Wheel Lock Nuts From Hell Saved By Hubitools LugDriller HU42025 Bodgit And Leggit Garage 

Alloys are damaged. Best option would be to cut wheels of & replace. Then take tyre fitter to court. It spray brake fluid in wheel lug nuts. Leave for day, repeat halfway through that day. Then try impact gun Says a lot about today’s BMW owners, not actually being that rich. If they where rich any owner would say, just cut them off & I will buy brand new alloys It is a masonry bit, Much better at drilling metal, but that’s another video

I love that giggly happieness you get when it finally fits/works/comes-out. So much relief.

What a struggle.....You won in the end.... You are obviously a man who takes enormous pride in his work..... Well done sir....

An epic battle 👍 I’m worn out just watching 👍

A great demonstration of the tool & of the frustration these bloody things cause us. Well done mate!

Ha,I know your pain brother...46yrs as a mechanic. What a fantastic tool,wish I had one in my time.Merc wheel bolts used to snap half way down shaft,great fun. Great vid.

First Ford drill I've ever seen,good job mate!

In my experience it helps to leave the normal nuts in and even tighten them if they're not already too tight as removing them ads even more pressure to the locking nut

Excellent video. Made in the real world, unlike so many of the tools promotional videos that make out how easy everything is, when it actually isn't. You know the sort of thing, they're all over youtube, "Remove a stuck wheel lock nut in five minutes".

Well the morale of the story is that, when you live in UK and your lug nuts are stuck on and won't come off no matter what you do, just take your car to Leon and tell him to rotate the tires or something. And tell your friends about it too.

After a bad experience with a tyre shop I now never let a tyre shop put my wheels on for this reason. Well done my friend I do hope the customer appreciates how much effort went into saving there wheels.

This video just popped up on my recommendation list. You were a fine chap back them and you still are now.. cheers BOOM SORTED

What a relief!!! Well done Makes you wonder if a breakdown call would go through the same effort on a wet dark night!

I know how you felt - my Lexus LS430 had same trouble with front wheels after tyres were replaced months before. After two weeks, two sets of replacement keys and many special tools later, I ended up at an engineering firm who after many struggles/ideas ended up welding on nut-on-bolt to give extra extended purchase. Two big guys bouncing on a scaffold pole extension to socket finally freed the lock nuts. Moral of the story is do not be afraid to ask to watch the fitters put the wheels on using a torque wrench because you wouldnt want to find out on a rainy night. Bloody good video all the same!

Great effort you put into this job. The customer, if not a regular, was lucky to end up in your shop. You saved him a fortune.

Hahaha, I'm stopping watching your vids... the very next day I have the same problems as you... Down to earth sane advice. Many thanks Bodgit.👍

Nice work, I've got a similar problem with my VW golf. The first time I let someone else do the maintenance and they over-torqued all of the lug studs.

Haha I felt your pain!!!! Bloody hell!!! Wish I’d seen this video 9 months ago. Lost locking nut key for my Range Rover. Spent two days cutting spinning ring off with a Dremel then hammered an undersized impact socket on which removed them. The wheel nuts still had enough shaft left to hammer a socket on unlike yours had. Brilliant video and I sure know what to do nxt time 👍

When I worked on tool making projects if we snapped a high tensile bolt , we used to drill a hole through the centre of the bolt suitable for the largest across the flats Allen key. Then hammer the Allen key into the weaken stud and unscrew the stud with a high tensile Allen key. This always works. Looks like the kit your using works on the same principle.

The very best part of this video happens at about 1:30. Rotfl, still laughing at 9:00. Laughing with you, been there and it instantly brought back the pain that is almost as insane as the tightness of those lugs. Great video and tool information.

Once we had to pull out the 3/8's air gun from the HGV side of the garage at school. It amazes me how tight some people do wheelbolts..

Excellent video Leon. I could feel your delight when that when bolt came out. I hate to see tyre fitting bays put wheels back on with windy guns then get the torque wrench out when the nuts are already at 2 or 3 times higher the right torque. Excellent work, and fantastic persistence at not throwing in the towel.

What I love about this guy is that he is correct and no BS and in this vid, the only thing he did not say is that replacing the wheel nuts should be done with a torque wrench set at manufactures' spec. not like the con quick fit air gun brigades. so use a wrench, never a gun

I had the same problem on an Audi once but I managed to get them out with a torch wurth welding spray and a lot of wet rags

Wow what a DETERMINATION, You just don't give up my man you're awesome. I felt your pain because I have the same problem on C4 vts180 2L petrol😫. 2 local mechanics called me to collect the car as they gave up and another one told me they don't have the right tool as it's already damaged by the previous people but as I have a second car I just parked it up in my drive after couple of tries by myself and now I just bought reversable drill bits and will try them when I get in the mood🤨. Thanks a million for sharing this video full of tips and info as usual. 👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍🥳🥳🥳🤝 you gave me hope and thank you so much.

