Need suggestions, picking up another C3
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Racer
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: PA
Need suggestions, picking up another C3
the 77 I'm going to get this weekend has aluminum wheels with 4 of the 5 lugs keyed, of course the owner can't find the key, well the tire is flat and punctured. How should I go about getting these off so I can get the thing out of his driveway??? I'm thinking, cutting and splitting??
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Montreal Qc.
Take a set of 1/2 inch drive sockets with you. Hammer one that's just a tiny bit bigger than the lug onto it REALLY HARD. Use ratchet to remove. The hardest part is getting the lug out of the socket afterwards, a vice and a 3/8" bolt is handy to have nearly.
Team Owner
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From: Southbound
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Originally Posted by dsagers
Try using a can of fix a flat to get the tires inflated?
That would be my first trick. Once I got her home, I could take my time and plan an all-out assault on the locked lugs.
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