactly the same locking wheel nuts and couldn't get them off, the wiggly bit of metal in the adaptor was damaged but not completely sheared off, when you tried to undo the nut the adaptor would just push away from them the nut, I used a different approach, although it took slightly longer to do, I drilled the head of the nut on the car and tapped it out to 6mm, then drilled a 7 mm hole through the adaptor and then essentially bolted/clamped them together then put my bar on and they came off, but you do need good quality drills and taps as the metal is harder than ordinary mild steel on the nut and the adaptor, and you need to go really careful with the tap, it squeaks and cracks as you turn it (plenty of oil/lube of some sort) and of course if you do break the tap then you're back to square one...
@dbautowerkz6717 Жыл бұрын
You can also use a kit made by Dynomec which actually work quite well too 😎
@paulclifford4469 Жыл бұрын
Omg what is it with ford wheel nuts!!! The standard alloy wheel nuts are an absolute disaster with them swelling never mind the locking wheel nuts 😳
@mikeberry304 Жыл бұрын
Yep Alan, that was proper FT 👍👍💪💪💪💪💪
@henryprice9331 Жыл бұрын
Driving a few hundred meters with the handbrake on heats the hub (preferable) and works the same - knocks a tiny bit of life off the pads but a very sweet trick to try.
@martinjackson565 Жыл бұрын
Trouble is those wheel nuts swell up too especially on a transit AA man couldn’t get em off I had too
@SirReginaldBlomfield12343 ай бұрын
My lockers come off with ease, it's the other 16 that have expanded and rusted on so hope your technique will work for them too ! 👍
@marklittler784 Жыл бұрын
Yeah suppose it would be an idea to supply sold cars automatically with an extension bar to make nuts easier to open especially for women, could be a god send in a stupid place.
@curtisj2165 Жыл бұрын
I always have one in my car, just in case
@ford1546 Жыл бұрын
Hello. Can you tell me your opinion on the Ford Mondeo Titanium MK4 2011/2012 CC hatchback? I own one and am not happy! 2 l. 144hp auto. This is a mondeo titanium and not a vw polo! It is far too noisy inside while driving!!? Lots of stupid solutions as the instrument panel has tragically little info. Placement of seat warmer in front of cup holder. Motor data control front bumper front. Auto side mirror that goes into auto when you lock the car that you can't turn off. Petrol lid locking mechanism which has a weakness and needs to be replaced and takes the fuse. then you stand there and can't fill up with diesel! Front lights that shine more dimly than you expect. Car stereo that does not have the sound quality you expect from a Mondeo Titanium. Headlights that are no longer sealed and fill up with water. The large shelf plate in the trunk of the hatchback which is CHEAPLY made and breaks quickly if you lift it incorrectly. The floor plate in the luggage compartment is made cheaply and not well. screws for the seat belt in the back seat have screw holes straight through the bodywork and out on the underside. water and salt and everything hits the screw and it rusts. Suddenly high revs when you take off from 0. You can hardly press the gas pedal, when the turbo has spun up you suddenly have high revs and stand there for 2 3 seconds before it shifts. After that everything is 100% ok. and normal. gearbox data and engine data are not programmed correctly! and several other things I dislike!
@darkwinter-lll Жыл бұрын
You only need a locking wheel nut if you actually go into car shop for very expensive wheels there just factory wheels don't make sense
@timhancock6626 Жыл бұрын
I had a locking nut key fail. I ordered a new one in good time thankfully. My current car came with locking nuts. I've taken them off and bought four second hand wheel bolts off eBay. Does anybody steal alloys these days from the average car ?
@dariuszkaps1444 Жыл бұрын
Alloys very fast disperse heat, and you right ,this lock nuts are f... pointles,i remember 8 years ago when i bought my mk4 mondeo somebody overtight nuts
@robertfoley3515 Жыл бұрын
We break the collor off the lock nuts and use a 18mm open ended socket and works no problem.
@vivianhughes9347 Жыл бұрын
Great advice thanks Alan. Will be checking on my Mk3 at the weekend. Would it be an idea to maybe torque the locking nut a bit less than the other 4 on the wheel?
