"CodyVella" (codyvella)
10/19/2016 at 15:34 • Filed to: None
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"CodyVella" (codyvella)
10/19/2016 at 15:34 • Filed to: None | 0
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I’ve never seen these before. I’m assuming it’s some kind of lock-nut, but every lug nut has been replaced with these. All 20... My sister just bought a 2010 Civic and we need to change the tires on it.
MonkeePuzzle
> CodyVella
10/19/2016 at 15:37 |
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you either A: need to get the matching socket. likely hidden somewhere within the car. try glovebox, cetner console, and all around the spare wheel well
B: you can JAM on a socket that JUUUUUST fits. it will ruin the socket, and you’ll probably need to replace the lug nuts with something that oyu have a matching socket for
C: a brother nut removing tool will work. it grips a nut. but clearance looks tight, and I suspect it wont fit
crowmolly
> CodyVella
10/19/2016 at 15:39 |
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A possibility if it will take the torque.
Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> MonkeePuzzle
10/19/2016 at 15:40 |
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If the matching spline socket is not available, you can usually fit anyone from the same brand on there. Otherwise, the socket that just fits is a perfectly good solution and shouldnt ruin the socket. It will get quite stuck on there though so it’s time consuming to pull it off the removed lug each time. Either way, I agree once removed, to replace the lugs with regular ones ASAP. Spline/locking nuts suck so much!
Dave the car guy , still here
> CodyVella
10/19/2016 at 15:40 |
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Spline drives, find a tuner shop in your town to see if they have a selection of sockets. There are many variations of diameter and number of splines. We have a shop in our region that has about 20 sockets. If non of those work we hammer a socket on them to remove them. We’ve ruined several sockets on some vehicles before all the nuts are removed.
Roadster Man
> CodyVella
10/19/2016 at 15:41 |
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Looks like the standard 6-slot aftermarket lug nut. Worst case scenario you can buy a cheap set of lugs on ebay for $20 and use the adapter that comes with the set.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> CodyVella
10/19/2016 at 15:42 |
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It’s called a spline drive lug nut. You need one of these:
ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
> CodyVella
10/19/2016 at 15:42 |
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If you don’t find the key in the car, you might check with your local discount tire/bigger tire shop of your choice. Some of those “tuner” lugs are pretty darn common, and many a tire shop will have sockets for them.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> CodyVella
10/19/2016 at 15:43 |
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To add, it’s not uncommon in situations where a normal lug nut would be too big, not just to avoid theft. It’s a big thing on tuner-y cars.
Snuze: Needs another Swede
> CodyVella
10/19/2016 at 15:44 |
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Worse comes to worst, get a socket that just barely fits, and tack weld it on. Once you get the lug nut off, grind off the weld bead and repeat on the next nut. It’s tedious but it will work.
Phederico
> MonkeePuzzle
10/19/2016 at 15:45 |
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**Replied to the wrong comment...my bad** You could just as easily drive into a tire repair shop (discount/fletcher etc) and ask them to remove it for you. I have this type of lug on my aftermarket wheels and they NEVER pull the socket from my glovebox when rotating or balancing my tires, pretty sure they have them.
JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> CodyVella
10/19/2016 at 15:46 |
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These are called “tuner nuts”they are smaller diameter than OEM nuts in oder to fit wheels with variable/tight nut spacing or design clearance. There are special sockets that fit them, they should should be redily available at most better autoparts shops (especially those that sell wheels), though there are several different competing “standards”... these look like the Six-Spline-small style, which are quite common.
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Phederico
> CodyVella
10/19/2016 at 15:46 |
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You could just as easily drive into a tire repair shop (discount/fletcher etc) and ask them to remove it for you. I have this type of lug on my aftermarket wheels and they NEVER pull the socket from my glovebox when rotating or balancing my tires, pretty sure they have them.
Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> Phederico
10/19/2016 at 15:48 |
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This. Tyre shops are used to dealing with people who lose wheel nut keys, they have their ways of removing them.
Die-Trying
> CodyVella
10/19/2016 at 16:00 |
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pipe wrench, or sacrifice a socket, and drive it over the lock with a hammer, and remove..............
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Die-Trying
> CodyVella
10/19/2016 at 16:20 |
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try and make a “home made oil filter wrench tool”...........
Rykilla303
> CodyVella
10/20/2016 at 18:20 |
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Lotsa good ideas. I had this problem on my truck and made my own solution.
