10-01-2020, 06:09 PM | #1 |
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Broken Wheel Lock! HELP!
Hi All, I have a broken wheel lock and a stripped wheel key. The issue I'm facing is that my Vorsteiner Wheels do not have the same sized wheel lug well as stock wheels, meaning BMW cannot fit their lock extraction tools. Attached is a picture of the broken lock and wheel, anything you know that can help let me know! Thank you all in advance for reading, and hope you're having a great day!
Also, 4 tire shops have refused to work on the car because they don't want to damage the wheel. I have been trying to find a solution for 3 weeks and still nothing. Anyways, thanks for reading!
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If the wheel lock key is damaged, you can email closeup photos of the wheel lock to McGard. They can match the photo and send you a brand new key. Spray PB blaster into the wheel lock area. And have brake cleaner handy to clean it up later. I use a short 1/2" drive socket that slips over the wheel lock key. (Shorter sockets are easier to hold onto the wheel lock key.) Then a long 25" 1/2" drive breaker bar into the socket. Have someone hold the socket perfectly straight on the wheel lock key as someone turns the breaker bar to loosen it. I even bought an 18" piece of steel pipe at Lowe's that slips over the breaker bar to create even more torque. |
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You set the tool to turn counter clockwise then wack it once with the sledgehammer. Then reset it and wack it again. The tool drives forward and then turns slightly. Same function as airtool but can't round it off. This is exactly how my dealer removed my wheel lock |
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10-02-2020, 03:25 AM | #7 |
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To me it looks like your adapter / key has stripped so that it has left its cookie cutter part into the groove of the bolt. Before drilling the bolt itself not to mention welding (which will ruin the wheel) I would suggest you do all you can to pry that cookie cutter part out of the groove and then try to open the bolt again with a new adapter. Personally I would probably take my Dremel grinder and try to cut the cookie cutter into pieces which I could then pry out with an o-ring pick tool.
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Happened to me last week. Went to change my wheels, managed three, disaster on the last wheel!!
Tried everything to remove the remains of the key out of the lock but to no avail. Couldn't hammer a socket onto the head as it would just spin. In the end i called out a local guy who removed the bolt without damaging the wheel. |
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Hi all, I resolved the issue! McGard customer support will send you a drill out kit at the cost of $100 deposit. Once you use the 3 different sized drill bits, the head of the bolt will fall off leaving just the threads of the bolt hanging out of the hub. Once you're done with the removal, you send the kit back and get your deposit back. Note that this process takes 2+ hours! I will leave a link below of the same process just on a Volvo instead of a BMW (doesn't make a difference). Good luck!
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