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Luke
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10/08/2007
12:27:04

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i lost the key to my club. what is the easiest way to remove it without cutting my steering wheel?



GB2000
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10/08/2007
13:08:22

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I foresee this thread becoming a page in the next 'Stealing Cars for Dummies' book...

Sorry don't have an answer for you...I'd recommend contacting the manufacturer or maybe a locksmith.



OBIO3
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10/08/2007
15:15:22

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Yuppers ....Locksmith.



Shucks
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10/10/2007
13:04:51

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He forgot to ask how to remove the club very quietly in the dark, so no one hears the noise.



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10/10/2007
18:12:22

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Dremel with an abrasive cutting wheel. Put a few wet towels over plastic that you don't want to get melted by the red hot bits of steel, then cut away.



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10/10/2007
23:23:34

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I'd suggest a diamond cutting disk that way it wont smell up your truck that bad.



MoltenRedDak
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10/11/2007
08:57:46

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I've heard that car thieves used to spray freon on the club and super-chill a small portion of it. Then they would shatter the club with a big hammer. This "easy" method of defeating the club was why they weren't that effective at stopping good car thieves.



Wong
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10/11/2007
11:39:38

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What material are clubs made of? It sounds like herdened steel, probably 60 Rockwell.
If so a hand grinder would go through it in minutes but put a non flamable sheet down and wear a mask and safety goggles because there will be a lot of sparks!



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10/12/2007
14:45:22

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MoltenRedDak,
You see that episode of Burn Notice a while back where he showed an easy way to defeat standard padlocks? lol

You buy a can of "Canned Air" for cleaning computers out, flip it upside down and spray the lock a while. Flipping it over releases all the freon first. Then give it a good whack with a hammer. Shatters it. If that actually gets the metal cold enough, it prolly would work...



Flippy
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10/12/2007
21:24:05

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call a lock smith $100.00 bucks, no mess no problems



Walt_Felix
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10/15/2007
18:41:12

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[quote]I've heard that car thieves used to spray freon on the club and super-chill a small portion of it. Then they would shatter the club with a big hammer. This "easy" method of defeating the club was why they weren't that effective at stopping good car thieves.[/quote]

Back when I was in the towing business, I never saw them do that. I did recover quite a few vehicles with the steering wheel hack sawed and a club sitting on the floor or in the back seat. It only takes 10-15 seconds to hack saw through the metal ring and plastic of the steering wheel in one spot, then it'll flex enough to slip "The Club" off.



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