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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(191,118)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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Almost all car manufacturers provide standard steering lock. The tool acts as an anti-theft tool that complements electronic protection systems. It does not enjoy special authority, more often it causes criticism due to operation at the wrong moment. How to act when the steering wheel is suddenly blocked, we will analyze.
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The steering lock mechanism is integrated into the ignition switch and works in tandem with it. If you turn the steering wheel when the key is not in the “Ignition” position or is not in the ignition at all, the steering wheel will instantly jam.
And this is not a malfunction.
To unlock the steering wheel with the key, simply insert it into the ignition switch and turn it to the "Ignition" position. Remember that the key must turn freely. If there is some tightness, then move the steering wheel left and right and the key will effortlessly take the required position. On the automatic gearbox, before this manipulation, it is necessary to move the gear selector to a position other than P.
In fact, the blocking is released even before the ignition is switched on. Turn the key slowly in the lock and, feeling a click, try turning the steering wheel. This click is barely noticeable, but felt by an experienced driver. This is how the blocking works. What about emergency?
The mechanics is such that the forced fixation of the steering shaft can occur suddenly and even in motion. This can happen for two reasons: the ignition switch is stuck or the steering lock mechanism is worn out.
The ignition lock does not last forever - pins wear out in it over time. As a result, the key is inserted, but does not turn. At first, the malfunction is spontaneous and often manifests itself in the cold. Let's say the key didn't turn a couple of times, but the third time it worked.
Over time, the situation only worsens and drivers resort to auxiliary means, foaming in the cold: they heat the key, lubricate the lock with both profile compounds and universal compounds such as WD-40 and silicone. If you really have to defrost the lock of the car door , then there is no one here: the result is the same - all this is useless and over time the locking mechanism finally wedges.
In this case, it will not be possible to remove the steering wheel from the lock according to the standard procedure - the ignition lock must be dismantled. You should not take into action recommendations of a forceful nature - to disrupt the steering wheel by force, etc.
This worked on old Zhiguli, but this method has nothing to do with modern cars. Only the risk of damaging the steering column increases, nothing more.
So, the lock must be removed, but how to do it when the steering wheel is locked. If the car is without airbags, then there are no difficulties - remove the steering wheel and that's it. If there is an airbag, then it is often not possible to dismantle it in a locked position. Let's consider this case.
Remove the blocked ignition lock in the following sequence:
This method is not applicable to all vehicles.
