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Old 11-20-2004, 03:10 PM
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I have 1 lug nut on each wheel that is hollow.. the straight socket that is in the tool kit does not fit that one.. but does all the others.. it says 21 on it.

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Old 11-20-2004, 03:46 PM
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i had that problem once when i got a flat tire. you will have to contact the porsche people near you and get the "special socket" thats fits your wheel lock. i was able to pick it up at the dealership. otherwise you can have them take it off for you. be careful with it my brother broke 2 of the sockets they sent me trying to get it off. it some kind of safety feature so no one jacks your wheels(who does that). or thats what they told me. after that fiasco i left the wheel lock off and put on a regular lugnut in its place.
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it some kind of safety feature so no one jacks your wheels(who does that).
Well, I have seen cars on blocks with no wheels. An I once saw a TransAm in a parking garage that had all of the lug nuts missing. Poor driver backed out of the parking place and all four wheels fell off.

Anywya, I agree. Find someone with a socket that will fit and replace that nut with a a standard nut or a locking nut that is the same size as the other nuts.
Old 11-20-2004, 11:38 PM
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Interesting, my S2 parts car had locks on them and I knocked all 4 out within 5 minutes and then from there a regular socket took the nuts off.



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