Need help with lug nut replacement...

[ton_e_montana]

The lovely local tire shop that mounted my rims and tires decided to cross-thread one of my lug nut studs and it broke off. What's the secret to replacing these? Remove e-brake drum parts or pull the axel shaft?

 

[ExplorerDMB]

You should be able to just take the wheel and rotor off and just beat the broken one through. The studs are pressed in. You can go buy a replacement down at a local parts place. They make installers for the studs...but you just need something (i.e. lug nut without a cap on it) to pull the stud into the hub/face of the axle!

-Drew

 

[ton_e_montana]

Thanks, I didn't know they made a tool to do it. I bought a new stud and as I was pulling it in with a nut I over tightened and it broke again. It was probably machined like crap and I just couldn't get it to bottom out. I forced it and it broke. I should have stopped and ran with it, it was a small gap. It was a cheap Advance part. I am going to check on a Ford stud and maybe use one of those.

 

[sn0border88]

stack washers maybe 1/2" thick to make it easier to bottom out, and puts less wear on the stud.