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  • 1wheel lug bolt — The bolts used to fasten the wheel to the hub. Also called lug bolt …

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  • 2Lug wrench — is the U.S. name for a type of socket wrench used to turn lug nuts on automobile wheels. In the UK it is commonly known as a wheel brace or wheel wrench.The form commonly found in car trunks is an L shaped metal rod with a socket wrench on the… …

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  • 3lug bolt — Bolts which secure the wheel to the hub. Also called wheel lug bolt. Also see locking lug bolt …

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  • 4Wheel stud — Wheel studs are the bolts that the wheel of an automobile rest on. Lug nuts are fastened to the wheel stud to secure the wheel. Wheel studs can be either factory equipment or aftermarket add ons. They are semi permanently mounted directly to the… …

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  • 5lug — lug1 [lug] vt. lugged, lugging [ME luggen, prob. < Scand, as in Swed lugga, to pull, lit., pull by the hair < lugg, forelock] 1. to carry or drag (something heavy) 2. to introduce (a topic, story, etc.) without good reason into a… …

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  • 6lug nut — lug′ nut n. aum a large nut fitting on a heavy bolt, used esp. in attaching a wheel to a motor vehicle …

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  • 7Wheel sizing — The wheel size for a motor vehicle or similar wheel has a number of parameters. Contents 1 Bolt pattern 2 Bolt circle 2.1 Determining the bolt circle 3 Lug n …

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  • 8Lug nut — A lug nut is a fastener, specifically a nut, used to secure a wheel on a vehicle. Typically, lug nuts are found on automobiles, trucks (lorries), and other large vehicles utilizing rubber tires. This is because tires must be changed, because the… …

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  • 9lug nut — One of several nuts which hold the wheel and tire assembly on the car and are screwed on the studs. The inner face of the lug nut is a tapered (conical) nut to help center the wheel. On modern wheels for passenger cars, lug nuts and corresponding …

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  • 10lug — I. verb (lugged; lugging) Etymology: Middle English luggen to pull by the hair or ear, drag, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian lugga to pull by the hair Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. drag, pull 2. to carry laboriously <&#8230; …

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