Ok well my tranny went out on me in front of my house. So i pushed it in the garage n tried working on it, but i cant find my wheel lock. I must have drove off with it last time i took my rims off. But my car doesn't run so i cant take it to a shop, and its a wheel lock thats not a socket its the key where there is like a star looking thing in the middle and the lock matches that. I dont know where i got it from came with the car. So what should i do. Does autozone or some auto store anything to help me out?

 

try the auto parts store...!!!

 

You're gonna need one of these(in the right size of course) if you can't find the lock from another set to match up:
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....e=&dir=catalog

 

auto parts stores will have something similar to the socket the guy above me posted.

 

this thread has been made a couple of times you can even try google. i know a couple of ways to get it off but would rather not say

 

Depending on the lock, there are a few ways available.

For softer metals, take a slightly oversized 12-point socket, place over the lock, and hit with a hammer. Remove lock, get lock out of socket, repeat on other corners. Worked for my with my Rays lugs.

For some locks, a "universal socket" can be used. Some wheels prevent the oversized socket from fitting though. If the wheel has space, these handle the 7 sided nuts just fine.


And there's always a nut breaker, provided the spokes of the wheel don't interfere.


And for people who fear giving out such information, its available all over the net. The best protection for wheels is a wheel shape that prevents anything other than the thinnest sockets from fitting over the lug nuts combined with forged locks.