LOCKING WHEEL NUTS SEIZED!
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Laughing Gas
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From: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
LOCKING WHEEL NUTS SEIZED!
Has anyone had trouble getting their locking wheel nuts off?
I have just had to have mine broken off because the key cracked. Dealer said it was over-torqued, and these should always be installed by hand.
So dealer#1 installed them during a tire rotation (probably with an impact gun), and dealer#2 had to break the key while I was traveling on a holiday, so whose fault is it and are they even worth replacing?
This is the second truck on which I have had the problem. Frustrated.
Just junk them and use the stock nuts, or put up a fight for a new set?
Am still under warranty.
I have just had to have mine broken off because the key cracked. Dealer said it was over-torqued, and these should always be installed by hand.
So dealer#1 installed them during a tire rotation (probably with an impact gun), and dealer#2 had to break the key while I was traveling on a holiday, so whose fault is it and are they even worth replacing?
This is the second truck on which I have had the problem. Frustrated.
Just junk them and use the stock nuts, or put up a fight for a new set?
Am still under warranty.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Dec 2010
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From: Timbuk3, MI
Your call on seeking-out a warranty replacement (and YES it should be covered), however .....
Based upon several decades of experience, IMO wheel locks are a PITA and not worth it. *Imagine if you were stranded with a flat tire, eh?.
If someone wants your wheels bad enough, wheel locks are at best a speed bump and are easily circumvented.
But that's just my opinion. And I'm unanimous on that.
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Goth 150
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Based upon several decades of experience, IMO wheel locks are a PITA and not worth it. *Imagine if you were stranded with a flat tire, eh?.
If someone wants your wheels bad enough, wheel locks are at best a speed bump and are easily circumvented.
But that's just my opinion. And I'm unanimous on that.
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I'm sure any semipro that wants your wheels has the same kit we have that takes them off without a key. Before the kit we would just weld a bead on the lug and then pound a socket on them. I've had not had good luck with stock ford lug nuts.
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