New ACR: No lugnut key

Passt · Post by **Passt** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:10 pm

Anyone near me able to help me with this? The dealer wants $120 to TRY to take off the lugs. I heard hammering a 12 point socket and using a breaker bar works for this, but I don't 'have either. I need to get the wheel off to fix a leaky left front cv boot so it'll pass inspection. I'll pay with beer or food. Thanks in advance fellas.
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INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:01 pm

Why don't you just text me. I'll have it off in NO time. Had to do the same thing with my 05 before I sold it to Ryan.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:26 pm

And then I did it with the license plate after you sold it to me hahahaha

Passt · Post by **Passt** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:28 pm

You sir are the best. I text you lol.

Post by **Canada** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 10:08 pm

Oh god... Be careful with those wheels Jerry.

My local dealer had a key they hammered on to it, and then just twisted it off as it had a reverse thread. I had no working key for my new '05 either...

nicksdad06 · Post by **nicksdad06** » Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:31 pm

sears has a 3 piece kit for wheel lock keys u just beat on with hammer pout on breaker bar and screw off

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:24 am

I have the craftsman equivalent of this...

http://i.sears.com/s/pi/mp/4446/2093835 ... 0b342f26e3

I bet it'd work...

They have teeth on them and when you hammer it on and loosen the bolt... it'll dig into the bolt or lug nut as you remove it.

Passt · Post by **Passt** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 5:35 pm

Awesome. Thanks for the tips fellas. Jerry is gonna come by later this week. If for some reason we can't get it, I'll buy that and see what's up.

nicksdad06 · Post by **nicksdad06** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 6:26 pm

if u cant get them i work at sears in white marsh mall just come by and borrow my set to take them off

Passt · Post by **Passt** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 7:24 pm

nicksdad06 wrote:if u cant get them i work at sears in white marsh mall just come by and borrow my set to take them off

Great, thanks

PM me your days / hours this week and next so I know when I should show up if I need to.

Dylan-00Blue · Post by **Dylan-00Blue** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:52 pm

break/replace the stud as a last resort kinda thing

CaLiBuM · Post by **CaLiBuM** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 7:54 pm

Hey at my work we have lock "burning" tools, in which we hammer on a socket that has spiral threads in it. hook it up to the impact wrench and it will come off in a matter or minutes. I run into cars who have the same problem all the time.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:34 pm

I was going to hammer on a 22mm impact grade socket and impact it off, but Nate found a better idea. The previous owner sent him the lock!!

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:36 pm

invujerry wrote:I was going to hammer on a 22mm impact grade socket and impact it off, but Nate found a better idea. The previous owner sent him the lock!!

That works most of the time.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:40 pm

racer12306 wrote:
invujerry wrote:I was going to hammer on a 22mm impact grade socket and impact it off, but Nate found a better idea. The previous owner sent him the lock!!
That works most of the time.

True. Worked atleast 4 times on my 05! The hardest part was getting the old lock out of the socket. Took a few minutes hammering it against the ground.

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:41 pm

Frank fail, I should have deleted all except for the "The previous owner sent him the lock!!"

neonjr · Post by **neonjr** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:06 pm

several tool manufacturers make kits specific for this. snap-on's kit is the best.