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Old 10-14-05, 01:45 AM
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one my rx7 i've got a locking lug nut, they meake key but there really hard to get ahold of .
what should i use.


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i dont care if it get damaged i will get a new seat anyways
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Old 10-14-05, 02:04 AM
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At work we use a socket thats close to the same size and pound it on there then turn it off usally works
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Get a disk grinder and flatten two edges off, then get a strong vice grip plier on it.
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Are you sure it is a lock or is it just a standard lug bolt with the cap missing?
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any tire place should be able to remove it for you fairly quickly
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It Has 4 Holes Like This

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Kind Of Get The Idea?
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Weld a nut onto the lug and crank that nut boyeeeeee......
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hey drive,
do u know anything about rotary trannys???

if so can u tell me where the bolts are on the tranny that connect it to the
motor on a 1980 RX 7 ???

thanks
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you are in Chehalis? If so I live about 5 miles from you. Maybe even less!
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