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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 12:38 PM
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Default Removing wheel locks without the wheel key

I have aftermarket rims. Mutegi Racing wheels, MR7s 15X16 1/2

I lost the wheel keys. I tried getting a socket and jamming onto the wheel locks with a hammer to and use a breaker bar to break wheel locks off.

Problem is no socket will fit onto the wheel locks. There either to small or to big due to the wheel locks rounded shape. The wheel locks size are between 11 mm and 12mm.

I also cant drive my car since my engine doesn't start. Any advice?

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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 01:24 PM
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Post pics of the locks.
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 02:04 PM
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die grinder or torch might work.
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 02:11 PM
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is there enough space to get a vise grip in there? I had to do that once and it took forever but it got the job done.
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 02:28 PM
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As a last resort, you can take it to a welder, and weld on a bolt or something to each nut, then unscrew them. Not sure if this will work.
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by dleccord
die grinder or torch might work.

Are you related to a member whose screenname is JustHere4ADay?
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 02:50 PM
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Are you related to a member whose screenname is JustHere4ADay?
Lol.
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 03:49 PM
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There is a socket called Gator-Grip. Its meant for rounded of sockets. How it works, ther are small metal studs inside the socket that adjust for size and then allow you to spin the socket while taking off the nut.
http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/gatorgrip.html
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Old Jan 1, 2010 | 03:57 PM
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JustHere4ADay.

no whose that?
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 08:37 AM
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thanks guys I will try these methods.
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by chawski
is there enough space to get a vise grip in there? I had to do that once and it took forever but it got the job done.
Unfortunately no.
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 09:23 AM
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Here's the pics of the locks
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 02:06 PM
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thats a standard spline lug....any shop should be able to sell you the key to them if u let them know how many grooves are ont here n all
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 03:14 PM
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Go to discount tire and buy a key.
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 03:19 PM
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will an air chisel split the lug nut and come off?
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 05:26 PM
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gasoline and a match
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 06:29 PM
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LOL.....do not forget insure it and put it on the downhill in front of a cliff if your going to that extreme!!!!!
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 06:49 PM
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just pick up a bolt remover from any tool place even autozone has them
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 07:09 PM
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just go to your local auto parts store and buy the 4 pack of lock nuts the same kind as urs and use the key out of that pack that way you have 4 extra nuts
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 07:22 PM
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Default Re: Removing wheel locks without the wheel key

Wait, why do those look like my wheels, wtf!
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Old Jan 2, 2010 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Conflicted
Wait, why do those look like my wheels, wtf!
Because you and the OP share the same bad taste in wheels.
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 08:34 AM
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Default Re: Removing wheel locks without the wheel key

Originally Posted by slomofo
Because you and the OP share the same bad taste in wheels.
I know you are a slo-*****, but that was a joke.

As per Websters Online Dictionary:

Main Entry: joke
Pronunciation: \ˈjōk\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin 'jocus'; perhaps akin to Old High German gehan to say, Sanskrit yācati he asks
Date: 1670

1 a : something said or done to provoke laughter; especially : a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist b (1) : the humorous or ridiculous element in something (2) : an instance of jesting : kidding <can't take a joke> c : practical joke d : laughingstock
2 : something not to be taken seriously : a trifling matter <consider his skiing a joke — Harold Callender> —often used in negative constructions <it is no joke to be lost in the desert>
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Old Jan 3, 2010 | 09:33 AM
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