How to take off lock nuts. Lost the lock nut key - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

zpeed · 2008-10-12, 10:52 PM

My brother lost his key to take off Mcguard lock nut on his STi. Anybody know how to take them off cheap? Pepboy want $20 each that is $80 bucks on all 4 corners.

MattR · 2008-10-13, 04:44 AM

Hammer a cheap socket over them

Dean · 2008-10-13, 06:04 AM

Harbor Freight... $7

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=96296

Let's you steal any wheels, I mean remove your personal locking lugs that you have lost the key for.

They may be too large for small spline drives, but HF also has cheap impacts you could hammer on.

To get the nuts out of the socket, a 3/8" extension should fit through the 1/2" drive hole.

sybir · 2008-10-13, 08:02 AM

I know Wheeldude will sell McGard sockets, as will a few other places.......$15-20 tops and you don't destroy the lugs....or is this just the one locking lug on each wheel? If that's the case, yeah, grab the cheap kit from HF, you're only using it 4 times..

sperry · 2008-10-13, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by sybir

If that's the case, yeah, grab the cheap kit from HF, you're only using it 4 times..

Too bad that means you'll need 5 kits from HF.

sybir · 2008-10-13, 09:09 AM

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Too bad that means you'll need 5 kits from HF.

*rimshot*

Dean · 2008-10-13, 09:21 AM

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Too bad that means you'll need 5 kits from HF.

HF furniture dollies unloaded your car from the trailer after it broke for the umpteenth time.

Not sure your Oracle status extends to the subject of reliability.

sperry · 2008-10-13, 09:32 AM

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HF furniture dollies unloaded your car from the trailer after it broke for the umpteenth time.

Not sure your Oracle status extends to the subject of reliability.

Dean. In all seriousness. Call me "oracle" one more time and I will ban you. I let the obvious, angry, and unnecessary personal insults slide in the other thread, but if you think you're being funny and make it some regular thing with me, my patience will be exhausted.

If you want to argue with me, I've got no problem with that, but do so without the ad hominem.

zpeed · 2008-10-13, 09:34 AM

Lock nut are round and hard chrome so I don't think socket trick will work. Thank you

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Originally Posted by MattR

Hammer a cheap socket over them

zpeed · 2008-10-13, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Dean

Harbor Freight... $7
Let's you steal any wheels, I mean remove your personal locking lugs that you have lost the key for.
They may be too large for small spline drives, but HF also has cheap impacts you could hammer on.
To get the nuts out of the socket, a 3/8" extension should fit through the 1/2" drive hole.

Is this like a taper with inside tread that grip on to the round lug nut? This might work. I'll let my bro know and see how it work for him. Thank you guys.

cody · 2008-10-13, 10:16 AM

I've used the kind that you hammer on to a rounded-off bolts/nuts or the threads of a broken bolt/stud. I think I got them from Sears, but they're not the Craftsman ones that bite in as you turn them. They have little splines that get imbeded into whatever you hammer them onto. Worked well for me when I busted a stud in my exhaust (back before I knew about PB Blaster). Use Dean's trick to remove the busted nut. ^_^

Dean · 2008-10-13, 10:36 AM

The HF ones look like a left hand medium thread with really deep sharp edges and a bit of a taper that should get quite a bite if they fit in the first place. I'm afraid even the 13/16" one however they measure that may be too large for a spline drive/lock.

Sid (Sid's alignment & Brake) might have something to do it cheaper.

sybir · 2008-10-13, 11:04 AM

I think it's a normal lock (with e keyed face), not a splinedrive lug.

MPREZIV · 2008-10-13, 11:12 AM

I got something to take them off Nat. Come by Nissan if you can. I'll be here till 4:30 Monday thru Friday.

cody · 2008-10-13, 11:25 AM

Oh, what about ordering a new key? I've had to order a key twice now for my Duralumin wheel locks.

Wheeldude has only charged me $5 (shipping) each time.

MattR · 2008-10-13, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by zpeed

Lock nut are round and hard chrome so I don't think socket trick will work. Thank you

It will if you use a smaller socket.

sperry · 2008-10-13, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MattR

It will if you use a smaller socket.

And a bigger hammer.

tysonK · 2008-10-13, 05:30 PM

Yeah a real mechanic I know has a reverse threaded thing that took em off like cheap dress on prom night.

sperry · 2008-10-13, 05:56 PM

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Yeah a real mechanic I know has a reverse threaded thing that took em off like cheap dress on prom night.

Was that my problem? All my prom dates had expensive dresses.

zpeed · 2008-10-13, 06:09 PM

This is for my brother and most of the time he work 10 hr a day 6.5 days a week. He just workaholic. Work work and no Play. Thank for the offer. I think small socket big a big hammer trick might.

