Re: lost the key to my locking lugs
 

In article <42E450FA.6030308@interbaun.com>,
"motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote:

> Any event (aside from a death or something) that caused you to get rid
> of a Plymouth and into a Honda is actually good news :-)

Out of one piece of transmission hell, straight into another...

Re: lost the key to my locking lugs
 

In article <42E450FA.6030308@interbaun.com>,
"motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote:

> Any event (aside from a death or something) that caused you to get rid
> of a Plymouth and into a Honda is actually good news :-)

Out of one piece of transmission hell, straight into another...

Re: lost the key to my locking lugs
 

"Figaro" <Figaro@mailinator.com> wrote in
news:J5CdnWNPvN5Gen7fRVn-pg@comcast.com:

>
> "T L via CarKB.com" <forum@CarKB.com> wrote in message
> news:51CD88A802D76@CarKB.com...
>|
>| Hey all,
>|
>| I put some 14" rims on my 98 civic, they look nice and all, nuthin
>| too
> fancy.
>| The guy who sold them to me also gave me a set of locking lugs. Well
>| the other night, I had to remove a tire in order to survey some
>| damage to it.
> In
>| the process, I think I may have left the key to the locking lugs
>| behind
> (the
>| mosquitos were drivin me nuts!). DAMMIT. So I don't know the
> manufacture,
>| or the 'code' to the lugs, ruling out the ability to get in touch
>| with the manufacturer for a replacement.
>|
>| So, any ideas how I can get these things off? I think I may just go
>| back
> to
>| regular lug nuts, in case this happens again someday, but right now i
>| just want to get this addressed, I am very nervous driving around
>| without the ability to remove my wheels at will....
>|


> this happened to me with my acura integra a few years ago. i brought
> the car to the acura dealer and they made short work of it. they
> charged me $35.
>


I bought my locking lugs at the Acura dealer,and I suspect they all are the
same,use the same key.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Re: lost the key to my locking lugs
 

"Figaro" <Figaro@mailinator.com> wrote in
news:J5CdnWNPvN5Gen7fRVn-pg@comcast.com:

>
> "T L via CarKB.com" <forum@CarKB.com> wrote in message
> news:51CD88A802D76@CarKB.com...
>|
>| Hey all,
>|
>| I put some 14" rims on my 98 civic, they look nice and all, nuthin
>| too
> fancy.
>| The guy who sold them to me also gave me a set of locking lugs. Well
>| the other night, I had to remove a tire in order to survey some
>| damage to it.
> In
>| the process, I think I may have left the key to the locking lugs
>| behind
> (the
>| mosquitos were drivin me nuts!). DAMMIT. So I don't know the
> manufacture,
>| or the 'code' to the lugs, ruling out the ability to get in touch
>| with the manufacturer for a replacement.
>|
>| So, any ideas how I can get these things off? I think I may just go
>| back
> to
>| regular lug nuts, in case this happens again someday, but right now i
>| just want to get this addressed, I am very nervous driving around
>| without the ability to remove my wheels at will....
>|


> this happened to me with my acura integra a few years ago. i brought
> the car to the acura dealer and they made short work of it. they
> charged me $35.
>


I bought my locking lugs at the Acura dealer,and I suspect they all are the
same,use the same key.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Re: lost the key to my locking lugs
 

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in news:elmop-
7F739B.22565924072005@nntp3.usenetserver.com:

> In article <42E450FA.6030308@interbaun.com>,
> "motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote:
>
>> Any event (aside from a death or something) that caused you to get rid
>> of a Plymouth and into a Honda is actually good news :-)
>
> Out of one piece of transmission hell, straight into another...
>
>

Automatic transmissions,I presume.
I've owned Honda products since 1975 and never had any troubles with the
manual trannys.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Re: lost the key to my locking lugs
 

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in news:elmop-
7F739B.22565924072005@nntp3.usenetserver.com:

> In article <42E450FA.6030308@interbaun.com>,
> "motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote:
>
>> Any event (aside from a death or something) that caused you to get rid
>> of a Plymouth and into a Honda is actually good news :-)
>
> Out of one piece of transmission hell, straight into another...
>
>

Automatic transmissions,I presume.
I've owned Honda products since 1975 and never had any troubles with the
manual trannys.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Re: lost the key to my locking lugs
 

I actually had 151k miles on the Plymouth. The Transmission was replaced at
no cost to me at 74k miles.
My Ody is at 87k and is running fine.

"Elmo P. Shagnasty"
>
> Out of one piece of transmission hell, straight into another...
>

Re: lost the key to my locking lugs
 

I actually had 151k miles on the Plymouth. The Transmission was replaced at
no cost to me at 74k miles.
My Ody is at 87k and is running fine.

"Elmo P. Shagnasty"
>
> Out of one piece of transmission hell, straight into another...
>

Re: lost the key to my locking lugs
 

In article <Xns969E681BF945Ejyanikkuanet@129.250.170.86>,
Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov.> wrote:

> Automatic transmissions,I presume.
> I've owned Honda products since 1975 and never had any troubles with the
> manual trannys.

Absolutely.

Yes, auto trans.

Re: lost the key to my locking lugs
 

In article <Xns969E681BF945Ejyanikkuanet@129.250.170.86>,
Jim Yanik <jyanik@abuse.gov.> wrote:

> Automatic transmissions,I presume.
> I've owned Honda products since 1975 and never had any troubles with the
> manual trannys.

Absolutely.

Yes, auto trans.

Re: lost the key to my locking lugs
 

"motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote in message
news:42E450FA.6030308@interbaun.com...
> Any event (aside from a death or something) that caused you to get rid of
> a Plymouth and into a Honda is actually good news :-)
>
> 'Curly'
>
True enough!

Mike (former owner of a Plymouth Duster)

Re: lost the key to my locking lugs
 

"motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote in message
news:42E450FA.6030308@interbaun.com...
> Any event (aside from a death or something) that caused you to get rid of
> a Plymouth and into a Honda is actually good news :-)
>
> 'Curly'
>
True enough!

Mike (former owner of a Plymouth Duster)

Re: lost the key to my locking lugs
 

"T L via CarKB.com" <forum@CarKB.com> wrote in message
news:51CD88A802D76@CarKB.com...
>
> Hey all,
>
> I put some 14" rims on my 98 civic, they look nice and all, nuthin too
> fancy.
> The guy who sold them to me also gave me a set of locking lugs. Well the
> other night, I had to remove a tire in order to survey some damage to it.
> In
> the process, I think I may have left the key to the locking lugs behind
> (the
> mosquitos were drivin me nuts!). DAMMIT. So I don't know the
> manufacture,
> or the 'code' to the lugs, ruling out the ability to get in touch with the
> manufacturer for a replacement.
>
> So, any ideas how I can get these things off? I think I may just go back
> to
> regular lug nuts, in case this happens again someday, but right now i just
> want to get this addressed, I am very nervous driving around without the
> ability to remove my wheels at will....
>
I had to rescue the son of a friend who faced that problem on the freeway
(d'oh!) so I called my friends at Discount Tire and explained the situation.
Their method (which worked like a charm for me) was to select a six point
socket that wouldn't quite fit over the locking lug and drive it on with a
hammer, then remove it the obvious way. I used a Craftsman socket, but any
decent socket should work. The metal peeled back as I drove it on, so gloves
or great care are a must. The socket was then firmly attached to the locking
lug, and it took a session with a bench vice, hammer and punch to separate
them. The socket was undamaged.

Mike

Re: lost the key to my locking lugs
 

"T L via CarKB.com" <forum@CarKB.com> wrote in message
news:51CD88A802D76@CarKB.com...
>
> Hey all,
>
> I put some 14" rims on my 98 civic, they look nice and all, nuthin too
> fancy.
> The guy who sold them to me also gave me a set of locking lugs. Well the
> other night, I had to remove a tire in order to survey some damage to it.
> In
> the process, I think I may have left the key to the locking lugs behind
> (the
> mosquitos were drivin me nuts!). DAMMIT. So I don't know the
> manufacture,
> or the 'code' to the lugs, ruling out the ability to get in touch with the
> manufacturer for a replacement.
>
> So, any ideas how I can get these things off? I think I may just go back
> to
> regular lug nuts, in case this happens again someday, but right now i just
> want to get this addressed, I am very nervous driving around without the
> ability to remove my wheels at will....
>
I had to rescue the son of a friend who faced that problem on the freeway
(d'oh!) so I called my friends at Discount Tire and explained the situation.
Their method (which worked like a charm for me) was to select a six point
socket that wouldn't quite fit over the locking lug and drive it on with a
hammer, then remove it the obvious way. I used a Craftsman socket, but any
decent socket should work. The metal peeled back as I drove it on, so gloves
or great care are a must. The socket was then firmly attached to the locking
lug, and it took a session with a bench vice, hammer and punch to separate
them. The socket was undamaged.

Mike