2001 QX4 Studs keep breaking

[karie00]

I own a 2001 QX4 and the studs that hold the lugnuts keep breaking on my QX4. I have had to replace nearly all of them on the front and I have never had to do this for any other car or truck that I have owned. Is this a common problem for the QX4 or pathfinder to have?

Thank You!

[Buzzman]

First I've heard of this problem. Hasn't come up on this forum that I can remember, and I've been here a while.
I have an '02, and all my studs are still original.
Two things come to mind right away:
Do you have non OEM rims? and secondly, does the person who pulls the wheels torque the lugnuts properly?

[Chuck Tribolet]

I've got an '01 Pathfinder with 229,000 miles. No broken studs.

What Buzzman said.

And is somebody tightening the lugs with an impact wrench? That's a job for a torque wrench. I run
the studs down with a cordless drill, then a speed wrench, and finish with a torque wrench.

[Buzzman]

And is somebody tightening the lugs with an impact wrench? That's a job for a torque wrench. I run
the studs down with a cordless drill, then a speed wrench, and finish with a torque wrench.

Same here.
I switch tires/rims twice a year (snows in winter, all terrain in summer),
and I use my 18V impact driver to start them down, then finish up torquing them by hand.
If I ever have my rims re and re at a garage, the first thing I do when I get home is loosen them off and re-torque them.
Most garages still insist on using impact wrenches, and they are always too tight.
BTW, incorrectly tightened lug nuts will also contribute to rotor warping.

[karie00]

Thanks for the replies....Everything is OEM on the car, including the rims. I do believe it has to do with the places that have taken the tires off to do work on the QX4. I will make sure to be specific to mention this anytime a place takes the tires off of the QX4. THANKS for the info!

[doode]

I have only had my truck for 1 year and pulled the wheels off maybe 4-5 times.

I have had to replace 3 on the front right and all 6 on the front left

only use a impact gun to loosen, hand start and torque wrench it to tight.


no clue why i go thru studs