Locking lug removal
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Locking lug removal
When I bought my old flareside the owner couldn't find the "key" to the locking lug nuts. Any suggestions on how to get them off now? I don't care if I trash them in the process, I just need to remove them.
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i had one on a bronco spare tire carrier.
vise grips just wouldnt get a grip
used a torch figureing i couldnt hurt anything
messed up the very tip of the stud but i got it off
and replacement lug nut went on after fileing end of stud
didnt hurt the wheel at all
if i had to do again, i would spray it real good with wd40 or liquid wrench,
try vise grips, if that didnt work i would try a chisel in the groove of nut
to try to turn it, then i would use a torch but try to heat the nut up red hot
to see if it softened then try the vice grips while its red hot
good luck
vise grips just wouldnt get a grip
used a torch figureing i couldnt hurt anything
messed up the very tip of the stud but i got it off
and replacement lug nut went on after fileing end of stud
didnt hurt the wheel at all
if i had to do again, i would spray it real good with wd40 or liquid wrench,
try vise grips, if that didnt work i would try a chisel in the groove of nut
to try to turn it, then i would use a torch but try to heat the nut up red hot
to see if it softened then try the vice grips while its red hot
good luck
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I have heard of people driving a socket onto the locking lug nut to get them off, but never have done it myself.
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Originally Posted by jareddill
i just hammered a socket onto the lug didn't have a problem
also, lost my key once, went down to the parts store and bought another set of locks with the same key, i felt really secure then
also, lost my key once, went down to the parts store and bought another set of locks with the same key, i felt really secure then
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From: EXTREME southwest CT
A square socket (actually two squares superimposed @ 45 deg) works well because it has points to grab the lug, but why not just buy the lug remover kit for $9?
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...art=sum-900460
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...art=sum-900460
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there are two types of locking lug nuts that i know
one is the old kind that used a key that looks like a gas cap key that removes the outer cover and allows you to use a lug wrench on the smaller inner lug nut
the other kind is a hardened lug nut with what looks like a cloverleaf design with grooves on the end that a matching nut fits in the cloverleaf groove
these are the hard ones to get off
i had forgot about those first ones, they are easy to get off with a drill or punch.
either drill it out or punch it in to jam it up, then it should turn off
i have a torch and thats what i would use just burn it off or like someone said earlier,
weld a nut on top of the lock and turn it off
good luck
one is the old kind that used a key that looks like a gas cap key that removes the outer cover and allows you to use a lug wrench on the smaller inner lug nut
the other kind is a hardened lug nut with what looks like a cloverleaf design with grooves on the end that a matching nut fits in the cloverleaf groove
these are the hard ones to get off
i had forgot about those first ones, they are easy to get off with a drill or punch.
either drill it out or punch it in to jam it up, then it should turn off
i have a torch and thats what i would use just burn it off or like someone said earlier,
weld a nut on top of the lock and turn it off
good luck
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