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re: YAOTMT - help with getting a keyed lug off a tire
Posted on 5/14/24 at 5:57 pm to Meauxjeaux
Posted on 5/14/24 at 5:57 pm to Meauxjeaux

if you tells us the vehicle details its for, we can maybe find it for you
this looks like the one you need
https://www.ebay.com/itm/364489231379?fits=Make%3AChevrolet&itmmeta=01HXWN31A9VYHMPPWC11M30HE1&hash=item54dd404c13:g:kCoAAOSwDZNlCk8h&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAABAAtpLax9kNcCmge7u1sU2o1zQVjeJMdMZNHs4tJ5AQXn8kqkqU%2BwU8jCytPTz6V%2BRD66QNlfm0ViZz52VrzsENxUQw%2BMUYHo536%2B9wopMYHWUtMc4E0qd5lbWcq2hOR0sT%2FH%2BPzVpGoUgGwl%2FZ8UR8mrSl6rvxrTo33GY3xkv6gXMymQ3vfxzyGcxHPP88gTVr8liaNpqyjbD5oW5XD3V%2BbunKJRpvuh5ARuxGyNLhF%2FCqgLn5Ki2iBqb0pwotqpKwk4YVcoOkQ5OUrXDP8f%2FddwH%2FOZRXW2ssPKu9Yb58D4RAmpfhnsG7eLIY2XhlHuDiZgSGrDNif4FUvDBUUfo1U%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6SVjJXvYw
Posted on 5/14/24 at 5:59 pm to Joshjrn
quote:
My last three cars had keyed lugs, and I doubt they were aftermarket
My truck had them from the factory as did my wife's old Accord. After being burned with them once, I removed them all. They are more trouble than they are worth.
You are far more likely to get stuck on the side of the road than have your factory wheels stolen.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 5:59 pm to Meauxjeaux
Any chance one of these will work? Put the extractor or whatever on it, and whack it with a hammer? They've gotten me out of a few jams when a regular impact wouldn't do it.


Posted on 5/14/24 at 5:59 pm to fallguy_1978
Add a little heat to help loosen it. That's how the dealer removed mine when I broke the little socket key gizmo.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 6:20 pm to Meauxjeaux
Go to an independent tire shop in a not so respectable part of town. They’ll charge $20–$100 per tire. They’ll be done in about 20 minutes
Posted on 5/14/24 at 6:29 pm to Meauxjeaux
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it has a shredded tire and was towed to my house
Sounds like you should have towed it to a tire shop
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 5/14/24 at 6:38 pm to Meauxjeaux
Can’t get your nuts off old boy?
Go here, they’ll get it done or die trying.

Go here, they’ll get it done or die trying.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 6:41 pm to keakar
2017 Armada. Same one that had the $800 starter repair last week.
Looks like ORielly has a match. Going to try that in a bit.
Looks like ORielly has a match. Going to try that in a bit.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 6:54 pm to fallguy_1978
quote:
I bought a few from Lowes knowing that I was going to toss them afterwards.
That is what Harbor Freight is for.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 6:57 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Yeah, I bought the cheapest ones I could. I don't remember if this was at night or whatever. Don't do this with Craftsman or SnapOn
You can't even get the damn lug out of them afterwards most of the time.

You can't even get the damn lug out of them afterwards most of the time.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 7:01 pm to Bubb
go to a tire shop pay them
almost all have different
keys
almost all have different
keys
Posted on 5/14/24 at 7:28 pm to DAWG0829
Just make sure all the other ones are tight .
Posted on 5/14/24 at 7:30 pm to cpaulk
If it’s the last ont the tension is too much.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 7:41 pm to cpaulk
What ready said, oversized socket, hammer on outside of nut and loosen socket.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 7:41 pm to Meauxjeaux
How do you buy a car and not notice if it has keyed lugs?
Do you even inspect, bro?
Do you even inspect, bro?
Posted on 5/14/24 at 8:05 pm to Meauxjeaux
quote:
Been trying that, but it doesn't bite enough. Even got it where it was seriously biting with the pneumatic and then switched to a hand ratchet and it eventually slips off without pressure pushing in on the tool.
Do you have one size, or several options? Quality tool? I have a Snap On set that has removed 95% of the locks I’ve tried to remove, but occasionally I get one that just won’t. At that point, hammer and chisel is about the only option. You may chisel a couple of spots around the lock, where the tool will then bite it, or you may have to just keep working it loose with the chisel. It’s very hard to do without damaging the wheel.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 8:07 pm to fallguy_1978
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You can't even get the damn lug out of them afterwards most of the time.
I put the lug nut in a vise, and loosen the tool off of it.
Usually works.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 8:15 pm to ReadyPlayer1
KGYT
This post was edited on 10/2/24 at 9:03 am
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