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2. Lug wrench - Wikipedia

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   Lug wrenches may be L-shaped, or X-shaped. The form commonly found in car trunks is an L-shaped metal rod with a socket wrench on the bent end and a prying tip on the other end. The prying tip is mainly intended to remove hub caps or wheel covers that may be covering a wheel's lug nuts.

3. Lug nut - Wikipedia

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   From left: 9 lug nuts and 4 lug nut attached to screw-in wheel studs. A bolt circle with four lug nuts on an Acura. A lug nut or wheel nut is a fastener, specifically a nut, used to secure a wheel on a vehicle. Typically, lug nuts are found on automobiles, trucks (lorries), and other large vehicles using rubber tires.

4. Centerlock wheel - Wikipedia

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   Several automotive parts manufacturers market centerlock adapters, designed to convert hubs with a lug nut fastening system to accept centerlock wheels. These consist of one "centerlock adapter" placed behind the rim and bolted to the hub, followed by a locking nut placed in front of the rim and a safety cap. [14] [15] [16]

5. Screw extractor - Wikipedia

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   The appropriate special nut is then attached to the end of the extractor. The nuts can then be turned with a wrench to remove the screw. [1] Straight fluted extractors have less wedging effect than tapered screw extractors, so have less tendency to lock the screws into place.

6. Wheel sizing - Wikipedia

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   Another variation of lug nut is the "locking wheel nut", which is used as a theft prevention method to keep thieves from stealing a vehicle's wheels. When utilizing locking wheel nuts, one standard lug nut on each wheel is replaced with a nut that requires a unique key (typically a computer-designed, rounded star shape) to fit and remove the ...

7. Wheel stud - Wikipedia

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   With lug bolts, on the other hand, the whole hub usually has to be replaced in case of stripped threads in the hub. One motivation for using lug bolts instead of wheel studs and nuts the number of parts that needs to be attached to the wheel hub. Wheel studs and lug nuts consist of two parts, while the lug bolt is a single part.