Like an idiot, I fell for the wheel lock sales. Now one is stuck on one of my wheels. I got a tire repaired and it came up flat again. I was going to remove it and put my spare wheel on to drag the tire to the shop and yell at them because it is low again. I went to get in to head to the gas station to air everything up to make it safe on the way, only to discover that the other front tire is flat (neighborhood punks, I think). I tried removing the flat one as the original flat one is merely low, and I can air it up enough to get me to the shop. The wheel lock is stuck on the new flat one, and the wheel lock removal tool (McGard thru Scion) is stripped on the inside.

Two Questions:
Any ideas how to remove the lock? I still have the original lugs that the locks replaced, and I fully intend on putting the regular lugs back on. I just gott get that lock off before I can even get the car to the shop!

Anyone in the Fburg area have a portable air Tank I could borrow? Hell, I'll air the tires and take them straight to the dealer to remove the locks.

 

dealerships should be able to get them off becuase they have universal sets because alot of people trade in cars with wheel locks on them, and forget to give them the wheel lock key.

 

Yes, but first I have to be able to get to the dealer, hence the need for a portable air tank.

 

meh, fill it up with air, put in some cactus juice, roll the wheel, drive to the dealership.

 

So, do I just wrap my lips around the stem and BLOW? I have flats right now. I can't get to a garage to put air into them.

Sorry if I'm short; I have a rough couple of weeks and had a fight with my wife tonight.

 

bah, just give your wife a taste of the back of your hand, and be done with her.

as for filling up the tire, you don't need to put your lips on the valve and blow, that is unsanitary, just borrow your neighbor's kid's bicycle pump.

 

THAT I have. I didn't think it would push enough pressure with the weight of the car and all. I'll try it. Thanks...

 

yeah, it would probably burst from the pressure, maybe you could try filling it while that tire is up in the air on a jack stand? that would relieve the weight off that tire and make it easier to fill.

 

DAMN! Got those too! Guess I'll be airing my tires tomorrow!