Where to find Hex socket-like thingy?

[kenshinS14sks]

I'll do the best to describe what im looking for. . . my rims have a lugnut that is inverted and i've lost the piece to it. . . or stolen. . . or . . . *shrug*

kind of like this . . . http://s.sears.com/is/image/Sears/00942675000?hei=180&wid=180&op_sharpen=1&qlt=75

except that instead of going into a socket the non-hex part went into the cross wrench for the normal lugnut and into other guns and stuff =i . . . does this make sense?

i've tried sears, and kragen's and pepboys and non have this piece. do i have to special order it?

[kenshinS14sks]

i have the impul rs-III if that helps any

[S14TEENZ]

it says craftsman on the lug.........sears...

[kenshinS14sks]

that picture is just an example of KIND of what im looking for. the piece that i had looked like the black part of that picture on both sides so one side is a hex key and the other side goes into the t wrench

[S14DB]

Harbor Freight

[DOOK]

kinda sounds like gorilla lugs tuner style...

[SexPanda]

Harbor Freight

quoted for truf.

[jilo]

if you have the gorilla lugs like i also think you have, a 17mm socket will take them off. pretty sure its a 17, maybe 16. 12 point only. i found out the hard way when i lost my key.

[BustedS13]

i have a set of those from craftsman. they're hex sockets. i needed them to torque some bolts on my acura's ABS unit to spec.

they probably aren't going to do what you want, or be anywhere near that big.

[kouness]

so you are looking for a t-handle with the hex head at the end.. I work at sears and they do carry some, but i doubt it would be large enough for your lug nuts.. What size exactly are you looking for??


Pictures will help also if you can post them up here..

[kenshinS14sks]

i would love to post a picture but don't have any since i dont have the part and havent found them online. . . i tried a 17 mm thats used for porsches at kragen's but too big . .. and tried a 10mm and too small so im thinking . . . 12mm?

[corwin]

I used to have some hex key lugs. Mine used a 10mm allen IIRC.

[Mangudai]

What size does it fit? If its 12mm you can get a gorilla nuts key, I had to do this a few weeks ago because my original key broke.

[theicecreamdan]

Just use a hex socket.

[S14DB]

i would love to post a picture but don't have any since i dont have the part and havent found them online. . . i tried a 17 mm thats used for porsches at kragen's but too big . .. and tried a 10mm and too small so im thinking . . . 12mm?Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=98229)

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/photos/98200-98299/98229.gif

[kenshinS14sks]

Harbor Freight Tools - Quality Tools at the Lowest Prices (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=98229)

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/photos/98200-98299/98229.gif

these would work great except that i wouldn't be able to use it to take off my rims if i were to get stranded since they wouldn't work with my tire iron... the piece that i had was a hex on both ends: one for the inverted lug nut and the other to fit into the tire iron

[kenshinS14sks]

OK after much googling i found something that resembles it but still no success.

it should look something like this black metal piecehttp://www.woodys-auto-supply.com/prodimages/G20/20028.jpg

[S14DB]

these would work great except that i wouldn't be able to use it to take off my rims if i were to get stranded since they wouldn't work with my tire iron... the piece that i had was a hex on both ends: one for the inverted lug nut and the other to fit into the tire iron

How often does that happen?


Hell, get a extension and breaker bar at HF while you are there and throw them in the car.

[ANVIL]

i lost my key like that once. i used a 2" long 1/2" extention to take it off. the square part fit.

[Gnnr]

You will have a hard time finding what you want locally. I would order it online. You may be able to pick one up at a Wheel and Tire shop that deals with aftermarket wheels. I bought a set like the one in S14DB's pic at Autozone and use my socket wrench with it to get my lugs off. A breaker bar would work better though.

[murda-c]

I ended up buying an allen wrench and just sticking the end of it in a breaker bar when my lug nut tool got stripped.

then my cousin bought me project kics.

[kouness]

How often does that happen?


Hell, get a extension and breaker bar at HF while you are there and throw them in the car.

This would be the best option here.. i agree

[Teknolust72]

Here you go!!!

eBay Motors: HEXAGON TUNER LUG NUT KEYS CAR 3/4" & 13/16" SOCKET 1pc (item 350169983944 end time Mar-01-09 18:30:48 PST) (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HEXAGON-TUNER-LUG-NUT-KEYS-CAR-3-4-13-16-SOCKET-1pc_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c66Q3a2 Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a0Q7c293Q3 a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem 350169983944QQitemZ350169983944QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5 fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories)


As a side note, these lugnuts/keys used to be referred to as "Sparco style" lug nuts because all the old Sparco racing wheels had narrow lug nut openings and required these particular lug nuts. Nowadays, people just call them "Tuner Style -Hex Lug nuts". You should change out your lug nuts to something else if possible since these lug nuts were prone to getting stripped, and the keys are getting harder to find.

[kenshinS14sks]

^^^wow thanks!! exactly what i was looking for