Those people at Wal-Mart over torqued my tire nuts. I tried to get it out today and the wheel lock key got stripped and my tire x thing got stripped also. I tried a large vise grip but it keeps on slipping because the that locking nut is on very tight. What can I do? Do you think just drilling it out is good? It is made out of work hardened steel. I do not know what that means. Thank you for your reply.

Use a 3lb sledge to pound on a scoket or weld on a nut:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

PS change your dumb ass name!:flipoff2:

take a 4" disc grinder and grind two flats on it, then take a big ass Cresent wrench and remove it. Been there, done that.


Eric

The freindly man on the snap on truck has a cool wedge socket tool that you pound onto the wheel lock and then you can loosen it with a regular impact gun....:smokin:

I used to use an air chisel with a point bit to get them off back when I worked in a shop.

Make a good "ding" in it then start trying to push it counterclockwise.

Pipe wrench. I have a 10" one that would fit in the wheel pretty good, although mine came off pretty easy with channel-locks. Sounds like yours might not though.

I've jsut tightended them down till the lug snaps...that or a bfh to snap off the lug.

Just take the cheapest 12 point socket you can find and pound on with 3 lb sledge hammer. Works everytime.

Your FAWKED, man.
Get a new axle and wheel. :D

Originally posted by Old Scout
weld on a nut:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:



that(which I also, highly doubt is possible), or the flat spot trick.

Truck sounds like a real wheeler :rolleyes:, give us the specs, other than the wal-mart tires, wheel locks, and obviously the PIAA lights.

just weld on a 1/2 bolt, weld the threaded end to the lock nut, and loose the quere sig lin:flipoff2: newbie

Use the phone or go back to Wally World with a big can of attitude. They screwed up and they should fix it. You don't seem to know that the customer is in charge. If they give you any guff move up the chain to someone with authority. If you don't have the guts to do that then there is always a gas axe around.

Take a piece of 3/4 inch pipe or whatever size is just a bit smaller than the nut, pund it on to the nut with a bfh, then use a pipe wrench to turn it back off. Works really well and easy.

so now you have a few methods to try. lets move on to more important matters. why in the world would you pick a user name that made refrence to some crappy auto zone lights ? :rainbow:

Originally posted by BornInAJeep
that(which I also, highly doubt is possible), or the flat spot trick.


Welding on another nut on top of the lock does work. Just be sure that you hold the nut you are welding on with the ground clamp, and don't ground to the frame. I watched a guy weld his wheel bearing together by grounding to the frame.

cant you cut it with a chisel like splitting any other nut?

All the people here have given you some eazy way to remove that nut from your wheel. If that dosen't work try these, (1) C4 use just a little. (2) Bazooka don't get to close, (3) small nuk, get way back, (4) Find a high cliff and drive it off make sure you jump out before you get to the edge.(5) Hook a chain around the wheel hook the other end to a mack truck and pull. these are some of the things I though of win I had your problem. good luck with your nuts.

cutting torch :smokin:

Originally posted by FYRMAN


Welding on another nut on top of the lock does work. Just be sure that you hold the nut you are welding on with the ground clamp, and don't ground to the frame. I watched a guy weld his wheel bearing together by grounding to the frame.

I wasn't doubting whether it was actually possible, but whether the light man could weld.

Originally posted by BornInAJeep


I wasn't doubting whether it was actually possible, but whether the light man could weld.

It's called Miller in a tube, JB weld! :D :D :laughing: :laughing:

Originally posted by locrwln
Just take the cheapest 12 point socket you can find and pound on with 3 lb sledge hammer. Works everytime.

I do that all day long at work it will destroy a socket but it works good.

Ian-

Go to good tire shop. I dropped off my old Mach 1 one time and forgot the key. They got'em all off (4) without a scratch.

If they make a lock..they also make a tool designed to get it off.
tom

I thought I posted this before, but it's not here now.

1) Took a pneumatic cut-off tool & put a notch in the edge. You could use a grinder, file or whatever. Knocked the lock off w/ a 3 lb. sledge & chisel in the notch. Took about 1 minute, if that.

2) Sent the lock to the manufacturer & had them make 2 new keys.

Paying me will get them off