Instructions for removing locks from car wheels

If your car has lock bolts or nuts and you are having trouble removing the locks or have lost your wrench, then this guide is for you. Secret bolt, it can cause a lot of trouble for the car owner, consider removing it.

Wheel and alloy wheel protection

What tasks does the secret bolt perform?

Wheel locks have been around for a long time and are becoming increasingly popular with vehicle owners due to their many benefits. They allow you to protect the wheels and alloy wheels of the car from theft, and therefore are a very convenient device for car owners. One of the main problems that car owners face is carefully hidden wheel locks that are inaccessible to thieves. It should be a place that is easy for you to remember so that you can easily find them when you need them.

Keep in mind that when installing Chinese wheel bolts, they will most likely remove the lock from it. The keys to such sets are easy to pick up, as a rule, the assortment of Chinese walnuts consists of 2-3 copies, respectively, every third has the keys.

Where should I store or put the secret key

Well, always keep the keys and a special bolt in the car, because if you have a flat tire on the way, you can easily replace it.

What does a key and a secret nut look like?

Wrenches come in many designs, but they all look more or less the same. Standard 2-3 inches long and 1-11/2 inches wide. One end is hexagonal and the other is hollow with an insert for attaching a wheel nut. It happens that the small size of the tool is not easy to find right away. Take your time. Carefully inspect all possible places in your car if you want to achieve a result in the search and not think that you are lost.

Where can I see keys with a secret

There are so many places in your car where these nuts can be found that we can't list them all, but we'll look at the most obvious places where they're commonly found.

In the car we check:

• The glove box, as this is one of the preferred places to store the key.
• Check under the car seats. Some cars have hidden compartments under the seats.
• Pay attention to the pockets on the backs of car seats and cup holders.
• Don't forget to check the door pockets and ashtray.
• If you didn't find it in the car, it might be hidden somewhere in the trunk.
• Check all compartments in the trunk, as well as the first aid kit. Lift up the mat and check under it.
• Remove the spare wheel and check it.

However, people often forget or lose their keys. If you're unlucky enough to find it, don't worry. You can remove the supplied security blocks on the car without a key, but for this you need:

Required Tools

The tool kits depend on how the wheel locks are removed. But just in case, prepare some tools, namely:

• Jack
• Hammer
• Screwdriver
• Knucklehead
• Wrench
• Standard bolt
• Canonical extractor
• Drilling, welding

You may need other tools to remove the nuts.

Secret form

First you need to find out what kind of modules are on wheels in order to understand how to quickly and efficiently remove the wheel lock without a key with your own hands.

There are a total of four types of bolt head shapes. From them:

Simplified rectangular models from 4 to 40 faces.

Figured profiles with applied lines of various configurations and shapes.

Perforated - these are profiles with a number of holes of different diameters and depths. They are the most reliable due to 100% uniqueness of the key.

Combined: cases where shaped and perforated profiles are combined.

The ability to remove the lock

If the set was relatively inexpensive, you can try picking up a key item. However, if the secrets are marked and set a long time ago, then most likely they were attached, for this reason you will not be too lazy to remove the secrets.

Removing the tightening of bolts

The extraction technique involves turning the lock while inhaling and loosening the other nuts.

How to unscrew the lock without a key, the algorithm:

1. You need to download the secret. To do this, tighten all the nuts without exception to the maximum.
2. Raise the car with a jack so that the wheel with the lock does not touch the ground.
3. Use the hammer to knock on the secret from all sides. The goal is to loosen up.
4. Lower the wheel back to the ground.
5. Unscrew all nuts so that only the locks hold the wheel.
6. Jack up the car again;
7. Loosen the wheel with your hands so that it rests only on the hub.

Fully tighten all nuts, removing the load from the guard bolts in the same way.

You can usually unscrew the lock with your hands at this point, but if they get stuck, you will have to repeat the steps several times until you can remove the wheel.

