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I'd burn it off with my torch, and replace the lug stud, but that's just me. The guy at the tire store wonders why I bring my Corvette Wheels to him for new tires. To me, it's just better than letting some pimple faced $10 an hour idiot crossthread my lug nuts.
Take it to any muffler or tire shop. It's easy to get these off IF you know what you are doing.
The easiest way to get the locks off is to grind off any coating that might be on it then get a nut and weld it to the outside for lock and use a normal socket to take it off. Takes 2 mins if the guy doing the welding is clumsy.
On my 90 t-bird the anti-theft wheel lug nut is stripped (left rear) & i need to get the tire off. The special key is fine & not stripped. Any ideas how i can unlock the lug nut ?
Air hammer takes em right off lol. They make special removal sockets as well. They have internal reverse threads that bite into the lug nut and will grip it hard enough to remove it.
For the record, I hate those things, they're totally useless. Get rid of all of them.
I'd burn it off with my torch, and replace the lug stud, but that's just me. The guy at the tire store wonders why I bring my Corvette Wheels to him for new tires. To me, it's just better than letting some pimple faced $10 an hour idiot crossthread my lug nuts.
That is an incredibly stupid idea, unless you have a plain black steel wheel. And why would you want to replace a stud for no reason?
That is an incredibly stupid idea, unless you have a plain black steel wheel. And why would you want to replace a stud for no reason?
I did this on my daughters Escape and was successful. I was able to focus the heat directly on the nut, and not damage the aluminum wheel. I like the weld a nut idea presented here, but then you have weld splatter issues that must be dealt with. I guess I just don't see replacing a stud as a big deal!
Are you truly concerned about the OP, or just so arrogant that only your way is the best?
Any good tire shop will be able to get that lug off in a few seconds, they do this for a living!
They use an impact wrench with the sockets that McKinney above linked to. Watched Discount Tire do this for me on my son's Element - which didn't have the keyed socket.
I did this on my daughters Escape and was successful. I was able to focus the heat directly on the nut, and not damage the aluminum wheel. I like the weld a nut idea presented here, but then you have weld splatter issues that must be dealt with. I guess I just don't see replacing a stud as a big deal!
Are you truly concerned about the OP, or just so arrogant that only your way is the best?
Your method damages two parts instead of one. And possibly damages the wheel. And since almost no one has a torch, buying a special sockets is a practical method.
Your method damages two parts instead of one. And possibly damages the wheel. And since almost no one has a torch, buying a special sockets is a practical method.
Not everyone can afford special sockets, or pay someone to do this for them. A lug stud is $2.
Geez, all I was doing is showing another option, and every opinion comes out from anywhere. I fixed my daughters for $2, and my time is free to her. I get a cake out of the deal too, beat that!
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