There would be a ratchet handle clipped to the socket--a short one. But yes, it's likely brute strength won't do it. I'm gonna try it at home, on a freewheel I installed a few years ago, so it won't be a great test for one that is really on there. The one in question is in Youngstown, Ohio, and will be picked up by me and ridden across the state, next Spring. I have no idea how long it's been on there, but I'd like to change it out to a wider range.