lock nuts on spotties

[kranked_dirt]

Copy from auto elec section...

Ok had a look at the mounts for my spotlights today and the guy i bought it off has put those lock nuts on there that you need some sort of tool with a couple of pins sticking out of it to remove the nut (if that makes sense) Is there a way to remove these without the tool or somewhere that will sell the tool to suit the nuts???

[N*A*M]

hammer a crappy socket on it

[ausyota]

Cold chisel in the lock nut holes.
Has worked for me on wheel lock nuts.
Paul.

[Shadow]

hammer a crappy socket on it

use a cheap socket that just doesnt quite fit over the end, hit it onto it, then use a ratchet

[kranked_dirt]

sweet thanks for the ideas guys, will go try em out now any others??

[ausyota]

If you get really stuck and all else fails you can weld something onto the nuts to undo them. The heat from welding helps loosen the nuts too.

[roberts]

yeah when i was a tyre fitter we used a socked when people came in say can you fit new tyres but i lost my lock nut key