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[IpathyXe]

Alright so for a while now maybe two weeks my brakes have been squeaking alot and have started to make a loud scraping noise while the brakes are being engaged, so anyways when i got home i decided i was going to take the wheels off and givit a look. as soon as i pull out the impact wrench i rememberd i need the key for the lugs well guess what, cant find it. Any ideas?

[ILoveMyPatty]

Go to your stealership, get a new key. They'll probably charge you a lil bit for it, but hey... what good is having a spare when you can't take a tire off?

[eglaisi_91pathy]

If your desperate (or cheap)... grind 2 flat edges onto the nut so it kinda looks like this: (=) the horizontal parts are obviously higher. then proceed to use a large cresent wrench and repeat as needed. Youd probably want to buy new lugs after that, you could buy a set of regular ones, and if you dont think you need the special lugs, its definetley a cheaper route to go. I dont have the keyed ones.

[88pathoffroad]

Find a cheap expendable 12-point socket that's nearly the same size and pound it onto the nut. Use a ratchet or breaker bar to remove it. Or weld a nut onto the top of the old nut and crank it off that way.

[headpeace]

yeah and the squeak is there for a reason, so you dont get to the grinding point. probably gonna need to get your rotors turned

[IpathyXe]

Thanxs, you guys are life savers

[IpathyXe]

alright i think i found the problem alright I think theres too much brake fluid in the system causing rubbing with the rotors

[88pathoffroad]

Nope. The brake system is supposed to be full of fluid to begin with. There's no way to overfill anything but the reservoir.

[jj big shoe]

alright i think i found the problem alright I think theres too much brake fluid in the system causing rubbing with the rotors

Exactly. Get rid of all that pesky brake fluid and push the brake calipers apart. That way the brake pads will never touch the rotors and your wheels will spin squeak-free.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry, man. I had to.

 

If the other methods don't work try clamping a pair of vise grip pliers on your wheel lock lug then grip the pliers with another pair of pliers.

Edited November 12, 2006 by jj big shoe

[Mr. Pickles]

Ditto on the weld-on. Use a spare or buy a cheap replacement socket, maybe from a pawn shop or something, tack in in place, and go for it. I had a local tire shop do the removal after my key socket went AWOL, ,although it wasn't clean (burn through on my center caps, but at least it was pretty much free with some other work I was having done). Good luck!

[IpathyXe]

M,kay I'm completley stupid i put on new pads and went for a test drive, and guess what didnt bleed the breaks... So i sat around for an hour thinking i did something wrong..

[sammyb33]

wait.....

 

did you disconnect the brake lines during the job??

[eglaisi_91pathy]

I actually just found something for the lug nuts

http://www.amazon.com/CTA-Manufacturing-Em...r/dp/B0007N201M