I have stock Audi rims and I was going to change the front brakes today and realized there is a lock nut in the center. Is this how all Audi rims are and where to I find a tool to remove it? I looked in Home depot with no luck. I know there is nothing in the car so it must have been misplaced at one time.

Thanks for your help,
Sulaiman

 

I'm sure that there are wheel locks made for these cars, but mine doesn't have them; just five lug bolts on each wheel.

There is a bolt in the center that holds the CV shaft into the hub, but this has nothing to do with removing the wheel. You don't want to remove this as it has a huge torque spec and is torqued to yield (read: one time use).

If you could take a picture of what you're looking at, it would help.

 

OK thanks, I'll take a picture in the morning.

 

That's the axle bolt. Don't touch it.

 

Thanks for the advice! That would have been a disaster. I actually figured it out yesterday the wheel was just stuck, just had to give it a hard kick to get it loose. Wow i feel like an idiot, thanks again!

-Sulaiman

 

Damn that would of went down as an epic thread...