soo i havve lugs on my front 2 tires and i need to put 2 new axels on the front but have to take the lugs off but have no key to take them off cause i cant find it. can anybody tell me how to get them off!!!!

 

Weld a nut on top of the keyed lug and remove it with a normal wrench. A tire shop should be able to remove it as well.

 

If they are Acura factory locks, go to a dealer and they'll pull them for free. That's what I did.....

 

thanks guy but i dont wanna spend to much money sooo any other way's ??

 

1. you can buy a special socket that will screw on over the lugnut and reverse thread it out. like an ez-out tool to remove broken studs

2. take it to a wheel place. they will have that tool also.

 

I think the best and easiest thing would be to just go to a wheel place and have them removed.

 

i don't have a key either but ill have to remove mine if i wanna paint it or put new ones on so =\

how much it cost at a tire or wheel place? im sure it ain't free =\

previous owner said autozone or kragens may have adaptors or somthing but i havn't checked yet


Modified by SkaiWu at 12:18 AM 3/22/2008

 

you could always try a pipe wrench if you don't care about [freak]ing your lug nuts up.

 

where do i get that tool from?? so i can try it and see if it works

 

i ran into the same problem couple months ago...took it to my local tire shope and they charged me 15$ to take off all the lugnuts

 

damn...might take it to the tire shop but i dont want them charging me a bunch and keep in mind the car wont go without the axels sooo lol what am i supposed to do put the axels on in front of the shop lol i wonder if i can push it down the street from the tire shop and put them on lol

 

wish there was a tool or something or if i can just find out where i can buy that tool and i have extra lugnuts so thats not a big deal i dont care about the ones onthe tire!!!

 

wow man all really bad bad options. go to any local car auto/performance/parts shop. they carry all the common keys. chances are they are not some extordinary lug with a special key and they will have the key for u to borrow at least. i kno where i work we carry about 10 keys, and if we dont have the key we can order it for u.

 

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how much to order/buy skunk2 lug key or etc

 

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You continue to worry me. Why exactly do you need this key?

https://honda-tech.com/zero...63233

 

man i forgot all about that thread.

 

idk man im not a price guide. there cheap, but for most cases shops wont let u take them for fear of u stealing wheels. take ur car to a shop and have them remove the wheels. any common tire, shop like i said will have various keys

 

if its not that ordinary.. find a socket that fits as snug as possible, and if you can get a hold of an impact gun, try it... it should work.. using a regular rachet would just make it strip, if you find one that is almost right but a little off, use a mallet or hammer to hammer it in and impact the lug out, then use like a screw driver to get the lug out the socket..
let me know how it goes

 

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You continue to worry me. Why exactly do you need this key?

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hahahaha

 

use an air chisel. that'll puond em off but be carefull not to hit the rims

 

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wow i really need to watch my spelling lol what exactly is puond

 

take it to a tire shop they'll break him off for u ..10$ per tires .

 

I had the same problem. I used a socket that was a little to big and hammered it on to the lug nut. It took quite a bit of force so i wouldn't try it if you are not confident with a hammer. After i hammered it all the way on i used a regular ratchet and it came off no problem. Then put the socket with the lug nut stuck in it into a bench vise and hammer the lug nut out from the other side. I used a thick punch and put it through the drive hole of the socket. If you pay attention to how the socket is oriented in relation to the lug nut, you can put it on the same way on the others that are stuck. It will get easier and easier to put it on the lugs and to get them out of it. I used a 21mm and just replaced it after. Cost me like 3 dollars.

 

yulp pound a bigger socket on the lug