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Old 18-05-2009, 11:05 PM
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New wheels were to go on tonight.
All cleaned up - new tyres
Yet they will have to wait as there was wheelie no sign of the lock nut remover.
Wheelie annoying!!!!
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Old 18-05-2009, 11:10 PM
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Hi there what nut remover do you need?
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Old 18-05-2009, 11:19 PM
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Hello,

The locking nut has 7 slots.

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Old 19-05-2009, 12:14 AM
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It was a wheel pain in the arse mate
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Old 19-05-2009, 12:52 AM
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Wheely, you blokes and your puns
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Old 19-05-2009, 06:23 AM
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Wheely, you blokes and your puns

They wheely are quite bad.
I've got to some time and a way to get these wheels off now - I wheely wanted the new ones on for meet on 23rd
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Old 19-05-2009, 11:36 AM
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Had this with a friends car last year.We found a old socket that was a tight fit over the locking nut then bashed it on luckly they were not that tight so came off ok.
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Old 19-05-2009, 12:23 PM
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Wheelie hope you get this sorted mate
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Old 19-05-2009, 07:39 PM
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I wheel now need to some new locking wheel nuts.
Can anyone let me know what tread size etc I should be looking to buy.

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Old 20-05-2009, 08:12 AM
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Iain is after Thread size
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Old 21-05-2009, 09:22 AM
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Oh, come on, were tyred of this now
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Old 21-05-2009, 11:07 AM
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This is all getting a bit much now!

How far can we stretch this tread?






D'ya like that one
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Old 21-05-2009, 12:04 PM
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SES has had such a goodyear, and now this tread is lowering the profile
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Old 21-05-2009, 12:05 PM
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That one was a little slick..
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Old 21-05-2009, 01:42 PM
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Sorry Martyn, that one was daylight rubbery.

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Old 21-05-2009, 02:22 PM
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LOL at everyone!!!
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Old 21-05-2009, 05:22 PM
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Old 22-05-2009, 05:16 PM
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falken heck! this could go on a while!
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Old 22-05-2009, 08:27 PM
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Wheel be having another go at this in the morning.
I hope that we will be able to get over the bridge, stone the crows if cant.
I wheely hope it is a slick job and not too tyring - may be a quick brake after 2 have been done.
Pictures hopfully online tomorrow - wheely keeping my fingers crossed.
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Old 22-05-2009, 08:59 PM
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Wheel all be thinking of you
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Old 22-05-2009, 09:05 PM
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Is iain1502 Wheelie going to have another go tomorrow
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Old 22-05-2009, 09:07 PM
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It wheel be intresting
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Old 23-05-2009, 09:50 AM
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I don't know.............


............ all of these "Proxy" puns



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Old 23-05-2009, 11:37 AM
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I toyo'd with the idea of new wheels, but the ones I want are wheelie expesive so sticking with mine at the mo. Wheelie hope you got yours sorted iain.
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Old 23-05-2009, 08:19 PM
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Wheel, the wheels wheely are on.
A wheel big thanks to Crowman for all his help.

Iain
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Wheelie should of cleaned the car before taking the photos.
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Old 23-05-2009, 09:11 PM
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Looks wheely wheely good mate.

Your weelcome
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Old 25-05-2009, 09:18 AM
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Wheelie big improvement.
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