So, my locking nut key sheared off and i have three bolts stuck niceeee and tight on the car. I read all the threads on here and decided the best course of action was to try and remove the spinning collar then smash a socket on.

3 hours in, i get the collar off, bash the socket on...not a chance of it coming off...not a channnceee. the socket is spinning as if the collar was on there, no grip atall. AA came out to see if they could do anything, he tried to use a special tool on the other ones, couldnt even get them off.

end of play today, 3 locking nuts still on, 1 covered by a mutliated socket that now wont come off, and one destroyed alloy. awesome day


(i didnt know where to post this, but seeing as its more of a rant than asking for help, i thought this was the best place)

Matt