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Problem with Kyokugen lug nuts!!! Anyone else???

Old 09-14-2002, 09:02 AM
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Default Problem with Kyokugen lug nuts!!! Anyone else???

I used Kyokugen light weight lug nuts when I got my CE28's about a month ago.
Yesterday, I went to take my wheels off and a few of the lug nuts got stripped along
with the special tool used to remove them. When I returned to the place I bought them,
they gave me a new removal tool and told me that they knew about the problem with
the tool and gave me a new one!

Now, the problem is, I have 2 lugs on one wheel that are stripped and I can't remove them!!!

Has anybody else experienced this??

How do I remove these two stripped lug nuts???

Thanks!
Old 09-14-2002, 06:38 PM
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Get a socket that is slightly smaller and hammer it on. That's what I had to do to get my locks off after loosing the key.

Now I have three locks stuck on 3 sockets.
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i would never use kyokugen again
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Originally posted by mingster
i would never use kyokugen again
Have you had a problem with these too??
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yeah, they're too weak and prone to stripping.
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Why dont you make the shop you bought them from get them off for you. They know about the problem so they should have some sort of solution
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I've had the same problem with these lug nuts and the (revised and the older version) key they provide. Sorry to hear about your two stipped lug nuts, I hope you can get them out without having to hack away at the studs . Can anyone recommend another brand of conical type (sp?) lug nuts?
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Spoon's aluminum lug nuts, I can recommend without a hesitation but they are rather pricey. About $6 each.
I never had any problem and weighs almost like paper.

Sorry to hear about the kyokugen lug nuts, I was going to try them after I sold Spoons' but now I may have to think of going back to Spoons'
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Thanks Randy, I totally forgot about the spoonies. I guess the $6 per lug nut had something to do with it . I guess I should get me a set before I get stranded on the side of the road with lug nuts that I can't take off .
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by 1Randyc
[B]Spoon's aluminum lug nuts, I can recommend without a hesitation but they are rather pricey.

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