Broke a front stud, is it safe????????
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NisanS13turbo
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Broke a front stud, is it safe????????
As I was taking my rims off, I broke a stud as I was trying to take it out, now im rolling with only 3 studs up front on the left rim. Is it safe? drivable as long as I dont drift???? I dont want to have to change my studs in the middle of the street and safty. We are talking about for a week until...
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Re: Broke a front stud, is it safe???????? (NisanS13turbo)
Should be fine, I'd just keep checking before driving to make sure the wheel is on tight and get it fixed soon. Watch were you take it though. A place wanted to charge me $40 for the labor on a stud they broke off.
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Re: Broke a front stud, is it safe???????? (Slipstream)
Hm...you said it should be fine? I will get it swapped no longer then a week.....but driving it till then will it be ok. anyone experience this before?Slipstream wrote:Should be fine, I'd just keep checking before driving to make sure the wheel is on tight and get it fixed soon. Watch were you take it though. A place wanted to charge me $40 for the labor on a stud they broke off.
Re: Broke a front stud, is it safe???????? (NisanS13turbo)
I wouldn't drive it more than 10 miles at a very very slow pace.NisanS13turbo wrote:Hm...you said it should be fine? I will get it swapped no longer then a week.....but driving it till then will it be ok. anyone experience this before?
My friend broke 1 stud, and broke 2 more after trying to drive it.
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Re: Broke a front stud, is it safe???????? (naed240sx)
DAM, ......................that sucks its my only car hm....
Re: Broke a front stud, is it safe???????? (NisanS13turbo)
Just replace the stud. It's a very simple process, will cost you like 2 dollars.
Re: (waystlandremy)
Yeah... but I would still HIGHLY recommend against doing it. It's not like a 5 lug wheel, where if one was broken, you would still have most of the lug circle covered.waystlandremy wrote:my rear broke a stud when i was putting on my coilovers...i drove it back and forth from san diego and long beach for about 2-3 months now...no problem...i just havnt had time to change it...since school is out now i have time...but it felt the same..no problem with 3 studs
Why not just replace the broken one? It takes like 20 minutes at most.
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If you'll sleep better at night, get it done soon. It doesn't take a lot of time.
Re: Re: (Slipstream)
yeah i know im gettin it fixed...no worries haha thanks though
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Re: Re: (waystlandremy)
Just replace it. As long as you can get the part, it's an easy fix. I replaced one during an autocross practice session on an S14 with nothing more than a hammer, some washers and my torque wrench (any wrench that will turn the lugnut will work).
When I had an S13, I did drive from northern CA to southern CA on 3 lugs when I had gotten a flat and one of the lugnuts seized onto the stud (shop had to shear it off to get the replacement tire on). Just don't drive hard and you should be fine. Make sure the 3 lugs are torqued down properly too. As long as you are using a hubcentric wheel, most of the weight load will be on the hub center. The torque load primarily is on the friction between the mounting surface of the wheel and the hub. The lugs are there to ensure the friction exists. Lateral loads can burden the lugs quite a bit so avoid racing around a turn. But it really shouldn't take you more an hour to replace it.
When I had an S13, I did drive from northern CA to southern CA on 3 lugs when I had gotten a flat and one of the lugnuts seized onto the stud (shop had to shear it off to get the replacement tire on). Just don't drive hard and you should be fine. Make sure the 3 lugs are torqued down properly too. As long as you are using a hubcentric wheel, most of the weight load will be on the hub center. The torque load primarily is on the friction between the mounting surface of the wheel and the hub. The lugs are there to ensure the friction exists. Lateral loads can burden the lugs quite a bit so avoid racing around a turn. But it really shouldn't take you more an hour to replace it.
Re: (gepeto)
really? i always check mine though see if its loose or anything...but im fixin it thursday no worries...i knows it gonna be in awhile but how would u fix it? i always have my friend dad do it for me at his shop anyone with help? mean of course a new studgepeto wrote:Fix it NOW. I used my car on a very short distance on 3 studs, slowly , and they were already getting loose...
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Re: (turboboost)
yes i willturboboost wrote:yeah my cusin almost got onto an accident because one stud that broke....made all the other lug nuts loose...and almost caused an accident cuz the wheel almost fell off on the freeway......so yeah i recomend getting it fixed asap!!!