I bought some McGard wheel locks a little less than a year ago. Actually, the dealer (Mazda) sold them to me. So all I've ever done with them (the key and locks) was install them on my wheels. And install them I did, no air compressed tools, just a bunch of elbow grease. I got them on good and well and after a few months they began to rust. That didn't bother me as much as I'm guessing it should have. Anyway, my brake pads started to wear down so to change them, this past weekend I tried to remove my wheels, starting with the wheel locks. The driver side, front wheel lock wouldn't quite accept the key very flush and had a little play in it. It refused to open. The other side opened fine and well. To make a frustrating story short, I spent $7 at a tire repair shop for the guy to break my key and bust the lock off the wheel. So I sent the key into McGard asking them to replace it under warranty, which by right they should as well as the wheel lock. What I'm asking you guys is is there a more reputable manufacturer of wheel locks in terms of durability and quality? Also, before even starting to change my brake pads, I thought it to be a good idea to gravity bleed my brakes (almost 30K the car has on it now). But, after removing the wheel locks and the lug nuts from both rear wheels, I couldn't separate the wheels from the rotor. What tricks do you guys use to pop the wheels off? I noticed the other end of the tire iron that came with the car is beveled and I figured it may be to pry the things off but I didn't quite know how to rip into 'em. Please help. Thanks.

The heat on my girlfriends Chrysler New Yorker is not working properly. The car is a 94 with a 3.5 liter engine. Once the car warms up (which takes a very long time) the heat will blow out warm for the first couple of seconds, but will quickly return to ambient temperature after. I have recently replaced the thermostat and coolant. I think the heating control module which is electronic is also malfunctioning. Over the summer, with the ac on, the control module will just turn off and the car will immediately start blowing out warm air. I can hear the blend door moving during this time. Is the heater core clogged? Is there any possible relation to the heater control to the lack of warm air blowing out. I am sure both will neeed to be replaced, but if anyone has any other ideas, I would like to know. Thank you in advance for all of your help!! :wall: