Chad is Dead Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 My girlfriend got a flat tire and I'm changing it but in the middle of the lugnuts theres another screw thing that I can't get off and have no idea how to do it. It's not square and nothing in the trunk fits it. Anyone know how I can get it off? I googled it but couldnt find anything. btw its a 98 toyota camry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verse Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 So you mean there's a wheel lock on it? Check her center console, glovebox, and trunk area, those are the normal hiding places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad is Dead Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Couldnt find anything in either of those places. Anything else I could use to get it off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verse Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 I have a master lock key kit in my toolbox at work for Toyota's, but that doesn't help much. You could try to pound a slightly larger socket on it. That's about all I can say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad is Dead Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 i just looked up what wheel lock looked like and thats not what the problem is. I can get all the lug nuts off, but in the very center there is something keeping the wheel from coming completely off. There is a piece of metal sticking up that is blocking it from being able to twist off. It seems like it should be able to twist off easily as long as the piece wasnt in its way. I've tried simply getting it to stick down but I have it almost completely down and I still can't get it out of the way. And the tire is completely flat so I can't drive it to get it fixed anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 can u get a picture of the issue your having mabey they might help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 Can you post a pic? This isnt sounding right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verse Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 As long as you got the lug nuts off, that's all the holds the wheel on. Kick it a few times, it may just be corroded to the hub. You get that a lot on Toyota's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Automotive Posted February 24, 2008 Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 If its a 1998 Toyota Camry there is nothing more then 5 lugs holding it on. As stated kick it from the back. Or give it a few swift blows around the back of the rim and it will come off. I had that problem all the time on mine. They are pretty stubborn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad is Dead Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 i've kicked the living shit out of it and its not budging. I'll try to get a picture sometime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad is Dead Posted February 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2008 i'm a fuckin idiot....i didnt even need to take off the thing I was messing with. So my buddy comes over and laughs and me and then kicks it a couple more times and it comes off...so problem solved and I suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyctsv Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 i'm a fuckin idiot....i didnt even need to take off the thing I was messing with. So my buddy comes over and laughs and me and then kicks it a couple more times and it comes off...so problem solved and I suck. I know the feeling - last fall I was doing the brakes on my 02 Suburban. I was trying to get the rear rotor off and it would not budge. I beat the piss out of it. I then got my mean on and gave it all I had. Nada. Then an idea hit me - I went into the cab and the parking brake was on. I released it and the freakin rotor fell off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evan9381 Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 i hate rust seizing shit on best thing you can do is go to autozone and get some anti-seize grease. now, whenever i do rotors and sometimes wheels, i put some between the hub and the back of the rotor, and sometimes a light coat on the hat of the rotor where the wheel contacts it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 I think I know the thing you were messing up. On the hub right? Lots of problems getting wheels of today it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Automotive Posted February 25, 2008 Report Share Posted February 25, 2008 i'm a fuckin idiot....i didnt even need to take off the thing I was messing with. So my buddy comes over and laughs and me and then kicks it a couple more times and it comes off...so problem solved and I suck. you must have missed my post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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