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Wheel Locks for Spare Tire [message #250200]

Tue, 20 May 2014 15:41

mickey szilagyi

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We recently bought 7 aluminum wheels from Applied with the stainless nuts and caps. The spare is held on by 3 of the stainless nuts and we don't plan on covering the spare although that probably doesn't have anything to do with theft protection. We're looking for a way to lock the spare. McGard makes chrome locks like these:

http://www.amazon.com/McGard-74041-Chrome-Trailer-Thread/dp/B00144CSR4/ref=lp_15706751_1_8?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1400615772&sr=1-8

At http://shop.mcgard.com/ there is a search for the right version but we don't know what thread size or seat/style the GMC OEM lugs are.

Anyone use these or can advise on the thread size and style we'd need? Or is there a better idea? Anything available in stainless?

Thanks!

Mickey 1977 Kingsley, 403, Lansing, MI

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Re: Wheel Locks for Spare Tire [message #250202 is a reply to message #250200]

Tue, 20 May 2014 15:52

Richard Andis

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I guess there's is one good reason for having 16 1/2 wheels. Nobody wants to steal them. Laughing

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Re: Wheel Locks for Spare Tire [message #250205 is a reply to message #250200]

Tue, 20 May 2014 17:04

Carl S.

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You might want to rethink the cover. Unless you are going to park your coach with the back end pointing north all the time, the spare can get a lot of sun.

We have one like this: http://owensclassicinternational.com/owens-classic.html It was installed by the PO. I guess someone with a little bit of time and determination could get it off easily enough, but it keeps the semi honest people honest.

There is also this type: http://www.amazon.com/Master-Lock-262DAT-Chrome-Style/dp/B0000AXPDU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400623389&sr=8-1&keywords=Spare+Tire+Lock

...and lots of other types listed on Amazon.

Carl Stouffer '75 ex Palm Beach Tucson, AZ. Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member

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Re: Wheel Locks for Spare Tire [message #250206 is a reply to message #250205]

Tue, 20 May 2014 17:08

Carl S.

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Re: [GMCnet] Wheel Locks for Spare Tire [message #250212 is a reply to message #250205]

Tue, 20 May 2014 18:16

USAussie

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Carl,

I ran into a problem regarding the enclosed spare covers on Double Trouble which you can partially see in the photo below:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/folding-bike/p47953-bike-2.html

At the bottom it has a latch that compresses the OD slightly which clamps it on to the spare. When I replaced the steel wheel and
16.5 inch tire with an Alcoa wheel and brand new Kumho 225 x 16 inch tire it was very loose with the latch compressed. New 16.5 inch
tire and evidently a new 16 tire is smaller. I cut some 1 inch wide strips of plastic foam and glued them at 12, 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10
o'clock on the inside of cover. That made it a nice snug fit. Last year when I installed the new spare and put a used tire on the
spare the cover fit loosely again. I didn't have time to mess with it so I now don't have a cover.

Those spare locks are a good deal, however, I note; "Locks over wheel studs up to 0.56 inches in diameter." The studs on a GMC are
9/16" which is 0.5625 so I wonder if they would fit?

Regards,
Rob M.
Sydney, Australia

-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Stouffer

You might want to rethink the cover. Unless you are going to park your coach with the back end pointing north all the time, the
spare can get a lot of sun.

We have one like this: http://owensclassicinternational.com/owens-classic.html It was installed by the PO. I guess someone with a
little bit of time and determination could get it off easily enough, but it keeps the semi honest people honest.

There is also this type:
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Lock-262DAT-Chrome-Style/dp/B0000AXPDU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400623389&sr=8-1&keywords=Spare+Tire+Loc
k

...and lots of other types listed on Amazon.
--
Carl

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Re: Wheel Locks for Spare Tire [message #250218 is a reply to message #250200]

Tue, 20 May 2014 19:05

USAussie

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Mickey, The wheel studs are 9/16" x 18 TPI.

Regards, Rob M. (USAussie) The Pedantic Mechanic Sydney, Australia '75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428 '75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426

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Re: Wheel Locks for Spare Tire [message #250219 is a reply to message #250200]

Tue, 20 May 2014 19:05

USAussie

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Mickey, The wheel studs are 9/16" x 18 TPI.

