How to remove these?
How to remove these? Lost my locking lug key 
Did a search and saw a lot of information for removing the kind of lock that has the ridges on the outside but I have the kind that is smooth on the outside. Like this - http://www.corvetteguys.com/chrome-l...-lug-nuts.html
Is there a tool that works on this kind?
Appreciate any info you have.
Thanks
Did a search and saw a lot of information for removing the kind of lock that has the ridges on the outside but I have the kind that is smooth on the outside. Like this - http://www.corvetteguys.com/chrome-l...-lug-nuts.html
Is there a tool that works on this kind?
Appreciate any info you have.
Thanks
The best way to get it off is to get a socket from the tool store specifically made for this purpose. You get one that fits tightly, and I usually hit it onto the nut as much as possible with a hammer. Then you use a breaker bar to break it loose. If you look at it, it looks like a flower pattern, and it 'bites' into the nut when you try to loosen it. It is good for those kind of locking nuts as well as other damaged lugnuts...it's a handy thing to keep around the shop.
That method works great just be aware that your lug nuts will be trashed. Other than getting the right key, there's really no way to get them off w/o damage though. Same thing happened to me once however all I used was an old socket that just barely fit on the lug.
The whole reason for taking the wheels off was to put on my powdercoated calipers and brackets, new rotors and pads and my new wheels and tires... which have all new lugs, including some new Gorilla locks
The old ones coming off are rusty and have outlived their usefulness... I will be removing them with "extreme prejudice"!!
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