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18"x8.5" RS4 rep wheel for sale?
Looks like I'll have to destroy one to get the
"useless friggin' McGard wheel lock" off,
even Al @ CP&T could not get it off.
Any suggestions?
FARK!!!! :-/
Looks like I'll have to destroy one to get the
"useless friggin' McGard wheel lock" off,
even Al @ CP&T could not get it off.
Any suggestions?
FARK!!!! :-/
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No torch @ the crib,
plus wouldn't the wheel melt
before the hardened tool steel stud?
Al suggested a hole saw... :-(
Hey Bill S. can't I Tig/Mig weld a
little rod to the broken wheel
lock then twist it off all as one?
Or go ballistic with a plasma cutter?
before the hardened tool steel stud?
Al suggested a hole saw... :-(
Hey Bill S. can't I Tig/Mig weld a
little rod to the broken wheel
lock then twist it off all as one?
Or go ballistic with a plasma cutter?
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Get a bigger hammer, pound a slightly smaller socket on
Then get a real impact gun and go to town. It'll come off eventually.
If that fails, weld a nut to the end.
You should be able to get it off without destroying the rim, that'd be a last last last resort IMO.
If that fails, weld a nut to the end.
You should be able to get it off without destroying the rim, that'd be a last last last resort IMO.
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^^^This has worked for me in the past.
Use a 12 point socket you're willing to sacrifice. I've even taken some carborundum cloth and used that between the socket and the nut to give it a little extra bite.
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Done this a few times...
...on various wheels. I've used the "hammer a bigger socket on" method as well as plain ol' visegrips. I've heard of people welding a nut to the lock, but never seen it in person. Either way, if you chip up the rim a little, I know a great source for rim repair.
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Easier said then done...
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/52926/mccraplock.jpg"></center><p>I drilled down through the actual lock, and it looks
like the tool steel runs down the shaft of
the stud. Going to Suburban Welding
tomorrow a.m. in Franklin Park, "over by der".
like the tool steel runs down the shaft of
the stud. Going to Suburban Welding
tomorrow a.m. in Franklin Park, "over by der".