RE: damn wheel lock... bad day, again.

["zeek the geek" <zeek@texas.net>]

The dealer has a master key to get the wheels off.

Your main concern at this point should be whether your dealer can 
get that lock off without breaking off the lug. I've heard horror
stories about having to drill those out! 




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spank me hard- REAL hard 



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
> Of Chris Phillips
> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 1998 5:31 PM
> To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> Cc: gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com
> Subject: damn wheel lock... bad day, again.
> 
> 
> 
> VeeDub people,
> 
>         Great day today, nice outside, not too hot/cold, little breeze...
> thought it would be a good time to rotate my tires (and clean the rims
> inside and out!!).  Get one side done, move to the other, put wheel lock key
> in bolt, start to unscrew it and wham!!!  the bar rotates around, knuckles
> crash into pavement (nice wound) and me doint the @#^@#-me dance.  I look at
> the wheel lock -- nothing wrong.  I look at the wheel lock key -- bingo!
> The funky design that mates with the wheel lock is all torn apart.  It's
> bent in one place, gone in another place, and torn from the rest of it in
> another place...
>         Obviously, this creates a problem...  I guess I will go to my dealer
> Monday morning and see how long to get a replacement.  I have my code for
> the key and am avoiding any debris in the road because having a flat at this
> point would be very bad.  
>         Has anyone ever done this, and does anyone know about how long it
> takes to get a replacement???
> 
>     thanks for the help guys,
> 
> Chris Phillips
> '97 Black Jetta GLX
> Garrett Chip, version .10
> 
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