Stripped Lug Nut or Lost Wheel Lock Key? Choose the Right Ripper Kit

A stripped lug nut and a wheel lock without its key are different problems. This guide helps you choose the right USA-made tool for the job, whether you’re an automotive technician or tackling repairs yourself.

For stripped or rounded lug nuts: Lug Ripper

The Lug Ripper Complete Kit LT1350 is designed for removing stripped and rounded lug nuts. It includes 17mm, 19mm, 21mm and 23mm drill guides, a Gen 5 drill bit, a locking collar clamp and a hex key in a fitted storage case.

Lug Ripper is for lug nuts, not wheel locks or European-style lug bolts. Removal destroys the threads on the nut and stud, so both must be replaced afterward. A drill and safety glasses are not included.

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For wheel locks and European-style lug bolts: Wheel Lock Ripper

Need to remove a wheel lock without its key or a European-style lug bolt? Choose the Wheel Lock Ripper line.

If you already own the Lug Ripper Complete Kit LT1350, choose the Wheel Lock Ripper add-on kit. It includes four graduated drill bits, two screw extractors, a nylon sleeve and a spring. The Lug Ripper kit is required and sold separately.

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If you don’t own a Lug Ripper kit, choose the Wheel Lock Ripper Complete Kit. It includes the guides, drill bits, screw extractor, locking collar clamp, bushing and accessories, with no Lug Ripper kit required.

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See the tools in action before you begin

Watch the demonstrations and review the instructions for your tool before operating. Wear safety glasses and follow the operating instructions.

Watch the removal demonstrations

Proudly made in the USA

All Lug Ripper and Wheel Lock Ripper tools, including our drill bits, are made in the USA. Buy directly from Lug Ripper at lugripper.com.