Tales from the workshop

FORD FOCUS

Locking wheel nut solution

There will be many mechanics who have come across a vehicle without a locking wheel nut key. They either get lost, misplaced or just not handed on when the vehicle is sold. The locking wheel nut key is an important object and when the owner gets a puncture on a wet and windy night, knowing its whereabouts will save a lot of trouble and frustration.

This 2006 Ford Focus did have the locking wheel nut key safely stored with the spare wheel. The problem was that it was not the one compatible with those fitted! There was no second key for the