Friday, March 21, 2014
How to Use a Lug Nut Key
Getting a flat tire is frustrating; not being able to remove the flat tire is maddening. Automobiles are provided with all the necessary equipment to change a tire: a jack to raise the car; a "doughnut" or spare tire to help you get home or to a service station to repair your tire; and a tire iron to remove the lug nuts that are keeping your now wounded or deflated tire securely on your car. The tire iron, or lug wrench, also doubles as a lug wrench key, and is specifically designed to help remove the lug nuts on the tire. Using the lug nut key correctly can accelerate the tire changing process.
Instructions
- 1
Examine the lug nuts on the tire and determine if there is a locking lug nut. Typically the locking lug nut will have a different head, either rounded or with a design.
2Place the lug nut key on the locking lug nut, making sure that the key is on the nut securely.
3Turn the lug nut key clockwise to loosen the lug nut. If the lug nut is on too tightly, step downwards on the lug nut key for added force. Remove the lug nut by unscrewing it.
4Continue loosening and removing the remaining lug nuts with the lug nut key in the same fashion.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
How do I Remove Stripped Tuner Lug Nuts
Tuner lug nuts, made by Gorilla Automotive Products, are designed to fit in the tiny lug holes typically found on tuner-style wheels. These lug nuts act like locking nuts as well, and help to prevent theft. If you lose the key to remove the lug nuts, you wont be able to remove the lugs. Alternatively, if the lugs are stripped, you will have the same problem. To fix the issue, youll have to use a creative approach, which will destroy the lug but allow you to take off the wheel.
Instructions
- 1
Locate the stripped lug nut that you want to remove. Select a socket that is slightly smaller than the diameter of the lug nut. Hold this socket against the lug nut as straightly as possible.
2Strike the end of the socket with the 5-lb. sledgehammer until the socket is all the way on the lug nut.
3Attach the 1/2-inch breaker bar onto the socket, and turn it counter-clockwise until the lug nut is off of the wheel.
