After removal just clean the thread of the wheel bearing with brake cleaner to remove the used penetrating oil: wheel nuts must always be 'dry' mounted. After installing use a torque wrench. By hand you may tighten to strongly what could result in snapping bolts while driving.

Thanks very much for your video. Matching a similar size 12 point socket to the keyed lock nut and heating the socket first before hammering seems like a very worthwhile way to get the keyed nut off. Once you hammer the socket onto the keyed nut and are able to use the breaker bar to unloosen the keyed nut I do not understand why one should wail the hammer on the extension as you turn it. It would seem to me that by doing that the lug threads will be damaged. Wouldn't it be preferable to remove the keyed nut with the socket still on and put it in a vise then heat the socket again and tap the socket off?

@Mac1PC

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Maybe, but you'd have to use vice or something. Interestingly the socket is still ok. However cost of the socket versus the benefits is amazing.

@drm315

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I'm with Jan. The cost of the socket is nothing compared to damaging the wheel stud. I say buy four sockets and throw them away with the locking nut still in them. If you damage the wheel stud or the threads, you are in for more time and money than four cheap sockets are worth.

So, basically, locking nuts are bullshiet bcoz every thief can used this method to steal your wheel?