I'm struggling and frustrated by my daughter's 2002 Renault Clio lock nuts - only two fortunately as one side of the vehicle doesn't have lock nuts. There's no lock nut key and no code in the handbook or papers to give Renault and they say they can't find a new wheel nut key based on the VIN! Anyway, I've got one more tool to try before Hubitool! Fantastic video which has given me hope after seeing an experienced mechanic up against the same problem as me a DIYer. Thank you so much for this video.

I had the same problem, two days drilling and chiseling to get one locking lug nut off. Wish I had that kit, but did it in a similar way. The spring was a great idea wish I had thought about that. They had these so tight they had broken one lug bolt just crazy tight. I had to replace all lug bolts and nuts. I hope I never encounter this again, I was doing someone a favor. Thanks for the info.

Thanks Andrew, My tire dealer forgot to put the tool back in my trunt, the couldn't find the tool. I'll try this.

Hey Leon, those lug bolts were very tight. If I can make you 1 suggestion next time when you get into same condition is loosen all the lugs that you can, spray penetrating oil in wheel lock stud outside and inside if you can see the lug bolt in thru dust shield also remove center caps with pick, to lube center hub of wheel. Next re-tighten to proper torq drive car to let everything warm up use the brakes helps quickly. Very important next loosen up all regular lug bolts 1 turn put paper towels in hole and masking tape the holes. Bring the breaker bar and lock penetrating oil and drive car cautiously recommendations is in abandoned parking lot now as you drive make hard turns and apply brakes left and right. After doing this for a few minutes go and recheck your lug locks, the ones that loosen well tighten the regular ones back up. Keep doing this until you get them all and keep lubing the wheel locks each time you stop. We find here in the NE USA that people have new tires put on in the winter and when they lay the lug bolts down well the snow ice melts on the threads and the rocket scientist just zap the lugs in using torq sticks. Well rust is a great loc-tite substitute that does not like to un bond. Be safe and perform above at your own risk, common sense is a must in the above and if you should lack common sense do not try this. .

I hope you used the same bolts when mounting it all together?

Got my dodgy locknut off by welding … worked for me but I must add that the welder knew exactly how to do it without burning the wheel paint.

I just love the spring on the drill idea.

and Milo came around at the end to inspect your work! Good video and fortunately never had so many tools break but hed to take the security nuts off a few times. Only comment would be that if the kit allowed to chain drill, you could use a faster speed on the first go- Good use of the vernier- a few wont realise that the rod is also part of the gauge. We all learn when someone shows us! thanks.

And keep up the videos. You're an honest guy and you explain stuff really well.

Well done mate good job 👍thank you for making the effort of sharing this tremendous piece of work.

Great job just finished watching Keep up good work

On a merc. I had the similar problem . The lug bolts on the alloys were all snapping -- we eventually had to weld sockets on and after a long struggle got them off. More than half of the lug bolts were like this.

well done mate. great video. do you have any tips for removing broken exhaust manifold studs? ive run into problems with those on several occasions and none of the recommended easy out tools are any good for that. keep up the good work

Been there mate, got the T shirt... I ended up breaking everything, then fucked up the drilling out, ended up cutting the wheel off, I was gobsmacked how much grinding was involved in cutting a wheel off ( My C4) all the lock nuts are now in the bin ... Keep up the good work,,

Wish I had a centering tool like that when I snapped the cylinder head bolt on my v40

As an avid RS enthusiast, please please do a service/walk around blog on your 3 door Ford Sierra RS Cossie monster beast..... I've yet to find any detailed service video/blog on a classic 3door Sierra RS anywhere on Social media...... Your blogs come across to viewers as informative, realistic & genuine.... Well done ma-man !!!!

Im a little behind on ya videos Leon and thouroly enjoyed this one, full on informative content and a muscle breaker up front to appreciate the tool that broke the back of a mongrel job , still grinning , thanks and likes on the tool and use it's brilliant ,top job buddy 👌👊😉

Bought a Lexus like that many years ago, skilled bodge fixer friend mig welded an old ring spanner onto each bolt (not one that fits the bolt, just one that fits in the recess in the wheel), a combination of being welded on and being hot made them all come off easy. Cost me a hand full of scrap offset ring spanners from a car boot sale, set of wheel bolts and a quick respray of the wheels, but made the job look easy.

