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(171,627)When you have nice, new rims on your car, you won’t be the only one admiring them. Good-looking wheels draw the attention of car aficionados and thieves alike.
Wheels are an easy mark for thieves. When you leave your car parked anywhere accessible, a thief can come remove your wheels with a simple set of tools like a lug nut wrench and a floor jack. In just a few minutes, they can make away with your wheels and tires, leaving you thousands of dollars out of pocket.
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.
The wheel lock must be tightened and removed only with the specific wheel lock key, so a standard socket or lug nut wrench will not be able to remove the wheel locks.
How do you remove the wheel locks from your car? What happens if your wheel lock key breaks or is lost? Follow these instructions to remove your wheel locks from your car.
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Your car’s lug nut wrench
Warning: Never use power tools to remove the wheel lock from your car. The power tools exert too much force and can damage or strip the wheel lock of wheel lock key, rendering them useless.
Step 1: Make sure your vehicle is in park. Engage the parking brake for extra security.
Step 2: Align the key with the nut. Line up the splines on the wheel lock key and the wheel lock on the wheel.
This is achieved by placing the wheel lock key on the wheel lock and turning it slowly until the tabs or design lines up. The wheel lock key will drop into place on the wheel lock.
Step 3: Place your lug nut wrench on the wheel lock key. It is a six-point hexagonal head, and it should match the same size as the wheel nuts on your car.
Step 4: Turn the lug nut wrench counterclockwise. This will loosen the wheel lock and may require significant force to loosen the wheel lock from the wheel.
Step 5: Turn the wheel lock off by hand. Once the wheel lock is loosened, you should be able to turn the wheel lock off by hand easily.
If you are installing the wheel lock again, perform this procedure in reverse.
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In this procedure, you’ll use a universal wheel lock removal tool to take the wheel lock off.
It will most likely damage the wheel lock which you won’t be able to reuse. Be sure you don’t have the wheel lock key somewhere before using the universal kit.
Step 1: Put car in park. Engage your car in park and apply the parking brake.
This prevents a rolling motion when you try to loosen the wheel lock.
Step 2: Find the right wheel lock removal tool. Test-fit the tool overtop of the wheel lock you need to remove.
It needs to fit snugly, and the teeth on the inside of the removal socket need to bite into the wheel lock.
Step 3: Hit the tool with a mallet. Firmly hit the end of the wheel lock removal tool with the rubber mallet.
You need the wheel lock removal tool to be firmly stuck on the wheel lock.The teeth inside the wheel lock removal tool are now digging into the wheel lock itself.
Step 4: Loosen the wheel lock. Loosen the wheel lock by turning the removal tool counterclockwise with your lug nut wrench.
Expect that it will take significant effort to loosen the wheel lock.
Step 5: Finish turning by hand. Once the wheel lock is loosened, you should be able to turn it off the rest of the way by hand.
The wheel lock will be stuck in the removal tool.
Step 6: Remove the lock from the tool. Put a punch or screwdriver through the hole in the wheel lock removal tool against the wheel lock and hit the punch with your mallet.
After a few hits with the hammer, the damaged wheel lock will pop out.
Step 7: Repeat for the remaining wheel locks. Perform the same process on any other wheel locks as needed.
If you are installing a new set of wheel locks, be sure to put the wheel lock key in a place you will be able to find it. The glove box, center console, or with your tire jack are good places for the wheel lock key.
This way, the process will be as easy as possible. If you think you need a wheel bearings replacement or need help tightening the lug nuts, have one of YourMechanic’s mobile technicians give you a hand.
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If you have a wheel lock (wheel nut lock) on your car or truck wheel and do not have a wheel lock key, use this guide to remove the wheel lock.
A wheel lock is used to fasten the wheel on your vehicle, as a regular wheel nut would, but uses a part-specific key to unlock it. It is common to lose a wheel lock key. The wheel lock key can be removed manually.
