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Old 10-06-2012, 11:24 PM   #32
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Not that you really want to do this, but...
If you can get a chisel or a punch in there, you might want to see if you can make a little land there (for the punch) and then see if you can rotate the lug nut usingthe punch. While I like the dremel idea (trying to make a hex head), I am not sure that it could be done evenly. There is one other suggestion. They make special sockets to remove lug-nut locks (when you've lost the key). Usually they need a fairly deep something to grab onto, but if you got the right size, you might get lucky. To me, I think that drilling the stud might be a losing proposition as you'd have to be dead centre for almost the whole distance (with a bit bit).
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