Locking wheel nut
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I took all 8 safety nuts off; bad guys are fully equipped to accomplish their goals.
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This shouldn't be a problem like the "tire shop" - you take the camera to the car!!
Melting Slicks
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From: Puyallup Washington
Take a 1/2 inch drive socket that is just a tad too small to fit and drive in on the locking nut with a big hammer. Then insert a breaker bar into the socket and take the nut off.
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here is the answer.
Use an impact socket though. If the wheel is junk, you can weld a regular nut to the top of locking lug nut. Then take it off with a socket.
Safety Car
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From: SANTA CRUZ CA
Is there a tool rental shop in the area? Save some $ renting instead of buying a removal tool from Sears, etc.
Using a smaller size socket (metric ?) as posted above, and hammered on usually performs well
Using a smaller size socket (metric ?) as posted above, and hammered on usually performs well
Last edited by don hall; Apr 28, 2013 at 10:30 PM.
Le Mans Master
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From: Lino Lakes MN
have had to do this on both my C4 and C5. Takes about 1 minute per locking nut to remove
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From: Park City Utah
X2... I used to do that all the time when I worked at a place that required removing locking lugs w/o keys on a regular basis. 12 point socket, hammer that b!tch on, hit it with an impact gun. Comes right off.