Using a Wheel Nut Remover

A wheel nut remover can come in very handy when you cannot remove a wheel from your car or from a wheelchair because the threads on the nut have been stripped, leaving little or no grip.

Why would you need a wheel nut remover?

• Stuck and stripped wheel nuts can be almost impossible to remove, and that can be a real problem because there will be times when you need to remove a wheel.
• While there are a number of things that you can try when attempting to remove a wheel nut, none of them are as effective as using a dedicated wheel nut remover.
• If the wheels on your car need attention or changing and you can't seem to get the wheel nut off, a wheel nut remover will usually do the job.

Most wheel nut removers are not vehicle specific so you should be able to use one on any car and even on a mobility scooter or wheelchair. Once you have removed a wheel nut, the remover can be used again if a similar problem occurs. A good wheel nut remover should have at least two socket sizes, which makes it adaptable for most jobs where a wheel nut has to be removed.

How does a wheel nut remover work?

The way in which a wheel nut remover works is by a reverse thread that grips the outside of a wheel nut for easier removal. One of the problems that car owners have is that every time a wheel is changed or worked on, it wears the wheel nut. If the wheel nut becomes ‘rounded out' because the thread has virtually disappeared, then you need a wheel nut remover.

Alloy wheels and wheel nut removers

When you have alloy wheels, you need to take care when removing them as it can wear down the wheel nut and make it difficult to remove. If you have to stop in the middle of a journey to change the wheel, then the last thing that you want to have to deal with is rounded out wheel nuts. If you have a wheel nut remover tool then you should keep it with your other essential tools in the boot of the car. That way if you do have to change a wheel with a worn wheel nut, it will be a lot less of a problem.

Alloy wheels do, sometimes, need refurbishing. You'll find that the job of refurbishing your wheels takes less time, and is less costly, if the wheel nuts can be easily removed. You shouldn't be losing any more sleep over how to remove a wheel nut from your car or from a wheelchair- just make sure that you have a good wheel nut remover tool to hand when you do so.