Jc12 New member Feb 17, 2012 #1 hey guys.. i desperately need to get my wheels off tonight.. and just realized the lock nut key is not there!! anyone happen to have one locally i can borrow haha?? thanks!!
hey guys.. i desperately need to get my wheels off tonight.. and just realized the lock nut key is not there!! anyone happen to have one locally i can borrow haha?? thanks!!
D DC runner New member Feb 17, 2012 #2 that sucks. A. any tire place will have a key OR they can force it off if you can't find a KEY. Any reason it has to be tonight?
that sucks. A. any tire place will have a key OR they can force it off if you can't find a KEY. Any reason it has to be tonight?
IanB New member Feb 17, 2012 #4 They don't all use the same key, just take it to a tire shop and have them removed, they often have a master set, or other methods to get these off.
They don't all use the same key, just take it to a tire shop and have them removed, they often have a master set, or other methods to get these off.
C City_Rider Banned Feb 17, 2012 #5 IanB said: They don't all use the same key, just take it to a tire shop and have them removed, they often have a master set, or other methods to get these off. Click to expand... Ding ding ding. A friend of mine enlightened me to the lug nut 'easy-outs' which thread over top of the lock nut and tighten their grip as you back out the lock nut. Saved me a trip to the tire shop more than once...
IanB said: They don't all use the same key, just take it to a tire shop and have them removed, they often have a master set, or other methods to get these off. Click to expand... Ding ding ding. A friend of mine enlightened me to the lug nut 'easy-outs' which thread over top of the lock nut and tighten their grip as you back out the lock nut. Saved me a trip to the tire shop more than once...
Hepar New member Feb 17, 2012 #6 Or you can hammer a socket over the lug. Might need a few sacrificial lugs to get all of them off, but it works.
Or you can hammer a socket over the lug. Might need a few sacrificial lugs to get all of them off, but it works.