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Old 08-04-2008, 11:45 PM
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Default Getting locks off of wire wheels . . . .

This Cadillac I bought has a very nice set of factory wire wheels on it

Although it has these goddam locking lug nuts on it, and I don't have a key. What's the best way to get these off? I don't want to damage the wheels, but there are spokes everywhere, and it looks like a real bitch job. Luckily my caddy dealer had a set of regular lugnuts that will work, they just gave them to me



I know they make a socket specifically for rounded off nuts that looks kind of like the inside of a rifle barrel.
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If you dont want to buy the lug nut removal tool, you can find a socket that you dont want anymore that is a hair too small and use a hammer to beat the socket on and use a breaker bar to remove the socket and now jammed lug nut.
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i work at a tire store and when people lose the locks we use the removal tool or a 9/16 socket on a 19mm lug wut your key is.. us a craftsman socket cuz if it breaks u get 1 for free :]

to get the lock out of the socket when its stuck hit it wit a hammer on the sidein the middle of both then yor done lol




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