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A bit of a long shot and I think I already know the answer but may as well have a try here.

I have a McGard locking wheel nut that has been put in too tight. It sheared one key and after ordering another one from Germany the second key is now on its way out.

I have tried whacking a socket over the nut, with and without metal weld glue to no avail. The major problem is the locking nut has a spinning ring around the base so twatting things on doesn't work as all they do is spin on the ring.

Also the reverse thread sockets won't work because, again, of the spinner.

I have gone through 3 cobalt drill bits trying to drill and after 10 minutes of constant drilling and oiling it barely left a scratch on the nut, easily the hardest metal I have ever come across.

Now I think welding a nut to the locking nut and trying that way *should* work but this could damage my wheel.

So any ideas that I have missed that I could try?

Help appreciated, this is driving me up the wall.