Broken wheel lock

[odie43]

that may be your only option...

i use to have a tool that i made up, it was pair of vice grips with a slide hammer attach to it, worked really well. if you can rig something like this up, to get the socket off....

How did you attach the slide hammer? It's an excellent idea!!

 

[atk]

How did you attach the slide hammer? It's an excellent idea!!

welded the shaft of the slide hammer to adjustment bolt of the vice-grip....didn`t always give a straight pull, but did work....

 

[Zookie400]

do you have a 1/2" air gun that you could put on the socket and let it rip....it will come off that way! you may need to spin it until it heats up a bit and/or wears out the lug or socket so there is more slop, but if you spin it enoguh with a gun it will come off.

could you get a torch in there without damaging your rim? a little heat goes a long way!

also....if you have access to liquid nitrogen, or even propane (no smoking!!!) you could freeze the socket, it will shrink and possibly grab the nut hard enough to spin it off.

 

[silverF250]

What's the outcome on this?

 

[keanoknick]

FYI, for future refference, when using this "socket method" to remove a locking lug nut, always use a good quality impact rated socket, they are far less likely to break/split.

 

[odie43]

Thanks to all for the input, I got the socket of with a slide hammere and vise grips,and took a chisel and elbow grease to get the broken lock off. I have some gauges and chisel marks in my wheel and need to replace a stud.