View Full Version : How to remove a lock on spare tire HELP!!!
cadillac04
12-05-2008, 10:09 PM
I have never received my lock key and I need it to remove my spare tire. How can I get it off??????
Desert Dan
12-05-2008, 10:31 PM
Did you check in the glove box or center console?
go to a dealer or maybe a tire shop?
You might be able to grab the lug nut with a wrench (vise grips?) and turn it that way
RubHer Yellow Ducky
12-05-2008, 10:41 PM
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fourfourto
12-05-2008, 10:46 PM
Mine was in a clear plastic envelope in the glove box.(I think it also included a card with a serial # if key was lost)
http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon2.gifThere is a little pocket on the carpeted material on the jack (in the jack cubby.. http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif ;) )where it belongs ,I would check there.
Planohummer
12-05-2008, 11:39 PM
get a 1/2" drive 12pt socket. i think about 24 mm should be just shy of fitting. beat it on with a hammer then ratchet off. put socket in vise and hammer lug nut out of socket with punch/large bolt.
Crash ?
12-06-2008, 03:04 AM
Somewhere along the way, I've managed to loose mine.. I think it may have been when I had the dealer do a tire rotation and balance back in June.. Was glad I found out about it before needing the spare in the middle of nowhere. Had to latch onto the lock with channel locks and tap 'em with a hammer until it broke loose.. Just trying to turn it with the locks they'd slip off.. The sharp hammer blow would knock 'em off as well, but it'd loosen up just a bit more with each blow. Replaced the lock with a regular lugnut I had in the garage.
cadillac04
12-08-2008, 01:14 AM
Thanks guys!!! It was a great help.:clapping:
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