What to do if you lost the key to the “secrets” of wheel bolts
- April 17, 2023
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The loss of a key or nozzle for “secrets” becomes a real disaster for the driver. After all, not one wheel can be removed without this little thing.
The loss of a key or nozzle for “secrets” becomes a real disaster for the driver. After all, not one wheel can be removed without this little thing. You have to cut the bolts, reshape the seats on the disc and sometimes even pick up the grinder. The AvtoVzglyad portal tells how to solve the problem without serious losses.
Remember that the “secrets” can be both normal and store bought. In the first case, the necessary nozzle is included in the factory emergency kit. But on many used cars, this set has already been thoroughly “used”. There should be no “balloon” there. What can we say about other little things.
The easiest way out in this case – call your friends or call on the appropriate car forum. You can also use the services of third parties. Such advertisements can be found on major marketplaces. Usually masters say that the work takes from 2 to 15 minutes, depending on the complexity. After that, you will have to pay 500 rubles for each “secret” removed. Others also ask for 1,500 rubles: it all depends on the degree of third-party interference. For example, if the owner wanted to solve the problem himself, but he failed.
If you have already started working yourself, then you should choose a nozzle similar to the key: “torx” or “asterisk” of large size. These can be found in any professional toolbox.
To make work easier, first stretch the rest of the bolts harder. So it will be easier to unscrew the ill-fated fasteners. Unfortunately, this does not help if the tire fitters have properly tightened up all the details in the fall. And during the winter they also became attached. Some mates in this case are grabbed by a chisel and a hammer. You should not do this, because you can forcefully knock off the mounting hole of the disk (the consequences are visible in the main photo), and the new bolt will “walk” into it. That is, such a wheel is not safe to use. By the way, some servicemen offer to cut off the “casting” from the hub with a grinder. In both cases, the result is the same: “car shoes” are sent to the trash.
A much more humane method is drilling. To do this, you will need a drill and drills of different diameters, which are selected by size. We drill exactly in the middle so that the head of the “secret” falls off and the “cylinder” can be removed. Or we use a special extractor (drill with fasteners for a pendulum). It removes the bolt quickly and efficiently without damaging the threads of the hub.
Photo: Drive2.ru (ArtVanOpel)
Remember that the “secrets” can be both normal and store bought. In the first case, the necessary nozzle is included in the factory emergency kit. But on many used cars, this set has already been thoroughly “used”. There should be no “balloon” there. What can we say about other little things.
The easiest way out in this case – call your friends or call on the appropriate car forum. You can also use the services of third parties. Such advertisements can be found on major marketplaces. Usually masters say that the work takes from 2 to 15 minutes, depending on the complexity. After that, you will have to pay 500 rubles for each “secret” removed. Others also ask for 1,500 rubles: it all depends on the degree of third-party interference. For example, if the owner wanted to solve the problem himself, but he failed.
If you have already started working yourself, then you should choose a nozzle similar to the key: “torx” or “asterisk” of large size. These can be found in any professional tool box.
To make work easier, first stretch the rest of the bolts harder. So it will be easier to unscrew the ill-fated fasteners. Unfortunately, this will not help if the tire fitters have properly tightened all the details in the fall. And during the winter they also became attached. Some mates in this case are grabbed by a chisel and a hammer. You should not do this, because you can forcefully knock off the mounting hole of the disk (the consequences are visible in the main photo), and the new bolt will “walk” into it. That is, such a wheel is not safe to use. By the way, some servicemen offer to cut off the “casting” from the hub with a grinder. In both cases, the result is the same: “car shoes” are sent to the trash.
A much more humane method is drilling. To do this, you will need a drill and drills of different diameters, which are selected by size. We drill exactly in the middle so that the head of the “secret” falls off and the “cylinder” can be removed. Or we use a special extractor (drill with fasteners for a pendulum). It removes the bolt quickly and efficiently without damaging the threads of the hub.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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