so i was changing my brake pads and rotors today and as i was taking of one of the lug nuts and it wouldnt budge. when i put more pressure on it it snapped the bolt that goes into the wheel. i still have the other four and its partially in the wheel hole. is this ok? how would i fix it?

 

anyone help me out?

 

Yea running on 4 lugs is ok for a bit. I wouldnt just keep driving like that I would get it fixed. Basically take off the wheel rotate the hub to where you can see the stud on the other side and knock it out and pop in your new one then put the wheel on and slowly tighten it to pull it into the hub

 

knock it out where the bolt sticks out? and where could i get one? how long you think itd be ok for?

 

Either go to a dealer or FLAPS. I would repair it ASAP.

 

i would google or get a haynes manual. search replacing a stud.

 

First the Y-Pipe, now this. The car is holding a grudge against you..hehe

 

The wonders of doing your own mechanical work.

 

Changing those is annoying, you still got four others, dont worry about it.

 

ya i believe it is holding a grudge. I think im just gonna do it soon. wont hurt anything. do the studs screw out? or should i hammer them? or what. thanks

 

hammer out

 

It happened to me, hammer it out and get one from the dealer I believe its like $5 for the stud. pop the other one in and your going to be alright.

 

$5 dollars for a stud!?

Go to autozone, they are 80 cents.

You take off the rotor and hammer out the old one. The new one you have to use a big breaker bar, or a impact gun is best to press the new one it.

 

i replaced myn on my driveway, really simple , just take the rotor off and bang the stud out with a hammer, to put the new one in just push it in from the back and then put the lug nut on and keep turning the lugnut until the stud sits in all the way i didnt use a breaker bar, i just used one of thoughs x type lugnut wrenchs, worked perfect.

 

ya get that fixed, u don't want to risk runnin on 4 studs...

 

well i gotta drive it like im 80yrs old right now anyway so i guess it aint too big a deal til i get my leak(s) fixed on the exhaust. hmmmm sometimes i feel my car has a mind of its own...

 

dealer charges $3 a stud.

hammer out the old stud. use the washer and lug nut trick to fully and safely seat the new stud.

 

the stud's are splined so please, hammer the old one out, for sure, but dont just stick the new one in and tighten to pull it in, you will strip the hub. it's a pretty easy thing to replace if you know what you're doing, if you dont, do the research first, or you may be looking for a whole new assembly.

 

wtf are you talking about? Tapping a new one in and tightening with a lug nut is the best and easiest way to do it.

 

best method, seat the stud in, put about 3-5 washers (forgot the size, but any that will fit over the stud) and tighten a lug nut, watch each turn and you'll see the stud seat and sit flush like the rest.

 

yeah +1 if you use washers otherwise you can strip the hub, thats all I was sayin dude

 

how could you strip the hub? if you just used the lug nut and no washers, you wouldnt get very far because the stock lugs are closed end so it wouldnt be able to fully seat them.

you previously said [/quote=TurnerMaxima3000]the stud's are splined so please, hammer the old one out, for sure, but dont just stick the new one in and tighten to pull it in, you will strip the hub. it's a pretty easy thing to replace if you know what you're doing, if you dont, do the research first, or you may be looking for a whole new assembly.[/quote[

tightening it to pull it in is exactly how you seat it, you use the washers for the reasons I just typed above this quote

 

I got mine at Advanced auto parts for $.98 hammered out the old put in the new and tightened it up with another lug nut

 

Do you have to take the rotor? Can you just hammer the sticking out (remnants)stud with the rotor on to make to work easier? My caliper is frozen and its getting cold outside to work for a longer period of time

 

Do you have to take the rotor out ? Can you just hammer the sticking out (remnants)stud with the rotor on to make to work easier? My caliper is frozen and its getting cold outside to work for a longer period of time

 

You have to take the rotor off.

 

if you drive it hard, dont until you fix it. i work on cars professionally.. hammer the broken stud out, put the new stud in. you can most likely get one at any parts store. to put the new one in you just stick it in from the back, put a spacer(some washers would do the trick) and put the lug nut on the new stud. as you tighten it, it will pull the new stud in. just be careful when you do it to not strip out the new stud..
this is how we do it in the shop.

 

yea and you have to strip it down to the hub(wheel, caliper, rotor all off)...

 

its prolly not the best thing to ride with 4 lugs instead of all 5

 

Man you can ride with 4 lugs forever if you want, albeit 5 is better than four there is absolutely no safety issue involved with driving on 4 lugs. Its a fairly easy process, tap the old one out put on enough washers and screw it on until its seated properly. Don't forget to buy a acorn style lug nut though. Have fun with it.

 

or go to a tire shop, and tell them that they ****ed up when installing a hub cap and make them replace it under waranty.

 

Guess this is why my old auto shop teacher always stressed the importance of torqueing things (especially wheels) correctly.

 

[QUOTE=mastercater7]anyone help me out?[/ i was running on four lugs for months and even passed inspection that way which i shouldnt have. but get it fixed asap.

 

I had the same problem with mine, I'm running on only 4...**** I was trying to get the lugnut off, to change my tire, and the bastard broke clean off......Well now that i know how to change it I think I will do that! Thanks GUYS!!

 

to prevent this from happeneing, grease ur lugs with black or white grease when you screw the lugs in. shouldn't snap again...

 

Don't do that - it will CAUSE you to snap a lug since the grease allows the same wrench torque to apply much higher bolt tension. Most user manuals specifically tell you not to do this.

IMHO, a little anti-seize is appropriate (doesn't have quite the lubricity of grease), and ALWAYS tighten the lugs with a torque wrench. Too loose or too tight will break things.