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Old Aug 25, 2004 | 05:30 AM
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taking wheels off

do any of u know how to take the wheel off without taking th lug nuts off. cause i stripped one of the tuner lug crap. Anyone please help me .
Old Aug 25, 2004 | 05:31 AM
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well that kind of defies the point of lug nuts then don't it?
Old Aug 25, 2004 | 05:36 AM
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You cant get the wheel off if you cant get the lug nut off.
Old Aug 25, 2004 | 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by qnpark8282
do any of u know how to take the wheel off without taking th lug nuts off. cause i stripped one of the tuner lug crap. Anyone please help me .
You can spot weld a socket onto the lug nut. Or, find a 12 point socket that is just a hair smaller than the lug nut and drive it on with a hammer. You will probably ruin the socket, but you can remove the lug nut if the socket is on tight enough to hold. I used this method to remove the locking lug nuts on my car after the seller told me had lost the key.
Old Aug 25, 2004 | 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Stephen Max
I used this method to remove the locking lug nuts on wheels I was stealing.

Old Aug 25, 2004 | 05:57 AM
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Heh heh. I was going to mention that wheel thieves know all about this so buying locking lugs only slows thieves down just a little bit.
Old Aug 25, 2004 | 07:03 AM
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thanx for all ur help^^. i got madd and broke it off. lol hahahah. good thing i got a spare max for parts. ^^
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Originally Posted by Stephen Max
You can spot weld a socket onto the lug nut. Or, find a 12 point socket that is just a hair smaller than the lug nut and drive it on with a hammer. You will probably ruin the socket, but you can remove the lug nut if the socket is on tight enough to hold. I used this method to remove the locking lug nuts on my car after the seller told me had lost the key.
dats a very good idea. i'll keep dat in mind.
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