Strange Fitting

[Irishman]

Can anyone identify this thing which is attached to my spare wheel. It says Solex on the lid. The background is part of the Kalagari

Ron

[Bosvark]

looks like a spare wheel lock

[ThysdJ]

it is a locking device to prevent your spare wheel from being stolen... I had the same on my Bantam bakkie some years ago.

[Bosvark]

Or a rust prevention device - seems like it doesn't work

Saw one underneath kaspaas bakkie also

[ThysdJ]

Or a rust prevention device - seems like it doesn't work

Saw one underneath kaspaas bakkie also

You were mistaken my dear BosVarkius... what you saw under Kaspaas was some other anti dumbass comment device.

[Bosvark]

lyk my daai ding werk nie,want jou bakkie het darem baie roes onder

Or a rust prevention device - seems like it doesn't work

Saw one underneath kaspaas bakkie also

You were mistaken my dear BosVarkius... what you saw under Kaspaas was some other anti dumbass comment device.

[Cookie Monster]

I agree looks like a wheel lock

[Bushwacker]

It is a wheel lock, looks like the key has been gone for 20 years

[ThysdJ]

Even if the key was not gone, it is still a "female dog" to get off after it has been there for so long.... :roll:

[Bushwacker]

Even if the key was not gone, it is still a "female dog" to get off after it has been there for so long.... :roll:

Will be easier from above

[BenHur]

Bay grinder comes to mind

[Dadz Toy BFI]

A good locksmith should help you Ron :o

Those are high quality precision barrels, worth saving at all costs as a replacement is around R1000

If you can find a number on it then a duplicate can be cut from the Solex database (try a distributor ie. Canopy King)

If you need some help don't hesitate to PM me

[Irishman]

Hi Guys, thanks again for all the help. It was a lock. I didn't get a key from the previous owner ( he is in the Caribbean living it up on my money) so I can't ask him. I had a flash of insperation and looked in the ashtray, which has never been used, and there it was, a strange looking key. Half a tin of WD40 later I removed it.(the lock that is). It took the other half of the tin to loosen the lowering system. The tyre still had 1.8 bar in it. 8)
Ron.

[Dadz Toy BFI]

Lekker nê

Give it a good soaking in WD Ron, those locks are worth a bit and should save your spare if someone decides to take a fancy to your spare like they did with my Hardbody's Spare in Century City's "secure" car park. :x

Well done

Rich

[Irishman]

Maybe I should have kept it, but I threw it away in disgust. Anyway it means you have to crawl under the lux on your back to unlock it. I don't fancy doing that on a rocky trail, in mud, or other stuff that lies around in game parks.
Ron.

[Dadz Toy BFI]

Maybe I should have kept it, but I threw it away in disgust. Anyway it means you have to crawl under the lux on your back to unlock it. I don't fancy doing that on a rocky trail, in mud, or other stuff that lies around in game parks.
Ron.

I couldn't justify to myself spending a grand on a wheel lock so I just spent R80 on a fully waterproof Yale lock instead(has a rubber surround and barrel bung.

I used the padlock to lock the slack in the suspension chain to one of the stud holes.

I took it off for the 1st time in 3 years the other week - opened without any probs

(more than I can say for the suspending mechanism - ceased solid) :x

Hope the eggs in that birds nest managed to hatch and the chicks escaped before you dropped the wheel

Rich

[Scooter]

I couldn't justify to myself spending a grand on a wheel lock

I felt the same way Rich. I bought a length of 10mm link chain and a outdoor lock that uses a "star" key (hareder to break, easier to open). The chain runs around the cross bar above the spare wheel and through the rim slots.

It is covered as well, with some leather, to stop the clanging of the chain and damage to the rim. I unlock and remove the chain before a trail, although it is long enough that I wouldnt have to crawl underneath to get to it.

[Dadz Toy BFI]

I couldn't justify to myself spending a grand on a wheel lock

I felt the same way Rich. I bought a length of 10mm link chain and a outdoor lock that uses a "star" key (hareder to break, easier to open). The chain runs around the cross bar above the spare wheel and through the rim slots.

It is covered as well, with some leather, to stop the clanging of the chain and damage to the rim. I unlock and remove the chain before a trail, although it is long enough that I wouldnt have to crawl underneath to get to it.

The Great thing about this Forum

Great Ideas from Great Lux -ers

Nice Scotty

Rich

[Family_Dog]

Hey Scott, please post a picture of this lock with the Star key... I would like to get a couple as well but have no idea what this looks like.


-F_D

[Scooter]

F_D, I will send photos to your email. The problem Im having with my IE extends to not letting me download peekchas here.

[Family_Dog]

Got them, thanks, Scott!


-F_D

[Dadz Toy BFI]

Here's Scott's Peekchas mos

[Scooter]

Thanks Rich.

Now as you can see from this slide.....................

[ecotech]

hint on the solex locks. i had to fit one after the experiance of having to replace a tyre end found it gone with the wind. i have dumped mine in normal vasaline. it seals the top and bottoms from water and mud and sand and opens up 1st time every time

[Scooter]

Most lock manufacturers actually tell you not to use sprays etc as these attract rather than repel dirt etc.

But this vaseline trick is a new one. Ill give it a try on an outside lock.

This star lock of mine has not had a drop of oil etc in the last 4 years and has never given me a moments trouble. :D

[Dadz Toy BFI]

The Vaseline Trick is Neat mos

Varkie, lend me your Vaseline please bru