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bri-aan
27-08-2012, 11:28 PM
hey guys I have quite an issue..I've lost my locknut key for project kics r40 neochromes..
is there any way to get them off without it? PLEASE HELP!
Joeey
27-08-2012, 11:39 PM
get a socket that will nearly fit over it and hammer it onto there, get as much leverage as you can and it should break loose.

Done it many times,
Goodluck with it, its a real bitch.
DakDak
28-08-2012, 08:58 AM
^ This + repped.

Your probably going to need a new socket after as well.
bri-aan
28-08-2012, 11:04 AM
so there's no way i can get it out any other way? how many different patterns are there? because i tried one of my friends' lock nut keys for the same nuts but it didnt fit...
DakDak
28-08-2012, 11:20 AM
so there's no way i can get it out any other way? how many different patterns are there? because i tried one of my friends' lock nut keys for the same nuts but it didnt fit...

Go find 100 people with the same lock nut. Out of those 100 there is bound to be 1 person who will have the same key as you.
bri-aan
28-08-2012, 11:26 AM
GG...thanks guys!
FAITHLESS
28-08-2012, 11:34 AM
The socket trick works. Just don't use a socket from a good set because it will be ruined.
DC2-PWR
28-08-2012, 11:48 AM
I'm pretty sure you can purchase the key it self. Call up JDMyard or someone

I've bought my key through the place I bought my locknut wheel lugs because my key snapped.
Killa From Manila
28-08-2012, 06:33 PM
12 sided sockets fit perfectly on them lol
JDM DC2R
30-08-2012, 02:52 PM
Buy new nuts and go to a wheel joint and get them to change the nuts over. If you are a regular should be cost free!! Or just use a socket set and hammer. Super cheap sell bits for 5-10 dollars or so with 6m - 1 year warranty. Go there with a hammer and breaker bar and do it in the parking lot and return the part!!
mocchi
30-08-2012, 02:53 PM
Buy new nuts and go to a wheel joint and get them to change the nuts over. If you are a regular should be cost free!! Or just use a socket set and hammer. Super cheap sell bits for 5-10 dollars or so with 6m - 1 year warranty. Go there with a hammer and breaker bar and do it in the parking lot and return the part!!

you cant return it cos the nut gonna be stuck in the socket harder than my stiff 2".
JDM DC2R
30-08-2012, 03:12 PM
LOL true you need a vice and center punch to get it out!
MACDOG
30-08-2012, 05:16 PM
unbolt your whole suspension set up and get a new one. ^^