How to Remove Recessed Lug Nuts with Induction Heat
Do you need to remove recessed lug nuts that can’t be unfastened or detached with a standard lug wrench and breaker bar? Until now, mechanics and anyone else with this problem have had to turn to dangerous and damage-prone methods for removing recessed lug nuts from vehicle wheels. Induction heating can get the job done safely and effectively, using a coil and Invisible Heat®.
Some may wonder, “what happens if there is not enough room for the coil to fit around the lug nut?” The Induction Innovations Mini-Ductor® Series features our new thin wall coil, so you can remove recessed lug nuts in a wide variety of circumstances. Choose your recessed lug nut removal tool, today!
The Problem with Traditional Methods
Induction heating has never been easier, faster, and safer. Traditional methods have been found to be unsafe and require significant risk, such as:
- Using an open flame torch
- Freezing lug nuts
- Choosing to drill
These methods are used with the intent of breaking lug nuts with a hammer and chisel – risking damage to the wheel stud, rim, and most importantly, the wheel itself.
Mini-Ductor Series: The Safe, Effective Tools to Remove Recessed Lug Nuts
The Mini-Ductor is the professional’s choice handheld, flameless torch, and leverages the power of Invisible Heat to heat ferrous metals in seconds. Using high-frequency magnetic fields, the Mini-Ductor releases corroded or frozen hardware, other metallic components that are corroded, and stuck thread lock compounds. All are released without the collateral damage normally associated with torches.
Using one of the included coils that can flex around corners a flame cannot, the Mini-Ductor heats a 3/4″ nut red hot in 15 seconds. With Mini-Ductor tools, removing recessed lug nuts removes risk factors and allows you to quickly complete the task at hand.
Thin Wall Induction Heating Coils
High quality and custom wheels often use recessed lug nuts where the space between the nut and the wheel is very tight. For traditional tools, this makes it difficult to fit a tool around the recessed lug nut. While the Mini-Ductor Series has several flameless torch tools that will work for a variety of situations, it may be a challenge to fit for certain wheels. The solution is our thinner induction heating coil. Select a thin wall coil to apply induction heat to hard-to-reach places.
You can purchase Thin Wall Coils individually or we offer the Thin Wall Coil Pack, which features four of our most popular sized coils for releasing recessed lug nuts. The thin wall coils and coil pack are optional accessories for use with the Mini-Ductor Venom® HP, Mini-Ductor Venom, and Mini-Ductor II.
You can also purchase the Mini-Ductor Venom HP tool and Thin Wall Coil Pack as a bundle; see our Wheels & Tires Bundle.
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With decades of experience providing solutions for the automotive industry, Induction Innovations proudly supports mechanics and technicians with high-quality products for auto collision repair. Our induction heat tools are designed specifically to remove recessed lug nuts and can also be used for a wide variety of other applications across industries like boat & marine repair, agriculture, construction, trucking, and more.
Get in touch with us for more information about removing recessed lug nuts with the Mini-Ductor Series and thin wall coils.