There are special sockets that are hammered onto the lugnut that will grip enough to. Remove them, does anyone in your shop have a set you can borrow?Maybe Advance Auto or someplace like that has a loner (doubtful due to liability)A local tire shop perhaps?Good luck. You probably find the key after you get them off (grin).
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87 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Country Squire Station Wagon. 4.10's, Repacked Trac Loc, Boxed LCA's, Explorer Intake, 65mm T-body, 'Stang Cam, 'Stang Air tube, K&N, GT-40X Heads, 1" Spacer, 1 5/8 BBK's, 2.5" Pypes X-pipe w/high flow cats, Single Chamber Thunderbolts, B&M 'vertor, Po-lice Swaybars.
91 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park Station Wagon. K-Code, 4.10's, Repacked Trac Loc, MK VII LSC Engine, 'Stang Upper Intake, Stang Air Tube, K&N, 65 mm T-Body, 'Stang Headers, 'Stang Cat Pipe,'Stang Torque Convertor, 2 Chamber Thunderbolts.
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I lucked out once finding a local tire shop who removed some wheel locks for me for free. Said they didn't want to bother billing me for like 2 minutes.
I'd tried to get my hands on lugnut removal sockets through the AZ rental program, but no dice.2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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Lugnuts: Cone Seat vs Bulge Cone Seat?
After much procrastination, I'm going to go with McGard.
However, in 1/2-20 they have two variants. Cone Seat (part # 64000 for a pack of 4) and Bulge Cone Seat (part # 64010 for a pack of 4).
Cone Seat:
Bulge Cone Seat:
The picture, angle, and shininess make it a little hard to see what it really looks like - saw them at a local Pep Boys and was wondering.... Is there an advantage to going with the bulge cone seat? They do cost more, but not counting cost, why should I choose one over the other?
Thanks.Last edited by King_V; 03-09-2012, 01:05 PM.1987 Ford LTD Crown Victoria 2-door Coupe - perpetually "sort of" for sale...
Black with Red cloth (velour?) interior.
Purchased on 10/10/2008, with only 70,386 original miles, and only ONE previous owner.
Reader's Ride post, First pic with "new" rims, Other pics with "new" rimsComment
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There are pros and cons to both.
The cone seat is plated and can corrode with time.
The bulge cone seat has a stainless steel covering. This won't rust, but it can corrode underneath and cause the lug nut to... *ahem*... "bulge" to the point the socket won't fit over the nut.
The people who own show cars remove lug nuts with sockets that have a plastic layer inside, so as not to mar the lug nut.Comment
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