@family-accountemail9111 Жыл бұрын
Same I ll check mine tomorrow and tighten them up a bit loose ( and clean and lube them ) I don't won't a world of shit one night in the rain miles from anywhere! Or maybe I ll go to the scrappy and get some new bolts
@curtisj2165 Жыл бұрын
@@family-accountemail9111 l wouldn't under tighten them or lube them, they could back off and fall off
@ianjeffery3762 Жыл бұрын
Been there.... Done that.... The night before part-exchanging my MK3 Mondeo.
@andyc3856 Жыл бұрын
I binned the locking wheel nuts from my mk4 years ago. Those things are a liability.
@alextripp1230 Жыл бұрын
Nice tip Alan. Alex.
@kevinthacker8349 Жыл бұрын
1st job when I get newer car is to replace all locking wheel nuts, where do u buy your replacement nuts from. Ford are expensive, but eBay can be monkey metal ( as u put it )
@colmone5592 Жыл бұрын
CHINESIUM.
@teecee90 Жыл бұрын
I always ditch the damn things now. Unless it’s a high end car nobody nicks ally wheels these days anyway...
@GJCP91110 ай бұрын
Looks like the locking wheel nut key I need for my fiesta. Mine is broken and I can’t find anywhere to get replacement.
@ROUTEPLANNERPAUL Жыл бұрын
Good video interesting alan...just payed kwick fit £36 to take my lockers of 4 wheels and supply 4 new nuts ...lost the key
@bazraja985 Жыл бұрын
Snap on ratchet also used as hammer to knock on locking wheel nut keys.
@michaeljohnson1006 Жыл бұрын
I had a tire place on holiday in France blow my air con clutch up. He took my car for a test drive without me knowing and bragged he did 190km an hour in my car. And then said u do realise you have got wheel nuts missing as i had taken the locking nuts out 😂
@brendangunn8026 Жыл бұрын
Funny this has just come up as I’ve lost my key 😱 now got the fun off trying to get them off
@theblueplayboy1 Жыл бұрын
Now throw the locking wheel nuts in the bin 😉
@paulriggers1558 Жыл бұрын
my trick is to take the other w/nuts off, send ramp up, position nut @ 12oclock, then stretch it by yawking between the back of the rim + the balljoint, flexing the rim by 3/4 inch. overtighten the rest back on + it comes off 80%. works best on w/bolts. the other 20% get a pointed windychisel down their necks. your trick doesn't work with oxy acetelene, wheels go brown
@MyJon64 Жыл бұрын
Doing alot of heavy braking just before you attempt to undo the wheel nuts often does the trick also!
@coolissimo69 Жыл бұрын
Great tip Alan, could you help me out mate. I am trying to take off the wheel of my Mondeo Mk5, however, the socket I am using 19 mm or 21mm does not work, the 19 is little small and the 21 a little big.
@hairynews8348 Жыл бұрын
How I wished you'd made this video a year ago !
@davidrmcmahon Жыл бұрын
I think the YT agrorhythm dislikes that particular reaction!
@scottsmith5226 Жыл бұрын
should do a video on getting the nuts off when the covers round/fall off. right pain then!
@dannymccann Жыл бұрын
Agree,I struggle getting my focus wheels off because of the stupid tin foil covers deforming
@blondieman63 Жыл бұрын
There again, you could always tighten the locking wheel nut, start talking to yer neighbour, put yer torque spanner in the car , then drive off. Then remeber you never took the lock nut off and its gone, 🤣🤣
@DS-iu5px Жыл бұрын
Alan any advice to get these stubborn rear discs off a mk4 mondeo. Hoping to avoid a blow torch I'm very early in my DIY mechanic journey.
@marcrutzou716 Жыл бұрын
thanks Alan
@grahamshillingford8229 Жыл бұрын
Nobody needs a "whole world of shit"!!!!! Lets be honest.. top tip Al.. best on youtube, by a mile!!!
