Broke My Locking Lug Key

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what do i do? i wont be able to get any of my wheels off till i get a new one

 

BlownFiveLiter

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If you know the brand, and the lock/key has a number on it, you can call them and order one. Otherwise, time to use the tried and true method of beating a socket onto the lock (did this way too many times as a tire tech).

 

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The locks came with my car from the factory. if the lock indeed has a number on it, will ford be able to get a new one?

 

BlownFiveLiter

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The Ford ones came with a little tag attached to the key with a reorder number on it. I did that for my 95 after I lost the key, but still had the tag.

 

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i struggled to not loose the key over 11 years, much less that tag. Any other options?

 

HISSIN50

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Matt, how many different keys do you think there are? I am wondering if Ford keeps a ring of keys around for when customers drop off cars and dont provide the key. I wonder if they would let him try a zillion keys on his wheel.

 

BlownFiveLiter

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There's probably a pretty good amount of them. When I used to work at a Firestone dealer years ago, we had a box full of keys to try, and every so often, we'd get lucky and have one that worked. It might not be a bad idea to check around at local tire shops to see if they possibly have one they'd let you use to get the locks off?

 

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I helped my buddy with that and we used bigger socket over whole lug and punch with hammer and that screw it off

 

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I took my car to a local tire shop and had them take the locks off. They didn't charge me because I was buying new tires. Mostly all tire shops have a tool which they use to get wheel locks off. Well, when I worked a Goodyear 6 years ago, we had one.

 

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the same thing happened to me about a year ago... the lug lock was on there so tight that i simply sheared the end of the key off... I went to the local Ford dealership (I think it was Sarat Ford) and they let me use the keys they have until i found the one that fits... they have a whole kit with about 20-40 locks i think. once i found the one that fit they just ordered a new key for me... no big deal even though at first i freaked

 

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Your local Ford dealer should have a master kit that will fit them, they only made like 6 or 8 different locking lugs for the factory.

 

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FYI. Don't ever let the tire places install your wheel locks. Take them off before you give them the car and put them on after receiving your car. They put them on so damn tight with the impact wrenches. We all know they should use a torque wrench but how many times have you seen them just hit the lugs and wheel locks with the impact wrench. I don't know if that is what happened the the original poster but just a small tid bit.

Peace
Al

 

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I had a flat tire last year, which was my first experience with taking the wheels off, but I had no idea where the key was. I had to call Ford as well, and they said there were somewhere around 25 keys made for the 95, and that there was no way of figuring out which key it was by your VIN. They said there was nothing they could do. I called the guy that I bought it from and he told me where it was, still in the spare hideaway attatched to the jack. Everything worked out good then

 

94GTLaserRC

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slvrbullit302 said:

Your local Ford dealer should have a master kit that will fit them, they only made like 6 or 8 different locking lugs for the factory.

Click to expand...

Unless you know somewhere there, they WILL charge you for that.

What they do is put in a service tag, take the car back fit it, charge you an hour labor, THEN charge you for a new key....if that's what you want

Maybe someone that posted here has an extra key.....that's how I got mine to come off.

Good Luck
RC

 

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They sell a tool for this. Its like a socket that you hit onto the locking nut, and inside of the socket has teeth in it, so when u hit the impact to take it off in reverse the teeth bite into the locking nut and zip it right off. Without that good luck getting it off, esp. if it has been impacted on there. If the locking keys are aftermarket ones and not factory there are thousands of different keys.

 

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Im not too happy i will have to take it to ford. I know they will rape me for a damn key like RC was saying...
It shered off because i put it on crooked and applied torque. FYI- Dont work on your car drunk ppl