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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 02:22 AM
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Originally Posted by tw!sted
... I was only able to get one lose, hopefully a tire shop can help me out here.. I have seen some "wheel lock" removal tools online, so if a tire shop cant help I guess I will give that a try.
A tire shop will have a set of those. That and an impact wrench should do the trick. You may need to replace some wheel studs. And be prepared with a new set of locks--I personally wouldn't trust those again.
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 07:35 AM
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from my exp in shops 2 ways to get them off now that there f'd and not reusable get a socket that barely fit and hammer it on to the lug nut then take em out like normal. go buy some lug nut removal sockets or borrow them they work like stripped bolt/nut extractors. they have teeth cut in the wrong direction to grab the metal when loosening. and jsut for the hate on usen impact guns yea its a pretty bad idea to use them if you dont have torque sticks . i used to install them with out them and i broke a few lugs that way. awesome tool cost about 30bux per stick. snap on sells them.
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by ramz28
from my exp in shops 2 ways to get them off now that there f'd and not reusable get a socket that barely fit and hammer it on to the lug nut then take em out like normal. go buy some lug nut removal sockets or borrow them they work like stripped bolt/nut extractors. they have teeth cut in the wrong direction to grab the metal when loosening. and jsut for the hate on usen impact guns yea its a pretty bad idea to use them if you dont have torque sticks . i used to install them with out them and i broke a few lugs that way. awesome tool cost about 30bux per stick. snap on sells them.
I got them off - nobody was able to do it. I had to take it to a buddy's fabrication shop, he welded some nuts on the end and that with an impact pulled them off.

Crazy how tight they were on..

Thanks for the replies!
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 03:07 PM
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take a good look at your rotors; the over-torqued lugs could have warped them.
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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 05:57 AM
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i didnt want to say weld a nut on seemed easier to find lock removers first but good luck now that they r off
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