maniax

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Any of you got any brilliant ideas for getting a stuck wheel lock out of my 21mm socket? (I don't have a bench vice)

Incase you wondering how i got it stuck. I lost the wheel lock key and had to hammer a 21mm socket onto the wheel lock. Got it out easily but now the problem is getting the wheel lock out of my socket so i can re-use the socket..

already tried throwing it on the ground hard, tried hammer and chisel, tried hitting with a chisel on the ground, tried putting it between 2 bricks and hammer it broke the brick, tried pb blaster, nothing worked

Lextrician

when I had to do the same for my wheel locks I just went to autozone and bought some cheap sockets and chalked them up as a loss, prior to that I did have a bench vise at work and removed them like that. but is it worth it unless you have expensive sockets????

mitsuguy

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piece of sturdy metal (think heavy duty screwdriver) that fits through the square drive part of the socket, hit it with a hammer... try and find a vice to hold it in place, but I've never really had one bad enough to need a vice...

also, you could get a bolt or wheel stud that is 12x1.5mm thread the lock onto the bolt, then hit the socket with a hammer back and forth...

maniax

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lol yeah im seriously thinking about investing in a vice..

what you guys think about this one?

2-1/2" Table Swivel Vise

http://www.harborfreight.com/2-1-2-h...ise-97160.html

maniax

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Thanks for the help guys! I finally got it out!!

I had to put it back on the wheel stud with the wheel off the hub. Heat it up with a heat gun and banged the **** out of it with a hammer. What a !@#$%^. Well at least for future reference this is how i got it out. I repeated the process with the other 3 wheel locks so I know for sure it works just takes a good beating with the hammer after you bolt it back on. I then went to sears and got me a new 21mm socket under warranty. So all is good in the hood!

Justinkm

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I took those will locks off.. My key for just didnt work anymore.. Shape in the key ripped off in the wheel lock lol