Removing Lock Nuts Without a Key - Part 4

Part 4 of 4 in the lock nut removal saga...

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[superiorsteelheader]

Angelz...downsize one socket size or change the unit (imperial to metric or vice versa) and give it a good whack on!

[blosom2315]

so i watched this and in 20 minutes i had all 4 locking lug nuts off. i didn't have a vice so i got a bigger socket and set the one with the jammed nut in it and beat it out with a punch. it sure beats the alternative i was going to grind a flat spot on two sides of each lug nut and use a wrench to get them off.

[Dam262a]

nice workstation

[throthelens]

@angelz4d3ath Give it loads of WD40 and wait a few days?

[throthelens]

I would have put the socket rim just over the open jaws of the vice so the nut passes through the gap rather than clamp the whole socket, that prevents damaging the socket.

You'll probably need to tape the socket in position while you whack it but its a whole lot easier as all the force goes onto the stuck nut not the socket.

[elliott12591]

worked perfect, we went and bought a $2 20mm instead of using my dads good ones. very simple. and now i can get those wheels i've always wanted. :) jk

[elliott12591]

Thanks man, my friend just happens to have a 4 runner too. He just blew a tire but he couldnt find the lock so we had it towed to my house. I go give it a shot, and update you.

[vegetize]

nicely done dude,

that 20mm is it a hex

coz i saw one today that was 12 points

and it was too loose ...

[pgagliardo]

@angelz4d3ath you might be useing the wrong size ratchet peice?

[angelz4d3ath]

hey i have the same problem on my 93 toyota pickup and im doing the same putting mud tires but thing is i striped my key and i did what u tryed and i still cant get the lug off all it does the socket just spins when i try to turn it and i even have the lug nut where i have to hammer it in the grip and it doesnt grip so please help :(