fc i just picked up has wheelocks of which i have no key for...

any suggestions as to how i can remove them..

You can either take it to a wheel place and they will do it or you can take a hammer and chisel to them. They will break in half.

sounds like some one has experience taking rims with wheel locks :smirk:

i've heard of people using that "gator grip" tool that is on infomercials that conforms to any bolt shape

yeah its true

Or you can take an old socket that almost fits and hammer over the keylock and unbolt as usual. Usually only works once, maybe twice cause the socket splits in have or cracks.



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Happened to me one time, I had no key either,misplaced, they were mcgard locks, mcgard also has some kinda code which you can order a replacement key but these were from the original owner and I he had no code of the key

What I did to resolve the problem was use a socket , I think it was 22 or 23mm deep socket(can't remember), I heated the socket with an oxy/act torch picked it up with vice grips and hammered it on to the lock , then I used the impact and zapped it off, it came off easy, after I put the socket in the vice and used a punch to hammer the wheel lock out of the socket. I thought I would have to use one socket for each wheel too, but it lasted for all four, the socket was a new one from craftsman (I did'nt wanna hammer my snap on sockets so I went to sears and got a new one)

when I got my new locks I made sure I had the code just incase, I hurt me soooo bad to hammer on my fd's wheels

also by doing this, it made I little damage on the wheels on each hole.

after doing this I heard from a friend who worked at a domestic dealer that they have master keys, so you might wanna try that route first

good luck

Snap on or any GOOD tool company has some special sockets for removing wheel locks, specifically the round type that you can't beat a socket onto. Its basically a round socket with big ass reverse threads on it. You put it on an impact wrench and run it onto the wheel lock once it bottoms out it will grab it and spin it off.



I work at a mercedes dealership and have used mine many times. Good investment.



Good luck

Uh - how many 7's you got Amp??

not enough...

in the sig sin..

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