leighc777 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I have an Autocruise Valentine 2001 where the spare wheel is on a carrier on the rear wall of the motorhome where the three wheel studs are welded onto the plate attached to the rear wall. I was wondering if anyone could tell me if it is possible to get a locking wheel nut (and if so, where I might be able to buy such an item)? Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocs Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Halfords sell locking wheel nuts. You'd just need to know the size necessary. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muswell Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 The spare wheel was stolen from under my T4 even though I had a locking wheel nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leighc777 Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 Robert Just wanted to check if you really mean NUT - all I want is a nut i.e. without the stud as the stud on my rear wheel carrier is welded to the base plate on the rear wall. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocs Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 leighc777 - 2017-03-09 6:58 PM Robert Just wanted to check if you really mean NUT - all I want is a nut i.e. without the stud as the stud on my rear wheel carrier is welded to the base plate on the rear wall. Leigh Yep, nuts available either as a set or individually. Try this http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchCmd?srch=Locking+wheel+nut&action=search&storeId=10001&catalogId=10151&langId=-1 Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keithl Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Leigh, Conventional locking wheel nuts are not very secure, most can be removed with an 'Gator-Grip' style socket. See picture for example. You may be better off with a good quality padlock and chain or motorcycle chain through a part of the mounting plate. You may need to get an 'eye' welded on to the mounting to lock the wheel to. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leighc777 Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 That's really helpful. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leighc777 Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 Oh Boy! I didn't realise that! Thanks for the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocs Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Another possibility is what I used to use on my boat. You may be able to adapt an outboard motor locking nut. Just google them and you'll see what I mean. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 4x4s often carry a rear-mounted spare wheel and this discussion relates to securing one on Land Rovers https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/how-do-you-secure-the-spare-wheel-on-the-back-door.215430/ As Keithl has said, the chain/padlock approach may be better. (Can one buy an individual locking-wheel nut? They are normally sold in sets of four and (obviously) a matching ‘key’ would be needed even if only one nut were required. Having said that, buying a set of four locking nuts + key and fitting three of them to the studs on the carrying-plate should be a pretty fair discouragent for an opportunist thief.!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muswell Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Keithl - 2017-03-09 7:14 PM Leigh, Conventional locking wheel nuts are not very secure, most can be removed with an 'Gator-Grip' style socket. See picture for example. You may be better off with a good quality padlock and chain or motorcycle chain through a part of the mounting plate. You may need to get an 'eye' welded on to the mounting to lock the wheel to. Keith. I went for the padlock and cable plus locking nut route for my replacement wheel. The surprising thing was that the thieves replaced the cradle and the securing nut so it wasn't immediately obvious the wheel had gone. I am pretty sure when and where it was taken and I had been driving around for a good few days with no spare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocs Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Bearing in mind the Gator thingy, a locking nut (they are available singly) would need to be one with a key like you can buy for boats. It really is simply to deter an opportunistic thief as a determined one with time will defeat most systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 As it says on the image in Keith’s posting, “Gator Grip” sockets are intended to be ‘universal’, so one socket can replace several - but unless a locking wheel-nut has external ‘faces', a Gator Grip socket is unlikely to be effective. A Gator Grip-type socket could (probably) remove this design of locking wheel-nut http://tinyurl.com/hkp99q5 but (probably) not this one http://tinyurl.com/jkdhr2d This link may be of interest http://www.jamesandtracy.co.uk/howto/locking_wheel_nut_removal.htm (Are you sure about it being possible to buy a single locking wheel-nut? I could not find any supplier advertising this and (as I said earlier) as an appropriate ‘key’ to tighten/undo the nut would also be required, I can’t see there being much demand. Perhaps you could provide a link to a supplier?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocs Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I got mine at a good chandlers. Although, to be honest, it probably cost as much as a set of four from a motor accessory shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 An alternative approach https://www.jonesboatchandlery.co.uk/brookstone-heavy-duty-wheel-clamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartO Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 I bought a used Honda about a year ago and discovered that there was no locking nut removal tool when I took the car to a tyre place after a "deflation warning" light appeared. The slow puncture wasn't critical so as a temporary measure they put some air in to give me time to get a replacement removal tool. I drove to a Honda dealer who used their set of removal tools to identify which one was mine (it was the next to the last of about 40 they tried) ordered a replacement for me and posted it to my home. Total cost was only £13 odd. Other manufacturers may charge considerably more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocs Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Derek Uzzell - 2017-03-12 8:51 AM An alternative approach https://www.jonesboatchandlery.co.uk/brookstone-heavy-duty-wheel-clamp I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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