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Offline wow4201

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[Help] Possible Wheel Lock?
« on: December 05, 2014, 07:54:36 pm »
Hi,

I took pictures of my Acura 98 EL tire.
The center of the 4 lugnuts, Is this a lock mechanism?

Will the tire come off ignoring whatever the center is?





I looked in my manual, nothing about a lock. or any instructions on removing the tire.
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[Help] Possible Wheel Lock?
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2014, 08:18:15 pm »
Do they all look like that?  Never seen that unless it is broken.
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Re: [Help] Possible Wheel Lock?
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2014, 08:20:09 pm »
Hi there.

What you are looking at is the axle nut, holding the axle to your wheel hub.  Its not connected to your rims, so you can go ahead and safely remove the rims if you can.

oh and make sure you do NOT attempt to loosen the big nut in the picture.
« Last Edit: December 05, 2014, 08:24:51 pm by aquadorhj »
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Re: [Help] Possible Wheel Lock?
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2014, 08:51:21 pm »
Quote from: wow4201 on December 05, 2014, 07:54:36 pm
Hi,

I took pictures of my Acura 98 EL tire.


Umm, no you didn't. Not even a little bit.

But anyway, what aqua-d said above: remove the four lug nuts and don't touch the big nut in the middle. And I'm sure if you look a little closer in the manual, you'll find detailed instructions for jacking up the car and removing/replacing a wheel.
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Re: [Help] Possible Wheel Lock?
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2014, 10:14:28 pm »
If today was April 1st,  maybe this thread wouldn't scare me so much.... :o
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[Help] Possible Wheel Lock?
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2014, 07:54:02 am »
Lol I just looked at the but didn't even notice that it was the middle.  Wow...
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