Locking wheel nut key missing..... help?

[S3_graham]

Following on from my rear bearing thread, I'm planning to change my rear disc's/bearing. Stupidly I didn't check for a locking wheel nut key when buying the car, when I had 2 new front tyres fitted I had the tyre place remove the 2 front keys but charged me £18 per nut. ouch.

Any way that anybody knows to get the others off? I bought a remover set but sadly the Renault keys have a 'floating' outer washer so nothing for the remover LH threads to grip on. Would a Renault dealer have a master set of keys?

frustrating that I may have to spend nearly as much as a disc just to remove the bloody wheel nut!

ETA: just realised I've put this in the wrong forum! could a MOD move/delete it?

 

[Dan@SJM]

What wheels do you have?

 

[S3_graham]

standard 182 cup wheels

 

[Dan@SJM]

Chisel off the outer ring.

 

[S3_graham]

Chisel off the outer ring.

Renault - 1
Chisel - 0

It totally mullered the chisel. I'm guessing the bolt is hardened steel.

Round 2 tonight, going to attempt to weld a nut onto the face of it and undo it that way!

 

[Dan@SJM]

It's highly galvanised. So you'll struggle to weld a nut to it.

Cut a slice into the ring, then chisel from there.

 

[S3_graham]

just grabbed a die grinder and have cleaned up the face of the nut.

 

[S3_graham]

sorted!