Fully tighten all nuts

Socket head

How to remove the keyless lock with an effective method, take:

1. Hammer, screwdriver, standard bolt;
2. Wrench;
3. The bushing is smaller in diameter than the bolt heads.
4. Algorithm of actions:
5. In the heading of the secret, using a hammer, score the final title. Keep tapping until it takes the shape of the edges of the socket head.
6. Place a torque wrench on the head of the nut and begin to unscrew. Try to unscrew as slowly as possible, periodically pause. The main goal is to move the nut from its place, it needs to be unscrewed.
7. Screw the normal protective bolts into place.

To remove the unscrewed element from the end head, you can unscrew it a little, but so that the secret can be unscrewed by hand. The end head is loosened and removed from the bolt with a snapping motion.

Sometimes the configuration of the protective bolts does not allow other people's heads to be hammered even with a well-chosen diameter.

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Internal extractor

In fact, a device was invented to extract broken studs from bolts. But it turned out that this tool can also be used to automatically remove protective bolts.

Algorithm of actions:

1. Drill a hole in the bolt according to the shape and size of the extractor to insert it in.
2. Using a hammer, drive the extracts into the bolt.
3. Lock the extractor with a clamp and start unscrewing it clockwise. Rotate slowly, without sudden movements, jerks, if the thread breaks, you cannot do without the help of specialists.
4. Choose bits for high speed steel. For hardened metal, bits with victorious tips are used. To prevent the drill from breaking, the head of the nut is liberally lubricated.

Insert the extracts into the bolt

With a gas wrench

If the key is lost and it is impossible to unscrew the protective nuts in another way, use a gas wrench.

Using a special wrench, tighten the lug of the nut. Then focus, do your best, and start spinning. Alternatively, you can cut off the edges with a file and try to remove the nuts with a wrench.

Use the gas key

Use a drill

Removing locks with a drill and a solid drill, so you can try to drill a protective module. Principle of operation:

• Drill a hole approximately in the middle of the module;
• Gradually it is necessary to increase the drilling area by slowly removing the nut body;
• The drill pen should be replaced as the hole diameter increases, drilling until the module is completely removed.

Drill a hole in the middle with a drill and a solid drill

Welding method

When removing nuts by welding, there is a high risk of damaging the disc or rubber. However, with a responsible approach, such consequences can be avoided. Completely insulate all parts of the wheel, body, which can be damaged by sparks and welding arc.

Algorithm of actions:

1. Choose a special nut of the required diameter;
2. Solder it to the head of the secret;
3. Wait until the weld has set;
4. Unscrew the wheel with a wrench.

Sometimes nothing can be welded to the head, because some manufacturers are so concerned about the safety of the wheels that they produce protective metal blocks consisting of different alloys that simply do not weld.

Weld the nut to the head of the lock

Split the secret

If you don't want to use a lot of physical force, but don't know how to unscrew it on the wheel in a different way, try splitting it. This method will require liquid nitrogen, it can be bought at car markets for about 400-500 rubles. The method may seem frivolous, but in the end it is very effective.

Algorithm of actions:

1. Drill a small hole in the center of the protection module.
2. Fill the hole with liquid nitrogen from a canister.
3. Wait for the metal to solidify optimally and start hammering. The idea is that it should fall apart.
4. The main thing is not to freeze too much and start hitting with a hammer in time.
5. When using this method, first be careful not to get the nitrogen on your skin or eyes.

This method requires liquid nitrogen

How to make a new key

To make a new copy, you need to find a good locksmith and provide him with a cast of protective modules. To create an impression, use the usual children's plasticine. Place the molds in the box so they don't warp.

Make a cast of protection modules

How not to remove a secret

The most common mistake car owners make when losing a key to a lock is to remove the locks with a chisel. With this method, the rim is always damaged.

The second common mistake is removal with a gas wrench. The bottom line is that manufacturers of famous brands often produce locks with a rotating anti-trap ring. The gas wrench can only be used on stamped wheels.

Removing secrets when a key is lost is much more than the methods mentioned. In order not to lose the key, it is better to buy a case for it and attach it to the balloon key. So he will always be safe. Also make a duplicate of the key. After all, it is better to prevent problems than to solve them in the end, thereby spending enormous physical strength and a lot of time.

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