W reg MR2 - Recently had a puncture and the spare won't come out!! Hell of a job getting the locking nut to move at all and now it just revolves without releasing the wheel. Any advice welcome
Re: spare half-a-wheel stuck !
Posted: 28/07/21 10:15
by Wilkie Senior
\i have to admit i dont use the retention Long Bolt & bracket
It sounds like the knob is turning on the threaded bar or nut, cant remember if the long threaded bar, goes into a welded in nut or the bracket it goes into is just threaded.
I have to say never heard of this.
only thing i could suggest is cutting the handle/knob off the threaded bar??
As your turning it is the bar/bolt moving around?
Re: spare half-a-wheel stuck !
Posted: 28/07/21 10:20
by Wilkie Senior
i know this is a MK3 but this the sort of thing your getting
Re: spare half-a-wheel stuck !
Posted: 28/07/21 11:23
by jimi
Wilkie Senior wrote: ↑28/07/21 10:20
i know this is a MK3
You can't get any more spot on that that!! I suspected something like that was needed. Many thanks 1
Re: spare half-a-wheel stuck !
Posted: 29/07/21 15:35
by roj48
That worked fine - small addendum - once you have chipped away enough of the plastic bolt head to get a purchase - a wrecking bar fetches it off a treat!
Re: spare half-a-wheel stuck !
Posted: 11/08/21 13:15
by Wilkie Senior
ha ha glad it helped one tries sir...or as the current Mrs W says far too often you are trying my dear very!!!
anyway desired effect achieved ha ha