How To Remove Spinning Land Rover Locking Wheel Nuts - One option ( Its Painful ) Discovery & Sport

[@ianlain6723]

You star! I spent yesterday afternoon trying to identify my locking wheelnuts after someone 'borrowed' my removal key. A few minutes looking at the spreadsheet in your link and I've ordered a new one - thanks!

[@michaelhoare5291]

Just happened to me on my L320 and I remembered seeing this vid a while ago. I couldn't shift any of the lug nuts with the telescopic bar I carry in the car and bought a 600mm breaker bar. The standard nuts took some shifting so I was dreading doing the locking nut. Hey Presto! It started to spin. In over 50 years of car and motorcycle maintainance I've coated every thread and seizable surface with copper grease although I confess that until now I've I not needed to remove the wheels on my L320 in 9 years of ownship. Needless to say that my previously trusted mechanic and tyre supplier don't use anti-sieze. When I do manage to get the locking nut off I'll do what I've always done with locking wheel nuts, which is to bin them and replace them with standard nuts. Wish me luck.

[@L663]

I wish you luck and patience in equal measure !

[@richpromediaproductions7050]

I broke my locking wheel nut key which was possibly a replacement anyway it wasn't fully cast but a two piece version and snapped in two, fortunately it had the reference letter marked on it "R" unfortunately these aren't available (well there is one on eBay for 749$) found a P and S version which both looked similar thanks to your PDF photos and had them delivered from BLP in Belgium closest I could find as I live in the French Alps, Resized and printed your PDF and made a template 10 mins with a Dremel removed one lug form each key and got them all off replaced them all with standard wheel nuts and then changed my brake pads, Discovery 4 20 mins to change the pads three days to get the wheels off, But thanks for the PDF extremely useful

[@matthewhaddon599]

Problem comes with power tools which tend to damage the locking wheel nuts and key. Also people like Halfords install them to a million lb/ft torque.

[@L663]

Tries story I was in a bad accident on the m27 in my youth. The car in front lost their rear wheel and wiped me out. They just had me tyres fitted at Halfords and they stripped the threads. I was in a Mini Cooper s original with full roll cage so I was fine !

[@julianirving8869]

I had this problem with my F Type Jaguar with the same locking wheel nuts. However all I did was slowly turn the outer ring until it matched up with the inner ring. Then made sure the locking wheel nut key locked into both outer and inner ring and off it came. Simple without all the effort and damage you and others go through.

[@L663]

Good comment- we tried this but no luck as the softer steel lugs had rounded … the harden steel cap does not round off but spins… the inner part rounds off.

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Lovely job Simon 👍👍👍👍

[@HQBProductions]

Good work Team! 😃😃😃 Decades ago, my old friend Bill used to apply the very very slightest wipe of Coppaslip on the threads and WD 40 on the locking not to stop them seizing.whilst all against the “rules”, he never had any undo by accident! 😲😬😬😃 Richard

[@L663]

I think I agree with Bill - especially for locking nuts - put some sort of grease on the nut !

[@patrickallion1147]

top thanks, the idea saved my day. As I had no T70 and could not find a shop having these, I have successfully used a M14 socket. Shame on Lnd Rover to sell such cheap crap sockets

[@L663]

We now share a common painful experience...

[@blairoutproject]

I took the locking nuts off mine and replaced them with ordinary nuts. The chance of you finding your lr on bricks and the wheels missing is pretty remote

[@Gooner-1971]

I did the same, a few weeks after I bought mine .. just not worth having those horrible nuts on, and they rust and look awful eventually…

[@bobuilt10]

A Carbide drill bit would be your friend with this one. It will easily drill hardened steel and they are available on Amazon or ebay. Maybe drill a small hole at an angle through to the soft inner and knock a pin in to lock it. Or drill the middle out and whack the torx bit in.

[@patrickallion1147]

I have tried on my LR4 2016, it is very hardened steel. HSS Tungsten drills did not drill trough, I had to cut the cup in 2 with a grinder as in the video.

[@0796logsplitter]

I did the same when I lost my locking wheel nut socket for my L322 years ago. Did all four with my Dremel. If you tighten the other four nuts on the wheel your working on it loosens the locking one off and you can tap the locking nut round with a sharp cold chisel.

[@L663]

Good idea on the tightening of the other nuts

[@0796logsplitter]

@@L663 thanks.