Before beginning, make sure your vehicle is on a flat surface and all wheels are level. Make sure to have your emergency brake (parking brake) on as well.
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Hold the socket in place.
Use a hammer to hit the socket until it is tight around the lock.
Gloves are recommended to prevent hand injury.
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Now that the wheel lock is off, it will be stuck to the socket.
Insert the screwdriver into the square-opening on top of the socket.
Hit the top of the screwdriver with the hammer a few times until the lock falls out of the socket.
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Grab a regular wheel nut.
Screw on the wheel nut by hand.
Use the tire iron to tighten the wheel nut.
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In this article, we will cover:
• about the reasons for blocking electronic locks,
• about methods of unlocking electronic locks,
• about methods of emergency opening of digital locks,
• About methods of preventing blocking of locks.
Electronic locks are used today in various facilities:
• in hotels,
• in hostels,
• in boarding houses,
• in sanatoriums,
• in office premises,
• in private houses,
• in apartments.
There are the following reasons for the need to unlock the electronic lock:
• in case of electronic lock failure,
• when the batteries of the electromechanical lock are completely discharged,
• when the power supply of the locks without autonomous power is turned off,
• When the electronic key is lost.
Unlocking the electronic lock is possible using a special mechanical key. Most models of modern electronic locks can be unlocked using a special mechanical key.
To unlock the electronic lock using this method, you need:
• Read the instructions for working with the lock,
• Find a special plug on the front panel of the lock,
• Remove the plug with a screwdriver,
• insert a special mechanical key,
• Open the lock.
To determine the method of opening an electronic lock, the following factors must be evaluated:
• frequency of use of the premises;
• whether a person is blocked inside the premises;
• Are the power sources of the lock charged?
• Is it possible to create a duplicate of an electronic key,
• whether there is a special mechanical key,
• Is it possible to open the lock remotely.
How to unlock the hotel electronic lock?
Today, hotels often use electromechanical locks.
It happens that hotel customers lose their electronic key or the lock is blocked as a result of a failure.
The following methods can be used to unlock the hotel electronic lock:
• to update the data on the map,
• Use the electronic key of the hotel staff,
• Use the possibilities of centralized opening of locks,
• Use a special mechanical key for emergency opening of a blocked lock.
How to unlock the electronic smart lock?
Today, smart electronic locks are increasingly used.
As a rule, Smart locks have several unlocking methods:
• unlocking the lock using an RFID card,
• unlocking the lock using an RFID key fob,
• unlocking the lock using the touch keyboard,
• unlocking the lock with a mobile phone,
• unlocking the lock using remote control via the Internet,
• Unlocking the lock with a special mechanical key.
Emergency opening
In the event of a serious breakdown of the electronic lock, it is necessary to contact a special lock opening service. Companies involved in emergency opening of locks (including electronic ones) have specialized devices that can help in unlocking the lock.
Trying to unlock the electronic lock with mechanical tools is not recommended, as you can simply break the lock, after which it will need to be replaced.
To ensure trouble-free operation of the electronic lock and prevent its blocking, it is necessary:
• Timely maintenance of locks,
• Replace batteries in a timely manner,
• prevent external mechanical impact on the elements of the lock structure,
• Use high-quality electronic locks with a long warranty period.
To reduce the likelihood of blocking the electronic lock, it is necessary to install only high-quality locks.
We offer a wide range of reliable Ozlocks electromechanical locks with a 3-year warranty!
To unlock the electronic lock, use the methods described in this article or contact professionals.
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Good afternoon, don't kick it, but I didn't find an answer through the search. It is not mechanical, but electrical, and the problem is treated only by replacing the column lock (at least they say so in the service). And my question is actually this - can you just take and remove this lock? For my reasons, I'll just stay without the fact that the steering wheel will not be blocked. Yeah, to hell with him. Or am I not getting it at all, or what else could be the problem? Thanks in advance.
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