GsrTurboCRX88

My 98 civic has 1 locking lugnut on each wheel and I dont have the key. When I looked at them more I can tell there are stripped so it wouldnt matter if i had the key anyway. I have tried everything and cant get them off. Any ideas?

SOHC4life 96

Lug out from sears, or take the car to a tire shop.

GsrTurboCRX88

Yea, I know a tire shop could do it but i dont have any money and I need to get them off today

Syndacate

if it's stripped, might have to remove it with a torch, don't wanna burn the rims tho....

BALLIN H22 EK

try and use vice grips... or theres something called chines vice grips.... my friend took his to a tire place cost like 10 bucks i think

x_outlaw_x

all you have to do is get a socket thats one size under the size that slips over the lugnut and then beat it on with a hammer

BALLIN H22 EK

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he cant get the one off that uses a key not the normal lugs read the original post

x_outlaw_x

i did read it and i know exactly what he means...theres a size that slips right over the locking lug nut, then get the size right under that and beat the socket until it goes over the nut and then it comes off easy as hell

BIGthings

thats not the case sometime. i have gorilla lug nuts and they are circular on the outside and the inside for they is the shape of a clover there is no way you could do what you said to the ones i have. post a pic of the ones u have

Kevinarich

easiest way and most effective is to loosen all the other lugs and then drive around the block, it will brake the lug and then you are good to replace it with another one.

x_outlaw_x

ive used my method on the ones that are round on the outside with the clover inside...thats the ones i made it up on

BALLIN H22 EK

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i dont see how a HEX socket is gonna fit around a circular lugnut

x_outlaw_x

12 point...1 size to small to slide over it easily then beat it with the hammer to go over so it will come off...on mine its a 15/16" 12 point socket

lemon_juice

your basically slamming a smaller socket over the lugnut, and likely to waste a socket. but its probabli worth the money to waste that and get it removed.

BALLIN H22 EK

so basically u are wastin 4 sockets just to get off ur lugnuts when u could go to a rime and tire shop and do it for like 5 to 10 bucks..... sounds kinda dumb to me

x_outlaw_x

no i dont waste it...it ruins the lugnut...but after i get the lugnut off i put it in my vice and put a screwdriver down the square that the ratchet goes in and give it a couple good hits and it comes out

all stock

big ******* vice grips.

boost'd_crx

purchase a 12pt socket thats not too expensive and take them out. you can use one for all 4 because lock lug is round its dont really going to tear up all the teeth inside. you can just hammer out the lock lug out of the socket with a screw driver.

-Gary-

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

He's right.

1bar_ek

I work at Pep Boys, and they have a socket set made espescially to take off locking lug nuts. We used it on a customer's ride, and it worked well.

eg6r0ll

try wd40 and try it again. If that doesn't work try to hammer a socket on but be warned you might brake the wheel stud and it will just spin around and you will have to cut it off and that's a b!tch.

dohcdelsol

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Crapsmen er i mean craftsman sockets.. good for life time warrenty

Just go buy the ****** kit and call it a day or take it to a shop or use a smaller socket.

Mr. Em1

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vice grips

Sean @ ESG

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pee on it

94hatchling

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had it do this on mine, worked like a charm. and go get a craftsman socket to do it with. then take it back and replace it with a new one for free. sears is not allowed to ask why or what you did.