Well done. Great idea with the spring.

Brilliant video well done glad it was SORTED 😊😊👍👍

Your a better man than me - that would make me quit working on cars hats off to you

There's a special tool to remove those bmw flower style lock nuts. It's a collar that goes over the wheel nut and grabs on to the ring, you then attach that collar to a slide hammer and take of the ring with the locknut, and all that's left is a multi spline bit that u can take off with a breaker bar

I use a self centring drill bit that's slightly smaller than a T50 or T55 then bang a brand new bit in usually takes 10 min each wheel self centring drill bits are awesome

I just did this. Local mechanic said he would do this but with risk to my custom wheels. I decided I would do it. My rays Formula lug nut striped, its a 7 sided key, it took me 2 hard metal Milwaukee drill bits and 3 hours to drill it down. Ill just pay the mechanic now to replace the stud. Still costly at est $200 plus the cost of drill bits.

you are the man, the mechanics mechanic!!!!!!

Mate you work hard bro, what a legend seriously

Same issue with a VW wheel-bolt, once I broke the hex-head off the wheel-bolt. Drilled a guide hole with a smaller cobalt bit. Followed with larger and larger ones until the mushroom head was drilled out and the rim came off without damage. Use a cobalt bit, as it is hard enough to drill the metal. At about $6 each for new wheel-bolts was cheaper than a new wheel.

Pull the caliper carrier bolts and slide the entire brake assembly toward the rim as far as it will go. This will give you just enough room to heat the stud from the rear on many of these and probably could have helped enough to have removed them with one of your first options.

You will be the expert after this car and its lug bolts. Great video way to stick with it.

Boy can I feel your frustration. Glad to see even the experts are human....

Watching this again 🤣 . Just ordered a tool from the states to do over tite BMW. Had a few in the past week or so

Another cracking vid Leon. Nice one!

I always crack wheel bolts loose whilst the car is on the ground and then jack up and use a battery wrench. I constantly find for some strange reason Mercedes seem to have the tightest wheel bolts and I have to use a piece of pipe on my strong arm bar to undo them. I came across a Mercedes and it was impossible to remove the wheel bolts some time after the car had been to a tyre garage and the owner took the car back to them for them to butcher them off. I didn’t want to run the risk of damaging the wheels. Fifty seven years of experience has taught me a lot.

watching this again leon cos ive just been fighting with them on a clio. make be feel better watching yours lol

Hi there try using dragon tungsten carbide drill bits for hardened steel and use diamond dress wheel to put a good edge on it on slow speed it will drill throw them like hot knife through butter keep up the good work and Merry Xmas and prosperous new-year

Excellent video as usual, and I'm sure even though you lost money on it, the customer I'm sure,will appreciate your efforts and be a loyal and returning customer. Well done, and an interesting video to watch! Maybe Chuck Norris did a day at the tyre shop that fitted these wheels?

Once you got the hardened cap off with the socket, could you not then weld a bolt on it then tap it back in?

Brilliant real world review cheers, those were mad tight

Yo mate, thanks for the video. What gloves are you using in the video?

The Joy of Victory ! Proper Job M8 !

It take brain and understand how the tool will work. Great finishing.

I used to weld a small circle ⭕️ a bit at a time and used Irvin nut removal kit and the heat from the weld helped free them. Worked every time. Idiots over tightening wheel nuts.

I don't think I've ever seen a ford drill before lol. Well done Leon

What brand of impact sockets did u break ......just curious it looked like it was quality just from hiw clean the break was

that triumphant feeling wen you get the stuck bolt out . nice one leon id not like bill for that job lol

Were the lug nuts really expensive, no aftermarket? I would have tried to put a new set on, and the customer should have made the other shop foot the bill

been in this position a few times, i always well a bigger wheel bolt to it, sometimes takes a few goes as its difficult to clean weld surface

Great job and video. I presume it may have been possible to destroy the grease cap and pull the bearing apart and drill it from the other side. Just thinking. Last time I did an abs sensor on a BMW I spent an hour trying to dig it out then the next day I removed the hub and punched it out from the other side.

Insane!! I thought maybe someone pulled a prank on the guy (pissed off neighbor)... but he would have had to have the lock key as well. Wow... just wow!

Fantastic result ...after over 40 years in the trade never had this problem until today ....another BMW and some pratt over tightened as well ...where can I buy the kit from?

Wow I have never seen an impact socket break that insane!

