the lug nut adapter is located in the trunk with your jack, spare, and lug wrench, if you have taken it to a shop they may have put the adapter in your glove box, its about twice the size of a lug nut.
get a lug lock kit at any auto parts store!!
with the lug wrench!
Yes, jack the car up and remove the lug nut to remove the hub cap.
A website named bransport.com carries lug nut removers for various size lug nut locks. It uses a reverse thread that tightens on the lug nut as you turn it counter clockwise to remove.
There should be a lock ring on the axle that prevents the wheel from sliding off while in service. Remove the lock ring and slide the wheel off the axle. You may need a lock rings pliers to remove it, or you might be able to do it with a small screw driver.
Put the key in the lug nut lock and keep turning it until the entire locking lug nut cover assembly comes off...just keep turning it clockwise with the key until the whole thing comes off. Then use the lug wrench to remove the lug nut that is holding on the spare tire cover. Remove the cover and then take the other lug nuts off.
Lug nut torque 1997 gmc k1500
you crack the lug nuts, jack the van, remove the lug nuts, take wheel off. put the wheel on, thread the lug nuts on, snug them with the tire iron, lower the car, and tighten them to ~140Nm.
Remove the wheel; remove the brake pads and caliper; the rotor should slide off of the lug bolts.
remove the jack. remove the hubcap. loosen the lug nuts. Raise the vehicle. remove the lug nuts. remove the flat tire. replace the tire. tighten the lug nuts. lower vehicle. tighten the lug nuts again. replace the hubcap.
The 97 TJ has a 5x4.5 lug pattern
do you want to remove the actual studs or remove the lug nuts? the lug nuts may have left hand thread which means they go clockwise to loosen if you mean remove actual studs, u need to remove wheel. the studs will knock out with a hammer. you will need to replace with new ones