Mark....Take a 1" cold chisel, a 5 lb sledge hammer. Set the chisel on the middle, one GOOD shot with the sledge should open that McGard forever. THAT'S how quick it was to steal a set of quality wheels with a McGard lock!!!

These locks will take a pounding with the air gun, not a cold chisel. Also after changing the wheels a few times, winter snows etc, the keyway gets worn and the key won't fit enough to grip the lock with excess clearance.

Take the lock and throw it away, buy matching nuts....end of story

 

https://www.princessauto.com/en/4-pc-locking-lug-nut-remover-set/product/PA0008787590

They work great.

Greaser wrote:

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https://www.princessauto.com/en/4-pc-locking-lug-nut-remover-set/product/PA0008787590

They work great.

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I used them on my old Accord as I left the key on the lock and drove away.   They work great, but it's a bear getting the locking lug nut out of the remover.

since you just removed and reinstalled them they should come off easier 

cdnpont wrote:

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Will it be an issue doing 4?

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 Clint is right about sometimes getting the locking nut out of the socket can be a problem.

I found that propping the remover socket on it's edges on top of a open vise and using the 1/2 inch drive hole 

to inserting an almost 1/2 piece of steel in the drive hole, a couple of good whacks with a hammer on the steel piece

and the locking nut will come out. There are 4 removal sockets in the set, try using one that's closest to the lock size.

I use it at PnP to remove wheels that have locks or stripped nuts.

In the junk yard it's an issue because there aren't any places to secure the remover socket,but with a vise at home it shouldn't be.

-G

-- Edited by Greaser on Sunday 28th of November 2021 11:09:57 PM