A lug wrench is the name for a type of socket wrench used to loosen and tighten lug nuts on automobile wheels. In the United Kingdom, this tool is commonly known as a wheel brace or wheel wrench.
Lug wrenches may be L-shaped, or X-shaped. The form commonly found in car trunks is an L-shaped metal rod with a socket wrench on the bent end and a prying tip on the other end. The prying tip is mainly intended to remove hub caps or wheel covers that may be covering a wheel's lug nuts.
Another common type, sometimes called a spider wrench, is made in the shape of a cross with different sized sockets on each of the four ends.
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