Remove a Locking Lug Nut From Your Car or Truck! Without the Key!
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- čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
- Lost the key to your wheel lock or locking lug nuts? That's a problem! Fortunately, you can remove them with a little effort! Watch this video and Len will show you a few different methods you can use to remove that pesky lock! Keep in mind these methods are destructive, so have a spare lug nut or stud handy, and only attempt this if you own the vehicle or have permission from the owner!
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We don't care about finding the key. We know we can't find it! That's why we're here!
best comment ever 🙌🙌🙌🤣🤣🤣
Right
Nahh foreal 😂
Exactly!!!!!
I shit you not, just looked in the glove box and found it. Used truck I bought a couple years ago. 😂
Thanks Len! I've stolen several really nice wheels since seeing this video two years ago!
I tried every socket I had. Watched this video and then found the key sitting right in the glove box. Many thanks.
Dude I literally just looked all over the car and found the key, THANK YOU!
You saved our Saturday!!! Thank you!!!
idiots at the tire shop stripped my VW key... and torqued the anti theft bolt down to what feels like 1000 lbs . gonna give this a go.
Tyre fitters the world over do this. Here in the UK it's just the same. Also they never use anti-seize compound on the threads, so they can rust and then seize.
Thanks man first minute of the video saved me. Was trying to get to work and got a flat had never seen the lock lugnut until today and thought something was off. The key was right in my glove compartment and I'd never think to know what to look for thanks a bunch
Dawg you a g I didn’t know ab the stupid locking lug nuts and you saved us thank you
For spline style lug nuts which are very common on aftermarket wheels - Count the splines on the lug nut - most common is 7 spline or 6 spline... Look up the lug stud size - 12mm, 1/2", 14mm or 9/16" is most common. Narrow those variables down and boom there's your tool.. For extra clarification compare the o.d. of the lug nut to the i.d. of the tool - no specs on the tool dimensions? Compare the hex size at the top of the tool to the o.d. of the bottom. 19mm or 3/4" hex of the tool looks slightly bigger than the o.d. of the tool? ... Chances are that the o.d. of the lug nut is about 17mm or 11/16".. instead of buying a bunch of tools a little bit of measuring saves a headache, time, and money.
Duuude, thanks so much! I bought a used car that had aftermarket wheels and got a flat tire and had to pay $500 for them to cut it off and reweld it back together :( Hopefully I'll be able to fine the right stuff I need to avoid this new time, cuz another one of my tires has a nail in it and $500 is a LOT of money :/ (and that's not including the price of a new tire!)
Here in the UK, most locking lug nuts are completely round, I bought a set of special sockets from eBay a few years ago to remove my locking nuts because I had lost the key and they work brilliantly!
They work by having a reverse cutting thread inside the socket and as you rotate the socket anti-clockwise it bites into the outside of the locking lug nut until it tightens and undoes the nut. This nut can remain in the socket and be removed by threading it onto a bolt or stud clamped in a vice / vise and be replaced by a regular lug nut on the wheel.
Thanks for the video!!!!
Locknuts are some of the WORST things to deal with. Had a situation where the locknut key BROKE!!! Then the locknuts became stripped! Real nightmare. I will never, ever, ever, ever use locknuts again for ANYTHING. Go ahead ... steal my tries. it's better than spending hours in locknut hell trying to get the things off when things don't go right.
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😮I looked everywhere. But had a hard time in my video. But it worked! Great video as always.
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Mine was always in the glove box, suddenly it is missing!!!!!!!!😖😖😖😖
Yes...lots of experience needed to know where to look eh.
You cannot use most of these cheats on wheels with smaller holes where there is only a few mm space between the nut and the sides.
Thanks! You helped me decide not to get locking lug nuts!!!!! 😁
Pretty easy when you have acres of space between the locknut and the wheel body. My wheel is very small here, the locknut is a tight fit inside the lug nut space.
same
Please can you direct me to the first socket you used...the 6 point socket. I cant seem to find one that works with my 1/2 impact wrench
Get huge X shaped lug nut remover, had one in my car.. jam it on the largest side.. stand on it for leverage. Step on the left side & bounce/jump.. took off 3 easy! My neighbor took the last one off *he's heavier then me* no other tools needed. Removed all 4 on my jeep wrangler.
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Would a Gator Grip socket work on these?
Omg thank you so much 😊 I found the key 🔑 I didn’t know I had
Thank you I looked at glove box and I over looked it then u said to and it was there lol
Can a wheel lock nut wiggle off? Or be knocked lose?
Thanks for showing how the wedding method went
@2:47 do people even steal tires/rimes anymore? I know it used to be an issue decades ago, but you don't hear about it anymore. Personally, I would not bother having the lock on my tires. But that's me!
New cars come like that, you don't have the option. I have a 2020 Malibu.
So, ours had the key but the thing was stripped. It tightens, but won't loosen. However, ours is a Mazda and it's a perfectly smooth cylinder - no splines or anything... so it looks like I'll be trying to cut a groove into this thing.
Since these are spline drive lugs and not locking lug nuts, all you have to do is go to your local auto parts store and just buy a new socket. If you don't know the exact size, just buy two or three sizes and return the ones that don't fit and keep the one that did fit. Too easy.
My truck came with XD Series rims that need a 9 spline key. I need to look in nook and cranies to see if previous owner left it in there because the Ford garage said they need it to rotate my tires.
