Crud - need some help on wheel lug theft prevention thingy

[tdskip]

So the good news is that I’m about to move the ‘74 Tii to a workshop to make progress on the engine bay.

 

The bad news is that I can’t with the Flippin car because one tire is totally flat, not taking air, and there’s an anti-theft lug nut that I don’t have the matching pattern for. Ugh.

 

Any ideas? Help!

 

 

['76mintgrün'02]

Do you have a welder?

If you do, you may be able to weld a nut or a bolt onto it and spin it off with that.

[tdskip]

Ohhhh, good idea. I do actually have a MIG sitting near the car mocking me for not doing more with it.

 

Thanks!

[tdskip]

Well - snapped the welds right off, not sure what the lugs are made of since I got good penetration on the iron 7/8 nut but it didn't really adhere to the lug at all.

 

I suppose I could also cut a vertical slice in to then try and get a piece of strong metal in like a giant screwdriver.

 

Don't think these wheel lugs have been off in a very long time. Will have to try again.

 

Does this look like a pattern that a local tire shop might have laying around? Not sure how common/uncommon it is.

 

Thanks!

Edited June 5, 2020 by tdskip

[zinz]

Maybe try one of these bolt remover kits?

 

 

[zinz]

Or one of these??  

 

[Son of Marty]

For you old time members Phil the bomb guy would have that off in nano seconds.

[ray_]

Oh drive a craftsman socket onto it with a hammer.

 

/me rolls eyes....

[tdskip]

29 minutes ago, Son of Marty said:

For you old time members Phil the bomb guy would have that off in nano seconds.

 

OK - clue me in here, what would he do?

[Son of Marty]

Probably pack 7 or 8 pounds of c4 behind the wheel or maybe some thermite, he'd get er off fur sure.

 

 

PS before we get homeland security riled up, Phil was a ex army explosive ordnance man who to the best of my recollection never used explosives when working on cars,he hasn't been on the board in years. 

Edited June 5, 2020 by Son of Marty

[tdskip]

Sockets won't fit, either opening is too narrow or center prong is too wide.

 

My bolt extractors max at 19mm, so too small to fit around it.

 

Wondering if I got four small bolts, stuck them in the recessed area and then welded them together if that would work and be usable more that ones?

 

[tech71]

1 hour ago, tdskip said:

 

Does this look like a pattern that a local tire shop might have laying around? Not sure how common/uncommon it is.

 

 

I have a set of nut thingys from Harbor Freight, 16 different ones in there and none of them is a match for yours. Maybe not so common.

 

Edited June 5, 2020 by tech71

[ray_]

How about clamping a pair of Vise-Grips on, straight on?

[tdskip]

4 minutes ago, ray_ said:

How about clamping a pair of Vise-Grips on, straight on?

 

Hi Ray - tried that, just slipped.

[tdskip]

8 minutes ago, tech71 said:

I have a set of nut thingys from Harbor Freight, 16 different ones in there and none of them is a match for yours. Maybe not so common.

 

 

I'm special like that... ?