Locknuts...I lost the key!

[AUI99]

Help!! How do i get the lock nuts off now????!!!!!

[Scott]

You'll need to get a socket, slightly smaller than your locknut and hammer it on. The undo it with your wratchet.

[FGII-XR6]

that won't work with tapered locknuts you need to spend ages with a punch and hammer and tap it around till its loose enough to turn be hand with this type

[aussiblue]

Giant gator grip designed for the job http://gator-grip.com/

asit says on their FAQs

Will it remove locking lug nuts?
Depending on the specific design, the answer is probably yes. Gator-Grip® grips around the edges and not in the center. If the fastener edge is anything other than perfectly round then Gator-Grip® should work.

[BLACKAUXR8]

if there standard ford nuts go and see them as long as you have the key code they can give you a new one for a stupidly high price i bet

[mik]

another alternative, get out the angle grinder and slot the top of the nut with a grinding disc, put a big screw driver and twist, or a flat bit of metal in the slot and twist with a shifter or something.

[bf tubs]

socket is my tried and true

[BLACKAUXR8]

the socket it probably the best idea

[bob 351]

drill it out

[badbert52]

the same thing happend to one of my mates the other day.
he took it to a wheel and tyre place im sure any would do it.
they took it off and gave him new nuts and a key for $50 bucks.

either that or the smaller socket option.
simply go buy 4 cheap sockets, bash them on with a hammer and put your guns to the test .

[BLACKAUXR8]

now you mention it same thing happened to my mate in his ba pursuit and he did the same thing went to tyre shop and yeah they took them off for free and about 50 bucks he got a new set!! Saves stuffing around your gona have to get a new set anyway.

[robbo_yobbo]

use a hammer and screwdriver and punch out the center, then using a ratchet with a wide flat tip screwdriver bit, or a big flat head screwdriver and a pair of multigrips, you should be able to just undo it

[paule11]

socket and hammer definately try that first
tyre shop did this for me used a socket of mine needs to be good quality socket tapped it on then undid it no problem

[AUI99]

I tries the socket and hammer...Worked for the first wheel but the others wont budge! We spent ages on it!!!!

Any other ideas??

Thanks!!!

[BLACKAUXR8]

id just go to the wheel shop and when you buy another set ask them to take them off. They should do it. if they dont go to another wheel shop. if they want the sale they will take them off. They did it for my mate at Bob jane

[AUI99]

Okays thanks guys...There aftermarket ones just letting you all know...Not gen ford ones!

[BLACKAUXR8]

you can still get replacement keys for the aftermarket ones if you kept the packaging with the little code on it when you bought them. Which nobody ever does. haha.

[AUI99]

Originally Posted by BLACKAUXR8

you can still get replacement keys for the aftermarket ones if you kept the packaging with the little code on it when you bought them. Which nobody ever does. haha.

Haha nup never kept it lol haha!!!! I'll take it to a tyre place n get them to take em off...Grrr!!!

Thanks for the help anyways!!!

[Mechan1k]

Locknuts are evil ... had this issues once with them .... I learnt that lesson and have never used a set ever since.

[frd_crzer]

get a cold chisel and get it off that way.

[AUI99]

Yay! Went down to my mates at Beaurepairs again yesterday and we got into them he chiseld them down so made a square lip so the socket could grip and it came off!!! Happy now!

Thx for ur help everyone!