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I watched so many videos trying to figure this out!!! Just wanna leave a note if you’re reading the comments and your car is still driveable. My sis recommended I talk to my repair shop, since I had had the tires changed there before. I called them up and they said they didn’t have the part in stock but a place like Les Schwab does keep them in stock and I could buy it right off the shelf. Went to Les Schwab, they took a quick look, brought back a wheel lock key and checked to make sure it fit, then charged me $6.55 for the part. Took less than five minutes. Done!!! Thanks sis 😘
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These can be terrible to remove if the garage overtightens them. It seems these get stuck more badly than a regular lug nut
I never heard of a locking lug nut before. I found the key in the glove box. Very helpful video.
I borked 3 sockets in a row.. the allignment guy put the beans on the damn things.. tried the ugga dugga and cracked down the middle, second used a breaker bar and same deal.. third i hammered it on and yep broke the whole side off..
Here's a tip to make a regular hex socket work. Cut a piece of wire that fits in the corner of the hex of the socket and will slide in slot of the locking nut. Today I McGyvered this solution to undo the nuts on my wife's D-max's mags that were on to tight for the socket to turn without slipping. You would think she would have the proper tool?....Yeah Right!When I went looking there was only the jack, no handle or tools, how would she wind down the spare. I suppose that's what husband's are for???
Maybe the shop didn't put it back in the glove box 🤔 👌🏻
Super helpful. I have never seen a locking nut. I first checked the glove compartment as you suggested and in it was the wrench I needed. Thank you.
Never seen or heard of a locking lug nut? Perhaps you should not be trying to remove one then.
Good video but would have been nice if you used a variety of lock nuts and rims.
Looked at the comments to how many people commented on the, “well, boo!” Looks like I’m the first! Lol awesome video!
What size socket is that?
3/4
Why does he look like the guy from the original robo cop lol
THANK YOU, GREAT INFO CLIP!!!
4:43 a simmaler method does in fact work with round locking nuts. Find the size that barely fits over it then buy a sacrificial socket that is a size lower. Using a rubber mallet and someone with a breaker bar to hold it in place hammer it on at least an 8th of an inch. Then as one person slowly turns the breaker bar the other continues to hammer on the socket. This saved me the headache of needing to wait a week for a removal kit as none were in stock where I was at the time. Edited for grammar.
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These guys are pretty official
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Got mine off with a 19mm 6 point. I should have come to CZcams first. I tried to find the actual key for 2 days
Try doing that with the mopar wheel locks😂
They spin around the outside
Dude I feel so dumb for not checking the glove box but thank you for the tip. Saved my friend a ton of hassle.
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Not bad. Actually done most of those at work. Until you get the aftermarket wheels with recessed lug nuts that require a thin wall socket. Cant really cut or even somtimes weld in those cases. And customers seem to never want to pay for removal due to them losing their lock key...
+xgcskiman Thanks for the feedback!
“Stuck on the side of the road and can’t get that stubborn lug bolt off..? Well just pull yer trusty blow torch outta yer F150..”
Thanks bro lol
True....hit a massive pothole in very rainy weather last night after dropping off someone who worked at my house. Drove 5kl to main road safety and hubby didn't remove the locknut after changing the tyre#( so this is why I'm here.
I have a set of these at home and the max size is 19mm... I need 20.
How to remove locking Ford lugnuts with thekey?
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Well i think that an octogon lug nut will do the trick. The problem is where can i buy octogon lug nuts
This man loves to say "of course" and "obviously."
He also says "just a skotch" and "bonk bonk" a lot too!
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the best method is to use those sockets that were made to remove rounded off bolts.
They really bite into anything
+Ananth Narayanan Thanks for the feedback!
Henry Zabrowski!?
Now that I gave you all the places to find the key that you can still the wheels.....but wait there's more!!
U can't find were they kept that key no problem ill show you how to steal it without a key
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Thats a tuner lug..not a locking lug! You can buy that socket for 4 bucks
All the criminal wheel thieves out there watching this:
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I have viewed numerous videos on this topic. It appears that all are oblivious to the real problems of unlocking such a nut. Against all odds it really happens when you expect it the least: midnight, middle of nowhere, alone and the weather is, as usual, atrocious ...Where shall you find tools and gadgets? Somehow, nobody but nobody ever talked about this ... or may be, I live on a different planet ...My solution is the simplest: Buy a spare key and put it with someone who can bring it to you ... Yes, you can order and get a spare key or buy two identical sets ... And that is a workable solution ...
That guy is here teaching the thieves. lol
Because those gloves are cut proof😂
Who's gonna have all that on the side of the road in the rain. Cold and snow.
+walter Robinson Thanks for the feedback!
Well, the moral of the story is how much trouble you have to go to if you lose your locking lug nut key, so don't lose your locking lug nut key!
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Yes, 6 sided octagon😂
"It can't be stuck if it's liquid."
Please balance the audio, I was wearing headphones and the loud air wrench blew my ears out
No kidding so how are you helping. We Lost The be Key... Good Grief
WELL, BOO!! 😂😂😂 ....... So the first 3 minutes of the video I tried and that didn't work
Why does this guy speak as if we all work at a fast food joint and are dumb as a box of rocks? Why does he repeat the same sentences?
Stop teaching people how to steal tires!!! That’s all that’s watching this video is people who wanna steal others cars!
You look like an MMA fighter
2 months too late 🤣😅🤣
I'm
A cave man so I'll be unsung
unsubing.
At my shop, it's my job to fix the car. It's the customer's job to hand me their lug nut tool. I don't dig thru people's stuff.