Need help fast @!!!! i gotta put a new ball joint on and the socket is stripped!@!!

 

lol, another kyokugen key down the ******* why do people still buy these things?

you could either call them and get another key, or use vice grips.

 

Hammer a 15mm socket on the lugnut. That was the only way I was able to remove them. The socket might crack but its the price you have to pay for a stripped key.

 

Craftsman makes an excellent set of stripped nut extractors.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chris y0! &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lol, another kyokugen key down the ******* why do people still buy these things?

you could either call them and get another key, or use vice grips.</TD></TR></TABLE>


LoL, he`s in Tennessee, it`ll take them a month to get him another key...I went there personally to get their "updated" key, still a piece of chit You get what you pay for...Sorry dude.

 

invest in some VOLKS next time i have to sets

 

thx for replies

 

take it to something like Discount Tire Co. That's what i had to do. Took them about 90 mins, but it was free.

 

Can you drill it out?

After all the Kyokugen horror stories, I've decided to go with McGard Spline Drives...hehe

 

the craftsman kit worked perfect ! it`s the #10 socket for you cheapos or you can buy the whole set like me . i`e had these for a couple of years now and no problems . now they blow up in my face. i`m putting in spc-performance upper balljoints that are adjustable and new lower balljoints .

 

grrr!!I hope i don't have the same problem with my kyokugon lugs too

 

Fuch kyokugen lug nuts...the fuchin suck *****...same thing happened to me and i had to buy a whole bunch of 15 mm sockets to get them all off..

 

Ever heard of "GatorGrip"....its a socket that fits over almost any shape..thats what i used before i switched to mcgard...not a problem since

 

Are you guy's using power tools to take them on and off? I haven't had any problems with mine.

 

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just like GUMP said if you use power tools i think you will stripp the key, but if you torque it right..is alright.....i have my set for almost a year now and i torque (80 ft-lbs) it everytime i put the nuts back on the wheels and mine are ok.........

 

remember that miracle socket that would grab anything, you know the one you saw on tv? the one you didn't order.....oh yeah, that one. should've gotten it!!!!

 

I've read thread after thread about these $hitty lugs

Good luck and Gorilla's 0wnz for the $$

 

they obviously don't wear that well for people who put their steelies on at the drag strip (5th street, or wherever it is) every friday night.

i have them, but i only hand loosen and hand torque them to about 85 ft-lbs. they have held up just fine.

 

hand torqued mine also . had them for 1.5 yrs and no prob till now they have been untouched since january .

 

yikes. knock on wood for everyone who owns a set i guess.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B16b2b &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yikes. knock on wood for everyone who owns a set i guess. </TD></TR></TABLE> :knocking: I've had mine ever since I got my wheels, thats been like 4 months, mebbe more, ive taken them off and on and off and on, and hand torque them. But yea I still havent had a problem.