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Jun 4th, 2018, 10:06 | #31 | |
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Jun 4th, 2018, 20:22 | #33 |
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I contacted their customer services department. I did originally gat a replacement key from them but one of the bits was damaged and broke it.
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Jun 8th, 2018, 14:49 | #34 |
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Another way of getting off a a locking wheel nut is to find a similar sized socket and bang it on. Then plug it into the socket set handle and whip it off.
A nice local tyre place did this method a few years ago when some dick at Kwik Fit screwed my key with a tyre gun. |
Jun 8th, 2018, 15:08 | #35 |
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NO luck with wheel bolts
Sooo... I have called my breakdown cover to come out and have a look at the locking wheel bolts and they tried to put on the dynamec on it and still had no luck...
I have now emailed McGard to go with owenfackrell's comment. Here's hoping. I have tried ALL the garages near me and noone wants to have a go because of the amount of work it is going to take. |
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Jun 8th, 2018, 16:08 | #37 |
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I had this when someone tried to nic my alloys, the dealer welded a nut to the damaged McGard lock and wound it off that way ... seemingly it took 5 or 6 goes over 4 hrs as it kept breaking off (I know as I sat in reception and waited,) but they removed it ... Cost ... £85, ... they said they had only charged for 1hr, as they couldn't justify charging any more and I was a regular customer so £85 it was.
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Jun 8th, 2018, 23:45 | #38 |
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I've lived this nightmare, the security nuts were fused to the hubs, brought on by over tightening a year or two before I bought the car. By all accounts Volvos of this age are famous for it. Long story short, in my efforts to get them off I burned through 3 of those keys, all got chewed up and were too soft to loosen the bolts - heated or not.
This is what got them off for me - If you can chisel or drill the security washer that sits behind the flange (this is what protects the bolt from reverse thread socket style tools) then a helpful garage can get it off pretty quick with one of their hammer on reverse thread kits. It'll save you money if you get the washers off first. To do this I got a bite into the washer with a cobalt tipped drill bit then hammered away at the washer with small steel chisels - fashioned them a little with a grinder so they slid past the offending bolt, the washers are actually quite brittle. I did damage one wheel a little in the process but they're pretty worn any way. Don't bother trying to drill the bolt out through the middle, they're too hard for DIY. There is a specialist firm in Surrey that visits garages to sort problems like this. FWIW. The welding method can certianly work if you have the kit and skills. Good luck |
Jun 9th, 2018, 13:16 | #39 |
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Locking wheelnuts stuck
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Ok had one more go with the Dynamec Kit (provided by the AA Breakdown Service) and managed to get three of the four out. The last one I think is a little too far gone but I am not giving up! |
Jun 9th, 2018, 13:23 | #40 |
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Poly Engine Mounts
Slowly finishing this job and have installed the strut poly reinforcement kit.
I have detailed it in another post here. https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=282628 |
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