Wheel lock wrench missing HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Racer
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From: 26 NM out the 304 radial of the ORD VOR Illinois
Re: Wheel lock wrench missing HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (rbhanlon)
Did your dealer look in the proper place, which is in it's little compartment under the small left side cover in the rear.
Former Vendor
Joined: Apr 2001
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From: FL
St. Jude Donor '13
Re: Wheel lock wrench missing HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (rbhanlon)
The dealers have a master set to remove locks...There is less than 10 different wheel lock patterns on the C-5 :smash:
Melting Slicks
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From: Wa.
Re: Wheel lock wrench missing HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (C-5 TECH)
If all else fails, take a 1/2" drive socket that is a hair smaller than the lock and use a hammer to pound it onto the lug nut. Once it is on, use a ratchet or breaker bar to remove the lock. This works really well for removing Magard locking lugs if you don't have the key. :yesnod:
Burning Brakes
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From: Palm Beach Shores, FL
Re: Wheel lock wrench missing HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (MelloYellow)
Wonder why my dealer doesn't have a master set? They work on enuff C5's...
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Re: Wheel lock wrench missing HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (rbhanlon)
I went to the dealer and the service writer handed me a box of different sockets and said for me to find one that works and that way he wouldn't have to write it up and charge for a mechanic. About the only pleasant experience I have ever had with a service writer.
Le Mans Master
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Re: Wheel lock wrench missing HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (oceanaire)
Wonder why my dealer doesn't have a master set? They work on enuff C5's...
IMHO dealers suck. Go to a real corvette shop.
IMHO dealers suck. Go to a real corvette shop.
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2001
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From: Lake Mary FL
Re: Wheel lock wrench missing HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Supercharged)
Thanks Supercharged, I had mine bouncing around until based on your post I went out and found that little notced compartment. :D
Burning Brakes
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From: Bel Air MD
Re: Wheel lock wrench missing HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (skydive69)
Can someonr tell me exactly where the key should be. I looked in the left side compartment, but I don't see any place where the key might be stored. Thanks
Racer
Joined: Aug 1999
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From: 26 NM out the 304 radial of the ORD VOR Illinois
Re: Wheel lock wrench missing HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (rwlc5)
I think this info is in the owners manuel, but remove the small (12"x18" aprox.) cover on the left side. The lip on the left of the opening is a couple of inches wide. Toward the rear of this 2" strip is a little cubby about 1"X2", just big enough for the wheel lock key.
Racer
Joined: Nov 2001
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From: Loxahatchee FL
Re: Wheel lock wrench missing HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (rbhanlon)
Snap-on makes a wheel lock defeater socket. I bought and used one to get mine off a few weeks ago. Worked great. Ordered a new set of regular lug nuts from gmpartsdirect.com, and now I don't need the stupid wheel lock key! :D
