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Broken Locking Wheel Key

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irodger

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Hi,

I tried to remove my wheels yesterday to clean them and in/around the brakes and arches. Unfortunately, the wheel bolts were solid - it looks like the tyre fitters have used a gun to fit them when I had the fronts replaced a few months back. After lots of various attempts at releasing the locking wheel bolts the key finally gave up the ghost and snapped along it's length.

They are OEM fit locking bolts and I've read that there are ~36 different keys. I'm wondering if anyone on here knows of a garage that may have a range, or all, of the various keys? I spoke to a chap from Aberdeen OPC today and he said they have a few so I might get lucky if I take the car there, but they usually just remove them with a 'hammered on 20mm socket".

I travel to the central belt regularly, so can go to most of the wellknown indies of they have the keys.

Thanks in advance.

Iain


PS Car is a 996 C4S



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Thought OPC were supposed to have a full set !!! when u find the correct one buy 2 ... been there saves a lot hassle
 

ORIGINAL: gordon

Thought OPC were supposed to have a full set !!! when u find the correct one buy 2 ... been there saves a lot hassle
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I had this issue with Glasgow OPC. Key split, took it to the OPC and they didn't have the set. So offered to take the car round the back, hammer off the old ones and order a new set - total cost over £300 rather than the £30 it should have been. I called Porsche GB to enquire what OPC would have the set and they were taken aback at the offer I was given - the "official" line is that to be a Porsche Centre they must carry this set as it is one of the expected dealer facilities.

I believe in the end George Morrison in Rutherglen was the place that sorted me out as he had the set.
 
Thanks for the replies.

Interesting point regarding Porsche GB's view on this, I will give them a call first thing in the morning.

I phoned the OPC this afternoon and the lad in the parts department said he "should" be able to match up the key with a master. He also said they carry stock, so if I'm lucky they may not need to order one in.

Good idea on buying two!

I'll report back tomorrow. Thanks again.

 
Better still, get it removed by whatever means and order 4 new plain bolts, and ditch the useless locking bolts. It's the first thing I remove from all my cars, they are nothing but grief, and are no deterrent to a serious thief anyway.

Are you running factory wheels? Does anyone bother to steal these anyway? I would have thought the problem was largely restricted to Vauxhall Corsas with hideous aftermarket junk wheels.
 
When you say tyre fitters - do you mean like Kwik Fit etc who use impact guns. Yikes ! and they would be torqued to the correct value then ?

Not even sure OPC set the torque correctly on wheels when fitting them ? but they should. If they are at the correct setting then they are never hard to remove.

OPC should all have the full set a said before and for a handsome fee no doubt will remove and replace.

Personally I would keep the Locking Wheel nuts, not sure what wheels are on yours but my 964 has original Cup ones which on ebay do about £1500 a set and the RS ones are about £2500 on ebay. John Hunter I think has 16inch factory wheels that are painted a hideous gold colour so as to deter theft - works apparently ! [:D]


Scottie.
 
Hi guys
I agree with john, do away with them
This all depends on where you store the vehicle, leave it parked etc
I removed mine on my 944 s2 when one snapped ( bought 4 normal bolts from Douglas Valley breakers at Wigan ) £1 each & painted them myself
I'm now running a Cayman and I am having similar problems. Thinking of doing the same on this vehicle
Cheers
Steve
 
If you use locking wheel nuts of any type,the practice should be:-tighten the other 4 nuts first preferably not using a gun,but if so,using a lower torque setting-then handtighten with bar or torque wrench to locking torque ,leaving the locking nut 'til last.
When removing a wheel,reverse the procedure ,loosening the locking nut 1st.
 
I think by law now tyre fitters have to use a torque wrench. Don't have to use the correct setting. There are still gorillas out there!

Cheers,
 
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