Today, the brake pads I ordered came.

So I jacked up my car and used my impact gun to try and unscrew the locking wheel nut, but I ended up threading the inside of the wheel lock key.

The locking nut didn't move one bit. I'm sure the dealership screwed up by installing the darn nuts too tightly last time I went there.

What should I do? Is it possible to remove those nuts without the original key? However, even with the key, I think its impossible to un-tighten the nuts!! Too tight!!

 

go to a tire place, they will have it off in 5 seconds.

 

Dont use the impact on locks if is the first thing. Next is have them removed or do it yourself with a pounded on impact socket.

 

That's not comforting.

 

You can drill it.

 

So they can still remove the wheels without the key??

Terasmak - I'm not sure what you mean there.

 

+1 You are making this much harder than it is. Good tire shop can get them off.

 

yes they can most places don't even ask where you keep your key in case you have not noticed. you should go somewhere and buy a set of new locks at a place that does tires, and pay them to swap out the locks.

but keep the old ones, you never know when you will want to get some revenge with them on someone else's car

 

Thank you guys so much.. Love this forum..

 

Since someone didnt know what i meant , what you do it find an impact socket that is just a hair smaller that going over your lug lock. Take a Sledge and pound it onto the lock. Once its on there nice and tight , put an impact on it and remove the lock . Thats what tire shops do.

 

+1 that's the way to get them off. If you still can't get it off like that then it's time for the air chisel