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lug nut
(redirected from Wheel nut)

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lug nut
n.
A heavy, rounded nut that fits over a bolt, used especially to attach an automotive vehicle's wheel to its axle.
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One bus had wheel nuts so loose they could be taken off by hand.
Checks shock; RecordView by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Council leader Arnold Woolley, whose Buckley ward includes Lyme Grove, said incidents have included: residents shouting obscene remarks at neighbours, car wheel nuts loosened under cover of darkness, numerous incidents of criminal damage, rowing in the street and malicious damage to property.
Council acts on 'street of shame' by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The first step should be to remove the wheel trim if you have one, and then begin to loosen the wheel nuts with a wheel brace.
Tackling your tyre by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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