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need a 10 minute lend of a late Cooper Locknut 'key'
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:59 pm
by des
Hi All, I've lost the 'key' for the wheel nuts on my 1998 Cooper, it looks to be a standard rover lock nut, pics below. I'm in Blanchardstown, so if anyone in Dublin had a lend of one for 10 minutes it would be much appreciated. I just need to get them off and put on the new ones I bought (I've only 3, so needed to replace anyway)
Re: need a 10 minute lend of a late Cooper Locknut 'key'
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:14 pm
by jocelynn
They are all numbered for a each car. One from another mini won't fit it
Re: need a 10 minute lend of a late Cooper Locknut 'key'
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:36 pm
by des
Doh ! thanks for the info Jocelynn, who would have thought Rover were that organized
Anyone know of an easy way to get these off ? I'm thinking spanner and dremmel......
Re: need a 10 minute lend of a late Cooper Locknut 'key'
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:16 pm
by macker
you could try getting an old socket and hammering it on over it, would want to be a very tight fitting socket or slightly too small
Re: need a 10 minute lend of a late Cooper Locknut 'key'
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:58 pm
by kerryminigringo
I bought a Mini with a locknut on each wheel and to get then off I welded old nuts to the locknut and got them off that way.Took a whole day though and they did not have stainless covers.
Re: need a 10 minute lend of a late Cooper Locknut 'key'
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 7:41 pm
by zakgt
Des,
Ryan's garage in Blanchardstown village used to be a Rover dealership, they may have some old sockets about the garage.
Re: need a 10 minute lend of a late Cooper Locknut 'key'
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:04 pm
by clement
i had the same problem, not every time i open the tool box i see a 17 socket with a nut stuck on the inside.
Re: need a 10 minute lend of a late Cooper Locknut 'key'
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:35 pm
by crl
I bought a mini 18 months ago same issues / lock nuts with no key for them, the only place to sell it was ryans in blanchardstown which i believe charge 27 euro for the key.
I just tapped away at it slowly with a hammer and long flat headed screwdiver / took me about an hour but it did the job of loosening the nuts enough to take it off with another wheel brace. I bought a new set of lock nuts of the internet for about a tenner.
The one that has a cover on it is only that / a cover / you can actually pull this off - i did it with a small pointed head pliers. all in took about an hour but was quicker than going to blanchardstown, ordering and collecting a piece.
Re: need a 10 minute lend of a late Cooper Locknut 'key'
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:53 am
by minionly
Ive to do the same both my back wheels have lock nuts
Re: need a 10 minute lend of a late Cooper Locknut 'key'
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:01 am
by Number 8
Re: need a 10 minute lend of a late Cooper Locknut 'key'
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:44 pm
by des
Hi All, thanks for the suggestions. I got them off, turned out to be very easy, I cut 2 bolts (about 5mm across) about 1cm long and put them into the 2 cutouts, then tapped on a very tight socket and they just unscrewed. I think I was lucky, they were not tight.