@mohammedpervez Жыл бұрын
I had too bin them all 4 due too being pain in the bk side when I got mine new tyres on other 3 came off no issue but front left side was sooooo tight even impact gun couldn't take it off but lucky he managed too get it off after 20mins wack wack it meant too be 110nm but the bloke said looks like it's 150nm wtf. But no more locking nuts.
@delwynhobbs3548 Жыл бұрын
Hi Alan, a but off topic for this video but I have a 2016 Mondeo with the LED adaptive headlights, is there a way to manually adjust the height as the a aim is quite low. I though LED/Xenon had to auto adjust?
@stevehunt8122 Жыл бұрын
Alan have you/could you do a video on removal/refitting the intake manifold on the MK5 Mondeo 2L TDCI?
@Martin-dl8ph Жыл бұрын
The only problem I have had is garages using air lines to remove locking wheel nuts
@marklittler784 Жыл бұрын
God knows why people are so obsessed with tightening wheel nuts it's so obvious if they're loose well before the wheel would come off.
@patkelly7999 Жыл бұрын
Great advice Alan🙏👍🙂
@duckhunter8203 Жыл бұрын
The locking wheel nuts aren't a problem, it's the idiots who don't torque them up when fitting them to the correct torque setting. And trying to remove the with a impact gun which smashed the insides out!
@michaeljohnson1006 Жыл бұрын
I take the locking wheel nuts out of my car before getting tires fitted and i wont let them put them back as I've had someone fit them with an air gun😤 once and nearly couldn't get them out with a breaker bar.
@garybrown5500 Жыл бұрын
Occasionally you can get away with using a second person to hit the bar & socket onto the nut with a mallet while you put pressure on. This won't be popular but i'm going to say it. Tyre fitters don,t understand the concept of a torque wrench. Just watch them tighten a wheel with a gun, then reach for the torque wrench 'click click yeah that's torqued' (yes it bloody was 1 turn before you stopped tightening the crap out of it with the impact gun!)
@Grinder-one Жыл бұрын
It's just wheel nuts in general that annoy me and the way garages whizz um up with their air impacts and then 150psi with their torque wrench. I had the issue the other day, 6 foot scaffold pole over my giant breaker bar to remove a bloody wheel. Back in the 80's - 90's, blokes knew how to tighten a road wheel....women are supposed to be able to change a wheel at road side for crying out loud. Pinch um up, drop the car down and firm um up with a wheel brace. Why are people terrified that a wheel will fall off, it never happens, the noise you get from loose wheel nuts is horrendous as the wheel wobbles on the hud long before the nuts fall off.
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@cristyliviu Жыл бұрын
Take them out and throw them away! After braking the spaner, that was it.
@chrisbell-pctechnician3784 Жыл бұрын
Top info there.
@khennahsfarm2610 Жыл бұрын
Can we use lube if its too tight ?🤔🤔
@marklittler784 Жыл бұрын
Dno but I put grease on wheel nuts before refitting.
@khennahsfarm2610 Жыл бұрын
@@marklittler784 i never done any mechanic stuff rather than reconnecting the wiring of my car..good thing is,i always have Alan if im in trouble ☺️☺️😚
@meknownothing Жыл бұрын
Buy a dynomec set easy
@marklittler784 Жыл бұрын
Not actually difficult or space using to carry a gas canister blow lamp.
@paulmoore6345 Жыл бұрын
I take mine off bloody nuisance
@johnchincotta1qwdb15 Жыл бұрын
Make or break lol.
@rmc5278 Жыл бұрын
does anyone still actually steal wheels anymore 😆
@neilobusk Жыл бұрын
Nuts ...complete waste of time.... nowadays..... no money in wheels.. Cats is the thing.. just nick the entire range rover instead... N x
@tiborhadnagy860 Жыл бұрын
I had exactly the same problem after when I bought my mondeo. When the tires are changed, I always say that there is no need to tighten very hard the wheel nuts and never have problem like this. And by the way this people in the tyre service or the owner of the car they don't know the grease?