Snapped a wheel stud.

[J-Flo]

Yeah

Last night i snapped one of my front right wheel studs when removing a wheel.
The nut became cross-threaded and wouldn't move, so i used my foot and it snapped right off.

How much should i expect to pay to get it replaced?
And will they have to replace all 5 of them?

Cheers.

[magna00]

Yeah

Last night i snapped one of my front right wheel studs when removing a wheel.
The nut became cross-threaded and wouldn't move, so i used my foot and it snapped right off.

How much should i expect to pay to get it replaced?
And will they have to replace all 5 of them?

Cheers.

The stud itself is cheap at only 3-4 bucks each, but they are a pain to get out there is a proper method 9pull the hub apart) or the other method (hammer it out) but yeah id replace all 5 if it were me

[J-Flo]

Thanks man.

How much labor should i expect to pay?
I would attempt myself but i better play it safe and get it done professionally.

[parker]

My mate had one snap off his prelude when someone tried to steal his rims and he drove off not knowing that the lock nut was the only nut left on one of his wheels. He said it cost $90 to fix at a tyre shop.

[J-Flo]

Far out!
$90 isn't too bad i guess.
But it's $90 more than i wanted to spend haha.

[Blackbird]

It's a pretty easy job man.....

Take the wheel off,
Take the brake caliper off at the hub (Hint 2 x 17mm bolts)

Lift the caliper assembly out of the way. Wire it to the strut being careful not to stress the brake line too much.

Pull the disc off the hub. May help to give it a couple of "soft taps" with a big rubber mallet on each side to get it to shuffle off.

inside you'll see where the stud has broken off... get a hammer and a punch and carefully knock it out.... be patient and don't try to smash it with one big hit...

Get a new stud either from mitso, or an auto parts store... about $4 each and a spare wheel nut (Deep one) from Supercheap...
Grease the nut and use it to "pull" the stud into place as you tighten the nut Just think of putting on a wheel nut without the wheel there.
You'll see when you've gone far enough...

I snapped a couple on mine ended up changing all 20 of them... rear ones are harder because of the handbrake....

I wouldn't pay $90 for that.... 15 minute job

Steve

[Neo]

The stud itself is cheap at only 3-4 bucks each, but they are a pain to get out there is a proper method 9pull the hub apart) or the other method (hammer it out) but yeah id replace all 5 if it were me

Mechanics just hammed them out, then use a bolt with the same thread to pull the other one in.

10 minute job.

[jzt]

Far out man......same thing happened to me today at the tyre shop.

Need to replace the 5 studs on the front right-side wheel of the TS.

And now I'm told my engine mounts need replacing too.

I know it's not a terribly expensive job, but it's still that $200-300 all up, more than I needed to spend.

gee

[lima]

i had a wheel stud replaced last week, cost me $50. Worth it considering i didnt know what i was doing

[leadfoot6]

I was doing a front to rear - rear to front wheel rotation to compensate for a minor wheel alignment/outer tyre tread wear imbalance tonight.

A wheel alignment is on the cards very soon.

The rear wheel came off OK, but on the front right one wheel stud was difficult, and when running the nuts up and down the thread to try to clean up the threads it was obvious that the difficult stud will need some surgery.

In the morning I will use my tap and die set to hopefully cure the recalcitrant stud and clean up the internal threads in the nuts.

In the meantime, I fished out my tube of Loctite Nickel Anti-Seize #771 which I would normally use on spark plugs.

I have not used it on wheel studs before but I thought I had better check on the 'net to make sure I was doing the right thing.

Previously, I had just used wheel bearing grease, but the Loctite Nickel product should be good too.

Do you guys put any lubricant on the wheel nuts if you find them dry before putting them back on?

If so, what type/brand do you use?

Thanks

Yep - I use Loctite nickel anti-seize 771. Not the cheapest option out there, but one of the best available. I have had a bottle of it in my shed for ages, and use it on just about everything I work on.

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Hopefully, I will be able to save the front wheel stud/nut without snapping or cross threading it(already worse than it is).