Can wheel locks be removed without the key?

If you find yourself in a situation where you have lost the key to your wheel locks, there is an easy way to remove them, apart from buying a special socket specifically made for this purpose. Watch as Eric shows us how to remove locking wheels bolts using just a standard socket set and lug wrench.

Where is the wheel lock key?

The key usually comes in a set which can be found with the spare tire or sometimes in the glove box. If the key is lost or gets broken somehow, the dealer or manufacturer can make a new one. It’s a good idea to always make sure that you get your wheel lock key back whenever your wheels are removed.

How do you get a spare tire off without tools?

Removing a spare tire without the factory tool is easy when you follow these steps:

1. Get under the truck.
2. Pull off the guide tube.
3. Pull out the key with pliers.
4. Insert crank into the new hole.
5. Turn the crank counterclockwise to lower the tire.

Which way do you loosen a nut?

Shop-work. Typical nuts, screws, bolts, bottle caps, and jar lids are tightened (moved away from the observer) clockwise and loosened (moved towards the observer) counterclockwise in accordance with the right-hand rule.

How do you remove lug nuts?

Removing a Jacked Up Wheel Use the appropriate tool to loosen the lug nuts. Remove the lug nuts. Apply liquid thread loosen it if need be. Set the lug nuts aside someplace safe. Pull the wheel toward you. Use a rubber mallet to loosen stuck on wheels.

What are locking lug nuts?

Wheel locks, or locking lug nuts, can be installed to prevent wheel theft. The lug nut or wheel stud is installed in the place of one of your original wheel nuts or studs on each wheel. The new locking lug nut has an abnormal shape that only fits with its wheel lock key.

What is a wheel lock lug nut?

Wheel locks are specialized lug nuts designed to prevent the theft of customized wheels and rims, as well as spare tires. They work like conventional lug nuts to bolt wheels to a motor vehicle, and they come in a variety of sizes and configurations to support installation on most vehicles, rims, and tires.

What is tire lug nut?

Lug nut. A lug nut or wheel nut is a fastener, specifically a nut, used to secure a wheel on a vehicle. Typically, lug nuts are found on automobiles, trucks (lorries), and other large vehicles using rubber tires .