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Old 12-10-2010, 09:45 PM   #15
Uncle_Ken
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Originally Posted by JC
In the absence of being able to order a replacement (which the OP has done), this is ther method I have used in the past - this tends to damage the lock nuts rather than the socket. It's kind of scary how easy it is, and has made me wonder why we even bother with lock nuts at all.
Yeap I took them off my boys car, easy to remove with a throw away socket.

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