[@gordonbarclay6106]

Great job. I wonder if it would have worked if you had used a large easy out tool. Just a thought..

[@L663]

Worth a go for sure

[@gordonwedman3179]

Glad I don't have those silly things. How often do LR3\LR4 wheels get stolen?

[@L663]

These days not often but defender spare wheels do.

[@justinsmith6296]

Nice to see the D3 getting some love 👍 what about that orange one?

[@L663]

We are on a roll now… destiny is a real help in the workshop so orange one soon !

[@johan6504]

The new GAP iid tool G4 is released. How about helping us understand what can be done with that. Can we finally edit parameters of the new Defender and load files for unlocking software features?

[@L663]

Just driven the stig to Germany to pick one up and discuss what we can do !

[@avid521]

Having a key for the lock, and still having to break the lock using creativity and other tools.. This is why we love our Land Rovers, don't we?!

[@ianscorey5293]

Another interesting video Simon….would hate to get a puncture in the middle of nowhere at night and have to remove one of them locking wheels nut!!!! But I’ve found that to get your nuts off….. a little bit of lubrication goes a bloody long way!!! Regards Ian 👨‍🎤🇳🇿😎👍😂😂

[@Doktorvollcrass]

I milled an adapter. It works on every nut. I can also make a milling machine for Land Rovers...

[@L663]

Do you want me to sell the adaptor - we have lots of people looking for the nuts !

[@Doktorvollcrass]

@@L663 I have send you a Email!!!

[@johnspear3452]

Using an impact wrench is usually what damages these. I've just replaced them with normal nuts, those are not without problems as they corrode and swell, so i always have some spares in the glove box.

[@L663]

Yes impact driver is the problem I think

[@grahameroberts8109]

John. Buy the ones specifically for alloy wheels.

[@paultimmins1]

Whats with the lights underneath. Did you install them Simon ?

[@L663]

This was from when my daughter wanted this as her prom car ! She wanted the d3 over the l405 or l494!

[@paultimmins1]

@@L663 looks cool used to have neon light kits on my car before fast and furious made it famous. Not sure I would get away with it on my l405 autobiography now. Maybe I will lol . Thanks Simon.

[@jerrygreene7139]

I wonder if that hammering could damage the lug or other components on the wheel itself. Maybe after cutting a slot with the dremel, you could use a large flat screw driver or a chisel to set in the cut and then use a large wrench to turn the chisel. Just a thought. All that hammering just seems a bit caveman with those nice wheels and the other damage it could potentially cause.

[@L663]

The whole thing was very caveman....for sure not our finest work !

[@김민준-d5g8n]

Hello, bro I am a Discovery 4 user living in Korea My car is SE grade, so it's keyless and doesn't have a function, is there a way to install it as a genuine type?

[@L663]

Hi - sorry we have not retro fitted Keyless entry

[@rizla6220]

Wheel locking nuts/bolts what a pain, who steals wheels these day's ? The tools i have in my arsenal, Plasma Plate cutter, welder, left handed drill Bits. These tools have done the job on so many pesky Bolt/nut's over the years.

[@L663]

Turns out if the alloys are on back of a defender or under a d5 they are very attractive to thieves

[@mvirdi2333]

Good morning ❤️❤️🙏🙏🇬🇧🇮🇳

[@L663]

Good morning Mr Virdi !

[@mvirdi2333]

@@L663 Good 🌅 morning here in India 🇮🇳 is 01:30 🕜. 🙏🙏🇬🇧🇮🇳

[@markcarter3897]

I use a die grinder and an air chisel takes 15 minutes, I agree no one’s going to pitch my D3 wheels

[@L663]

Yes I keep forgetting the air tools

[@silktvPDR1]

Why are there so many stupid issues on new LR models it seems to have gone to 💩 since TATA ! Saw a new Defender the other day on the M6 in traffic with the front wheel arch trim hanging off and flapping in the wind? My FL2 is still perfect 180k miles in 😊

[@robholland1937]

Ditch all locking wheel nuts. Replace all wheel nuts once a year to avoid swollen nuts anger 😊

[@L663]

Good tip!

[@ecossearthur]

Boom Boom!!

[@L663]

Boon indeed …. Or should I say le boom….or Vive la boom (

[@noelcahill6707]

Its a stupid ford nut just better off getting a straight forward nut for all of them the cap nuts would break ur heart

[@Pandora882]

Why didn't you get a Dynomec. wheel nut removal tool