LUG NUT LOCK BUT NO KEY! HELP!!!
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LUG NUT LOCK BUT NO KEY! HELP!!!
HI I HAVE A 92 F150 XLT and bought it in nov. so i have been running on lucky time! no flats!!
but now i am gettin some bfgs nd i need to get the wheels off but i have lug nut locks on each wheel! my mechanic says he has a tool to bust them off but i was just wondering if there anything i could do at home to get them off or do i really need the speacil tool??? thanks
but now i am gettin some bfgs nd i need to get the wheels off but i have lug nut locks on each wheel! my mechanic says he has a tool to bust them off but i was just wondering if there anything i could do at home to get them off or do i really need the speacil tool??? thanks
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LUG NUT LOCK BUT NO KEY! HELP!!!
Had the same problem in the past.I cut a slit in
the lock and used a 3 lb. mull & a good chisel to
back it off.Take your time, be careful, and watch
your fingers. lol Good Luck
the lock and used a 3 lb. mull & a good chisel to
back it off.Take your time, be careful, and watch
your fingers. lol Good Luck
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LUG NUT LOCK BUT NO KEY! HELP!!!
At the Ford garage people took them off with air chisels. I did it on a Probe once and it was a pain. Mstr Tech. came over and helped, did a wheel in about a minute. Guess I know why he earned so much 
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LUG NUT LOCK BUT NO KEY! HELP!!!
Once had that problem-in the middle of nowhere, sized up a 10mm socket (metric-least likely in the set to be needed) then used a hammer to make a "key" out of it. It worked.
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LUG NUT LOCK BUT NO KEY! HELP!!!
If your vehicle is driveable then the larger reputable wheel and tire places should have many types of keys for those. I wouldn't expect them to charge anything to at least take the lock nuts off for you. Also, if you have the type of lock nuts that look like a four leaf clover design, I've got a key from the set I took off my truck you can have.
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LUG NUT LOCK BUT NO KEY! HELP!!!
I too have had excellent luck hammering a socket onto the lock and then removing it as usual. It's worked on my own Bronco a few times and my buddy uses the same method on his truck - he laughed when I told him to try it. The only bummer is once you use the socket and hammer technique you realize how pointless the locks become. I can remove all four of my locks with the socket technique in under two minutes. This technique has been proven to work on all shapes and materials of wheel locks too, mine are smooth and perfectly round on the outside and the socket still grips like crazy.
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LUG NUT LOCK BUT NO KEY! HELP!!!
Depending on what type of wheel you have, sometimes you can just grab it w/ a pair of vise-grips and unscrew it...worked on my chrome modulars - funny enough, same story!
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LUG NUT LOCK BUT NO KEY! HELP!!!
If your mechanic has the tool, I wouldn't worry about it! The proper tool, also used to remove stripped lugnuts, is the inverse of an EZ Out. It's a socket with spiral grooves inside of it, so that as it's spun counterclockwise by the impact wrench it spins down over the lugnut and grips it tighter and tighter until the nut loosens. A man who is handy with a torch can melt off a lugnut without damaging the wheel or the stud, but a little bit of trust in your mechanic is required.
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LUG NUT LOCK BUT NO KEY! HELP!!!
If you know what brand of wheel locks they are you can take an impression with a peice of styrofoam (styrofoam coffee cup) and send it to the manufacturer and they will match it up to a wheel lock key and mail it to you for a nominal fee, I think $20.00. I had to do this in a ****** pickup I bought. The benefit is you can reuse the locks and not screwing any thing up.
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LUG NUT LOCK BUT NO KEY! HELP!!!
I work at NTB, and we have a tool for taking wheel locks off - it's worthless. My personal favorite approach is to grab a 19mm, 12pt socket (Craftsman - lifetime warranty (you WILL need it..)) and Hammer it on to the wheel lock. With some luck, a little muscle, and a whole lot of patience, you can work the locks off.
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LUG NUT LOCK BUT NO KEY! HELP!!!
On an older Chevy that had expensive wheels I had a locking wheel nut that used magnets to lock the nut for removal. Without the magnet key the outside jacket just spun around. Seemed like a novel idea.
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