I was having a problem with one of my lug nuts, the thread was punished and it damaged one of the stud's. The thread on the very end is gone but the rest is fine. Try as i might i cant get the new lug nut on. is there a way to rethread this thing? or can i replace the stud? or do i have to get a whole new hub?

Thanx for the help.

 

You're using a new lugnut, right? Not the damaged one? You can clean up the threads on the stud with a thread file, or a needle file in a pinch.

 

If what charlie says doesn't work, just run on 4 lugs in the short run and replace the stud (they are $1.50 each from the dealer) in the long run.

 

Charliebrown can you give me a little more detail with your method? And where can i find either of those items? IF that doesnt work Is there any write up on how to replace them, I dont have to take the hub out do I? thanks for the help guys.

 

If its in the front you don't, if its in the rear I think you do, but the hub is easy to remove in the rear.

 

A thread file is a file that is cut to the same pitch as the thread's you want to clean up. Say you hammered the threads on a bolt so that they were all mashed up, you could just run the file around them by hand to clean up the threads enough to spin a nut on. I have two thread files, one is semi-universal and is v-shaped, so you would set it in one of the "grooves" on the stud and file around it a few times. I've got another one that is square and has different pitch files on each side for different sized threads. Mine are from snap-on, I don't think a hardware store would carry 'em (specialty tool or automotive only).

A needle file is just a really small file, used for detail work. They usually come in an assortment of sizes; I've used a triangular shaped one to clean up threads in the past. They're inexpensive too (Bought a set of 10 chinese ones for $3).

Don't screw around with your lug nuts...they're cheap & easy to fix and not having them all in place is asking for trouble.

 

THANX . . . . I tried to replace the stud, but the shield behind the hub is in the way. i dont see a spot where i could turn the hub to to pound the stud out. is there a way to remove this obstruction without taking the hub out. if so how?

 

cutting wheel

 

Or a strong pair of wire cutters. The metal is fairly thin.



Can you see where I cut the shield? Right behind the stud that is at 1 o'clock.