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I got something to take them off Nat. Come by Nissan if you can. I'll be here till 4:30 Monday thru Friday.

MPREZIV · 2008-10-14, 07:03 AM

Cool man. Just thought I'd offer!

cody · 2008-10-14, 07:17 AM

Try to use an impact socket (or maybe a Craftsman since it's got a lifetime warranty). The cheap ones will turn into a pretty chrome flower.

zpeed · 2008-10-27, 03:14 PM

Finally did it this weekend. Took less than 2 min on each lock nut. Now I have to go to Sear's to replace that strip socket.

2008-10-12, 10:52 PM	#1
zpeed EJ251 Real Name: Nat S Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Reno, NV USA Posts: 743 Car: 06 S2000 Class: RNP & PDX	How to take off lock nuts. Lost the lock nut key My brother lost his key to take off Mcguard lock nut on his STi. Anybody know how to take them off cheap? Pepboy want $20 each that is $80 bucks on all 4 corners.

2008-10-13, 04:44 AM	#2
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	Hammer a cheap socket over them __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2008-10-13, 06:04 AM	#3
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Harbor Freight... $7 http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=96296 Let's you steal any wheels, I mean remove your personal locking lugs that you have lost the key for. They may be too large for small spline drives, but HF also has cheap impacts you could hammer on. To get the nuts out of the socket, a 3/8" extension should fit through the 1/2" drive hole. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids... Last edited by Dean; 2008-10-13 at 06:09 AM.

2008-10-13, 08:02 AM	#4
sybir The Don Real Name: Aaron Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,097 Car: '97 Legacy / '05 FXT Class: low	I know Wheeldude will sell McGard sockets, as will a few other places.......$15-20 tops and you don't destroy the lugs....or is this just the one locking lug on each wheel? If that's the case, yeah, grab the cheap kit from HF, you're only using it 4 times.. __________________ Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic. Last edited by sybir; 2008-10-13 at 08:13 AM.

2008-10-13, 10:16 AM	#11
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	I've used the kind that you hammer on to a rounded-off bolts/nuts or the threads of a broken bolt/stud. I think I got them from Sears, but they're not the Craftsman ones that bite in as you turn them. They have little splines that get imbeded into whatever you hammer them onto. Worked well for me when I busted a stud in my exhaust (back before I knew about PB Blaster). Use Dean's trick to remove the busted nut. ^_^ __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2008-10-13, 10:36 AM	#12
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	The HF ones look like a left hand medium thread with really deep sharp edges and a bit of a taper that should get quite a bite if they fit in the first place. I'm afraid even the 13/16" one however they measure that may be too large for a spline drive/lock. Sid (Sid's alignment & Brake) might have something to do it cheaper. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2008-10-13, 11:04 AM	#13
sybir The Don Real Name: Aaron Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,097 Car: '97 Legacy / '05 FXT Class: low	I think it's a normal lock (with e keyed face), not a splinedrive lug. __________________ Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic.

2008-10-13, 11:12 AM	#14
MPREZIV Token Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sitting next to a big yellow box Posts: 3,589 Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Class: 05 TDSP No, I won't work on your car. F your car*	I got something to take them off Nat. Come by Nissan if you can. I'll be here till 4:30 Monday thru Friday. __________________ "...these condoms have a topical anesthetic to reduce sensitivity, so you can last longer. What a paradox. You can't feel a thing, but you can f*ck for HOURS..."

2008-10-13, 11:25 AM	#15
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Oh, what about ordering a new key? I've had to order a key twice now for my Duralumin wheel locks. Wheeldude has only charged me $5 (shipping) each time. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2008-10-13, 05:30 PM	#18
tysonK warehouse SECCS Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: SoCal... Posts: 6,253 Car: 04 Evo 99 Cadillac Class: street de le mod	Yeah a real mechanic I know has a reverse threaded thing that took em off like cheap dress on prom night. __________________ Anjali? Anjali?

2008-10-14, 07:03 AM	#21
MPREZIV Token Real Name: Le Stig Afrique? Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: sitting next to a big yellow box Posts: 3,589 Car: 2001 Impreza 2.5 RS Class: 05 TDSP No, I won't work on your car. F your car*	Cool man. Just thought I'd offer! __________________ "...these condoms have a topical anesthetic to reduce sensitivity, so you can last longer. What a paradox. You can't feel a thing, but you can f*ck for HOURS..."

2008-10-14, 07:17 AM	#22
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Try to use an impact socket (or maybe a Craftsman since it's got a lifetime warranty). The cheap ones will turn into a pretty chrome flower. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2008-10-27, 03:14 PM	#23
zpeed EJ251 Real Name: Nat S Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Reno, NV USA Posts: 743 Car: 06 S2000 Class: RNP & PDX	Finally did it this weekend. Took less than 2 min on each lock nut. Now I have to go to Sear's to replace that strip socket.