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Old 03-15-08, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo_gg
I'm just curious, how long did it take for the shop to break your wheel lock? What tools did they use?
with an impact and a few miscellaneous sized sockets, it takes about 5 minutes, maybe less... the impact is a must though... the biggest thing is that if there isn't a lot of room around the lug/lock, wheel damage may be incurred...
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i saw a guy do it with a breaker bar, a rubber mallet, and some sockets.

ive also seen a towtruck driver do it with some bolt-outs and a torque wrench
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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
i saw a guy do it with a breaker bar, a rubber mallet, and some sockets.

ive also seen a towtruck driver do it with some bolt-outs and a torque wrench
k, so the impact isn't a must, but it definitely makes it very quick...
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I had a local shop break it with a breaker bar and a socket that had a circular serrated pattern inside. He slipped that over the wheel lock, banged on it a couple of times with a rubber mallet, and a couple of turns later, Voila!

On a difference occasion, another shop used an impact gun with my key because the wheel lock was too tight . They loosened the wheel lock but broke my key in the process!
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Originally Posted by sleeper408
On a difference occasion, another shop used an impact gun with my key because the wheel lock was too tight . They loosened the wheel lock but broke my key in the process!
Nice!! Hopefully they paid for a new one.
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Originally Posted by sleeper408
I had a local shop break it with a breaker bar and a socket that had a circular serrated pattern inside. He slipped that over the wheel lock, banged on it a couple of times with a rubber mallet, and a couple of turns later, Voila!

On a difference occasion, another shop used an impact gun with my key because the wheel lock was too tight . They loosened the wheel lock but broke my key in the process!
those are the equivalent of "bolt outs" from sears


they come in impact grade too i have a normal set in my toolbox, saved my *** a few times when i redid the suspension
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