well, i did it. i stripped the lock lug. how do i get it off?
#1
well, i did it. i stripped the lock lug. how do i get it off?
yep, i tried to get the wheels off today to clean and well, the dealer put the lugs on so tight...anyway, i ended up stripping the lock lug.
any ideas on how to get it off before i break out the drill and the vice grips.
thanx gents and or ladies.
any ideas on how to get it off before i break out the drill and the vice grips.
thanx gents and or ladies.
#2
Here's what a friend and I did many years ago when this happened (not on my car). Find a Craftsman socket that is just a little too small to fit *over* the locking lug nut. Pound it on with a hammer -- really force it on there so it cuts into the locking lug. Turn the larger socket that's now embedded into the locking lug nut. This was over 20 years ago, and it worked that time.
Why a Craftsman specifically? Well, I know from experience it can handle the abuse. Also, my friend who's car it was actually took the abused socket back to Sears and got a free replacement from the lifetime warranty. Lots of chutzpah for the latter part considering the abuse we heaped on it that day.
Hope it works from you, and as you can imagine: I in NO way guarantee you won't screw up your car or anything else. YMMV. Caveat attemptor. ;-) Be careful.
This is one reason I hate shops that use those air wrenches on lug nuts. I always use a high quality torque wrench with lug nuts.
Why a Craftsman specifically? Well, I know from experience it can handle the abuse. Also, my friend who's car it was actually took the abused socket back to Sears and got a free replacement from the lifetime warranty. Lots of chutzpah for the latter part considering the abuse we heaped on it that day.
Hope it works from you, and as you can imagine: I in NO way guarantee you won't screw up your car or anything else. YMMV. Caveat attemptor. ;-) Be careful.
This is one reason I hate shops that use those air wrenches on lug nuts. I always use a high quality torque wrench with lug nuts.
#3
Stripped locking lug nut.........
I had a similar problem after having my Mini serviced. I was able to remove the locking lug nut by clamping vise-grips on it as tight as I could get them, but instead of using a hammer, Islipped a 3 foot piece of pipe over the handles of the vise grips. the extra lererage got the lug nut loose fairly easy, and i didn't have to risk damage by beating on the Vise-grips. Good luck, hope this works for you.
#4
the socket idea does work...i did it to a camaro i had years ago tryin to get my cragers off but, imma pass on tryin it on my cooper. thanks though.
the vice grip idea is spot on. im goin to do that i guess. ive done that before as well. im so pissed at the dealer for this. no need to tighten that much.
thanx guys.
the vice grip idea is spot on. im goin to do that i guess. ive done that before as well. im so pissed at the dealer for this. no need to tighten that much.
thanx guys.
#5
Originally Posted by HFM
Islipped a 3 foot piece of pipe over the handles of the vise grips. the extra lererage got the lug nut loose fairly easy
#7
Originally Posted by RIVAL
yep, i tried to get the wheels off today to clean and well, the dealer put the lugs on so tight...anyway, i ended up stripping the lock lug.
any ideas on how to get it off before i break out the drill and the vice grips.
thanx gents and or ladies.
any ideas on how to get it off before i break out the drill and the vice grips.
thanx gents and or ladies.
Socket, Lug/Lock, Flip Twist, 3/4" - 19mm
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#8
Originally Posted by RIVAL
yep, i tried to get the wheels off today to clean and well, the dealer put the lugs on so tight...anyway, i ended up stripping the lock lug.
any ideas on how to get it off before i break out the drill and the vice grips.
thanx gents and or ladies.
any ideas on how to get it off before i break out the drill and the vice grips.
thanx gents and or ladies.
#9
#10
Go back to the dealer and ***** up a storm!
let them figure it out, cause they have the wheels to replace yours when they really screw it up! They caused this, they should fix it.
No excuse for crap like this. And throw away the locking lug nuts on the rest of the wheels while your at it.....
After you get regular lug nuts, of course!
Matt
No excuse for crap like this. And throw away the locking lug nuts on the rest of the wheels while your at it.....
After you get regular lug nuts, of course!
Matt
#12
Variation on vise grip method: grind flat spots on stub to grab with wrench. Apply WD 40 three times to contact point between head and wheel before attempting to loosen. Apply hours apart.
Variation on method described above: use less WD 40, then heat stub. Then turn with wrench.
Something not mentioned: weld a tee to the stub. Slip long pipe over tee and turn.
Variation on method described above: use less WD 40, then heat stub. Then turn with wrench.
Something not mentioned: weld a tee to the stub. Slip long pipe over tee and turn.
#13
This is the right kit at Sears meant for this job
#947392 is the only bolt-out kit at Sears with a lifetime warranty. One side removes rounded-off lug nuts and the other side removes locking lugs.
#947392 is the only bolt-out kit at Sears with a lifetime warranty. One side removes rounded-off lug nuts and the other side removes locking lugs.
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So it's even easier to defeat the locking lugs..
I have nothing but trouble with them. One time it was my fault.... Left the key at home when I took my car for tires... Twice the crappy shop didn't take note of the location I'd told them that the key was stored, and it added over an hour each time to a mount balance.
The idea that these little pieces of metal make wheels any safer is pretty rediculous.... They just make $ for the dealers that charge for them.
Matt
The idea that these little pieces of metal make wheels any safer is pretty rediculous.... They just make $ for the dealers that charge for them.
Matt
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well, i got fed up in waiting to get those lugs off. i took a trip to my local (not so local) mini dealership and they told me it would cost $100...ha, yeah right...so, i took a hammer to the lock key and tapped it on the lock lug. it kinda reshaped the lock key just long enough to get the lugs off with a breaker bar.
so, end of story. i just barely got those suckers off.
so, end of story. i just barely got those suckers off.
#21
Originally Posted by RIVAL
well, i got fed up in waiting to get those lugs off. i took a trip to my local (not so local) mini dealership and they told me it would cost $100...ha, yeah right...so,......................... got those suckers off.
And can avoid them in the future. This is totally unbelievable.
OK, maybe not so unbelievable. In fact ..... totally believable from what I read here and my own experiences with my dealerships service department.
#22
I had this problem with a Beetle I owned before the MCS. Most tire shops have a kit of what can best be described as an easy-out turned inside out. That, along with an impact wrench had the thing off in seconds.
In my case, the shop knew I had purchased tire from them in the past and did me the favor no charge.
In my case, the shop knew I had purchased tire from them in the past and did me the favor no charge.
#23
Don't know if this might be a problem on the Mini, but on some Infiniti's, the tech's were warping the rotors on the cars by tightening the lugs incorrectly. THey would add the lock kit and zip the locking nut on with an impact wrench. The locking nut was so much tighter than the other nuts that it actually warped the rotors.
I'd think this is Mini of Manhattan or Habberstad by his location. I don't think something like this would happen at habberstad though.
I'd think this is Mini of Manhattan or Habberstad by his location. I don't think something like this would happen at habberstad though.
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