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Two new tyres and a locknut removal on a Volvo XC60 in Chichester

One of this weeks jobs was to replace two tyres on a Volvo XC60, the customer had called in and selected the tyres they required, but also told us that the locking wheelnut removal key is missing. The customer had managed to remove one locknut using a hammer and chisel, it had taken him over an hour and he had damaged the alloy wheel in the process. Not wanting to damage the other wheels, he decided to call out Hometyre.

I arrive at the job, and checked out the locknuts on the car, they were the newer type fitted to both Ford's and Volvo's. These look like a normal nut, with a locking mechanism at the bottom. The nut itself just spins around if you try to undo it with a socket. Also since the mechanism is at the bottom of the nut it is difficult to get to, which is why an alloy will get damaged if you use a hammer & chisel.

We at Hometyre have a specialist tool that can remove all types of locknut. It comes with interchangeable heads to suit different types of locknut. In this case it has a head that fits over the spinning nut and has teeth that cut into the mechanism at the bottom. By using our service the customer will get his locknuts removed without anymore damage to the alloy wheels, we will then be able to remove the wheels and change his tyres.

I set up my tool with a head designed to fit over the revolving nut and cut into the base area, then using it with an impact driver I was able remove the 3 remaining locknuts in around 15 minutes. I was then able to jack up the car and remove both front wheels, they then were taken into my van and both old tyres were removed and were replaced with new tyres. The wheels were balanced and they were then refitted to the car. The owner was going to replace the locknuts that had been removed with ordinary nuts as he didn't want the same problem to occur at a later date.

I then took a payment using our onboard card reader, and sent a receipt through by email.

 


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