Well done fella, I haven’t the patience for that , I would of lost my shit a long time before 👍

Great video. Fair play to ya for getting them off.

Entertaining as always fella. Well done.

i am a welder and the other day i helped a gye change out 4 tires but he didnt have the security socket to take off the one off each tire. so basicly what you did was drill it out and put a sort of easy out in the stud after you drilled it and took it out. what i did was weld big nuts to the security nuts and took them out no problem with a long johnson bar. some of those nuts will spin and you cant do the welding but theese ones were solid so it worked------ why couldnt you have done the same thing this is my question? my situation was simular to yours where the nuts were recesed in about one inch or so maby inch and a quarter. thanks 4 sharing your knowlage.

It's the uncaring idiots like the one who abused this BMW that make me want to do my own maintenance whenever possible. I've been the victim of the windy gun apes in the past, never again. I make sure I get my tyres replaced at a small independent I trust where the guys use hand tools to torque the studs or nuts. I have for decades used a smear of grease on the threads too with absolutely no issues.

How ya doin mate ive been watchin your vids for a while and there great !! Could ya do a video on a vw caddy 2005 my demister isnt blowing as much heat as it should its only kinda warm its unfogs the windscreen but dosent heat the van much can you offer a solution for this problem ?? If its not to much trouble

What a coincidence that you showed a Peugeot alloy being cut .. !!! I had to do exactly the same thing to the same alloy wheel (15" 306) after I had 2 front tyres changed... got a puncture 3 weeks later and had to angle grind the whole bloody wheel off !!

With these types of jobs, it's unfortunately never the moron that messed the car up that spends hours to undo the damage. Quality work here.

I had the same problem, also with a BMW. I have the same breaker bar and just about got the normal wheel bolts off and I'm a big bloke. Sheared off the first security tool so went for professional help. My local tyre centre just about shifted the security bolt after I had bought a new key from BMW. Scary thing is I had driven from UK to Italy and back carrying a spare wheel for reassurance ( bmw use run flats and normally have no spare) - fat lot of use a spare wheel would have been.

what did you charge the customer in the end?

I’ve had similar situations I’m gonna get a set of those for sure last time I tried all that then spent hours drilling the heads off and then had to replace 1 of the hubs because the threads had completely stripped out

After breaking one socket I would call the customer to come get their car. Sorry . Take it to the gorilla that tightened them that much.when you started smiling and laughing when it came out I was excited for you!! Good man here. Thanks for putting up the good fight lol

I bet a trigger happy BMW apprentice tightened those nuts, my brother had a similar experience with his Bmer not so long ago. It was shortly after BMW dealer service included tire rotation. Job well done Leon.

Leon, you've definitely got a lot of umpff there, mate! Lol

Good job mate, there for the long haul !! Had a similar issue with a ford focus. Was a damn sight easier than that though lol ! Enjoying your channel !! If you have any work on subaru's that would be helpful !!

Tyres fitted at a HGV sevice depot?

Love your video watched it from the beginning to the end. If that would not work you could also drill them. first with a smaller drill bit and then go in with a large larger bit that's similar to the taper of the wheel and you could get it off that way. Just a thought. I would never cut an expensive wheel. A large drill bit would be much cheaper then a wheel.

WE don't need 15 minutes of how tight they were!!! I had a similar situation on my 2013 GMC Denali. I had the wheels off 3 months earlier! I did not overtighten them! The steel lugs seem to bond to the alloy wheel by galvanic action. I had tossed the 'locks' years ago and used standard aftermarket lug nuts. I broke a 24" Breaker bar. I finally used a heavy wall 6 point impact socket with a 3/4" drive impact gun which removed them easily. They were installed with a 1/2" Impact gun. Spec calls for 140 ft/lbs. Cobalt drill bit? NEVER hold your hand over the Breaker bar swivel joint. Never grease the threads on a wheel lug.

after taking the lock slip ring and front key part off the underlying lug nut has a splined interface for which there is a tool? I do appreciate even this is still difficult in your 1000Nm case. Agatools do a wheel lock removal tool for BMW but it is £400 & buyer needs a trader licence.

Perseverance pays off, awesome video, shows how it is real time. Btw if this ever happens to me, I'm coming to you ………….

great job..learned alot from this video which is not to buy a BMW...lol

How afraid can someone be that his wheel will be stolen. LOL Sometimes the "kids" working with those "fastfitters" work like this. Well done and a satisfaction to be proud of. What a relief to let go all those nasty words.

What was that customers bill?

Things throwin, words said. Classic.