Regards, Rob M. (USAussie) The Pedantic Mechanic Sydney, Australia '75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428 '75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426

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Re: Wheel Locks for Spare Tire [message #250221 is a reply to message #250205]

Tue, 20 May 2014 19:15

mickey szilagyi

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Actually we do have a cloth and vinyl soft cover for the spare that came with the coach. It gets soaked when it rains and gets moldy before it dries out. We take it off when not traveling. We could use it to protect the spare from the sun. It sounds like the lugs are 9/16 so this set of wheel locks probably would work. The size of the nuts don't matter. There are two sets that fit 9/16 lugs, one with 7/8 nuts and the other with 15/16. Neither is the size of our stainless nuts which are 1 inch.

http://shop.mcgard.com/products/automotive/all-products/cone-seat-under-hub-cap-wheel-lock-set-9-16-18-thread-size-set-of-4-locks-and-1-key-1?sku=2401 5

Still undecided and wondering if there's something we haven't thought of.

Thanks again.

Mickey 1977 Kingsley, 403, Lansing, MI

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Re: Wheel Locks for Spare Tire [message #250226 is a reply to message #250200]

Tue, 20 May 2014 19:30

Jim Wagner

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Location: Brook Park, Oh

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Mickey,
The problem with any type of wheel lock is most auto parts stores (AutoZone) sell a wheel lock remover. They come in different sizes and fit over the lock. A quick smack with a hammer to set them then unscrew. I think I might have been a bad boy when I was younger.
Jim Wagner
Brook Park, oh
76 GMC 500
71 VEGA 355
69 VETTE 383

We recently bought 7 aluminum wheels from Applied with the stainless nuts and caps. The spare is held on by 3 of the stainless nuts and we don't plan on covering the spare although that probably doesn't have anything to do with theft protection. We're looking for a way to lock the spare. McGard makes chrome locks like these:

http://www.amazon.com/McGard-74041-Chrome-Trailer-Thread/dp/B00144CSR4/ref=lp_15706751_1_8?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1400615772&sr=1-8

At http://shop.mcgard.com/ there is a search for the right version but we don't know what thread size or seat/style the GMC OEM lugs are.

Anyone use these or can advise on the thread size and style we'd need? Or is there a better idea? Anything available in stainless?

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Re: Wheel Locks for Spare Tire [message #250227 is a reply to message #250200]

Tue, 20 May 2014 19:46

Dennis S

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How about a simple cable lock -- a la bicycle.

Dennis

mickey szilagyi wrote on Tue, 20 May 2014 15:41

We recently bought 7 aluminum wheels from Applied with the stainless nuts and caps. The spare is held on by 3 of the stainless nuts and we don't plan on covering the spare although that probably doesn't have anything to do with theft protection. We're looking for a way to lock the spare. McGard makes chrome locks like these:

http://www.amazon.com/McGard-74041-Chrome-Trailer-Thread/dp/B00144CSR4/ref=lp_15706751_1_8?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1400615772&sr=1-8

At http://shop.mcgard.com/ there is a search for the right version but we don't know what thread size or seat/style the GMC OEM lugs are.

Anyone use these or can advise on the thread size and style we'd need? Or is there a better idea? Anything available in stainless?

Thanks!

Dennis S
73 Painted Desert 230
Memphis TN Metro

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Re: Wheel Locks for Spare Tire [message #250236 is a reply to message #250227]

Tue, 20 May 2014 23:14

jim kanomata

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We carry the chrome locks.
Go to our web site under wheels.
We have seen several customers that lost their Aluminum wheels.
People sell them to recycling as it is 99% all aluminum.
Also Alcoa wheels are no longer manufactured.

Jim Kanomata Applied/GMC, Fremont,CA jimk@appliedairfilters.com http://www.appliedgmc.com 1-800-752-7502

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Re: Wheel Locks for Spare Tire [message #250260 is a reply to message #250200]

Wed, 21 May 2014 10:35

Ken Burton

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Go to TSC and get about 3 or 4 feet of 3/16" or 1/4" chain ($1.39 per foot), a thin 2 foot piece of vinyl tube to cover part of the chain and a padlock. Cover the chain where it will touch the wheel. Run the chain through the holes in the wheel and through the wheel carrier. Install the pad lock. Trim off excess chain if desired.

Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana

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Re: Wheel Locks for Spare Tire [message #250416 is a reply to message #250236]

Thu, 22 May 2014 19:53

Bob de Kruyff

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jim kanomata wrote on Tue, 20 May 2014 22:14

We carry the chrome locks.
Go to our web site under wheels.
We have seen several customers that lost their Aluminum wheels.
People sell them to recycling as it is 99% all aluminum.
Also Alcoa wheels are no longer manufactured.

As far as I know, our favorite 160231 is still manufactured and available

Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ

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