1 stud on each hub missing, big deal?

[The Rev]

Just like the title says, is it?

Mind you I've driven the car for over a year like this with no problems. BUTTTTT...my front end isn't the best, I'm slowly but surely planning on replacing everything down there.

 

[Aquabrit]

You mean you have wheel lugs missing? :slam

Why???

Go to your auto parts store and get some! (about 3 or 4 bux each - take 5 mins to replace.

Edit: Do what Jamie said - i forgot about the washers to ease new one in! lolol.

Ya still gotta hammer old ones out though - i was almost there!

 

[The Rev]

Yeah the previous owner must've lost his luglock key because they cut the bolts off, taking half of the stud with it I guess.

 

[BAD97LSC]

dont listen to martin lol you cant hammer the new one in lol, you put the new one in from the back of the hub and place a few washers over the stud, then put a lug nut on it and tighten it up to pull the new stud into the splined hole in the hub. you can hammer the old one out though! SILLY BRIT!

i wouldnt be so worried though about 1 stud broken on each wheel, if there was 2 broken on each wheel i'd worry a little.

 

[Aquabrit]

Hahaha... You are right... i totally forgot! (i replaced 3 of mine, but was over a year ago!) Lolol.

Easy anyway!

 

[Aquabrit]

I must be going crazy!

Haha! I remember now!

I used washers to pull stud through hub with wheel off, then put wheel back on etc.

Now i will sleep tonite!

 

[BAD97LSC]

Lol!!!

 

[kustomizingkid]

I wonder why they would've cut them off to remove the locks? It's much easier to weld nuts on them to unscrew a lock then it is to cut them off.

 

[The Rev]

I have no idea, my old snowflakes were all chopped up too. Thats why I got these shiny conti rims now haha

 

[mmtphoto]

you drive 140+ MPh...with broken/missing studs on your wheels...with your Mother in the car...dude

 

[Markviiiedrea]

Dude!

 

[The Rev]

She called me out! I couldn't let her be disappointed in the Mark, shes a GM person.