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Old 11-10-15, 12:15 PM
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Question Is it safe driving around with 1 sheared bolt?

So the garage who installed my tpms over torqued the wheel nuts, I got them all out and put them back in to my usual setting. 1 bolt sheered of so is it safe driving around like this for a few days until I get it into the dealers?

If it makes a difference it's the rear passenger wheel.

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Old 11-10-15, 12:16 PM
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I think it will be fine - just lay off any aggressive cornering.

Mine snapped too and I drove a few days without any problems.
Old 11-10-15, 12:20 PM
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I think it should be fine. Just keep off the track lol.
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You should be good, but get it fix asap. And yeah, just don't drive aggressively.
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Thanks for the help.

Now what is usually the fix for this? do they replace the whole hub assembly?
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after removing the rotor you should be able to punch out the stud itself and press a new one in
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This thread should give you most of the info you need.
Old 11-10-15, 04:26 PM
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I Would make sure they dont "punch" out the broken stud. Best to press out the old one and press in a new one.
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You better replace every stud. Just because the others were not broken, doesn't mean the studs aren't stretched.
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Originally Posted by Compthis
You better replace every stud. Just because the others were not broken, doesn't mean the studs aren't stretched.
There is wisdom in this, and new studs are cheap even from Lexus.
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Originally Posted by Compthis
You better replace every stud. Just because the others were not broken, doesn't mean the studs aren't stretched.
I agree, since all the studs will be accessible on that wheel I would just change all 5 to be safe so u don't pay labour again down the road.
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from a few threads down

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...heel-stud.html
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Originally Posted by imp0rted1
The exact same thread I hyperlinked in post #7 if you scroll over 'This'.
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Thanks guys and sry for the repost on the same topic, should have searched first
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Originally Posted by roswell
I agree, since all the studs will be accessible on that wheel I would just change all 5 to be safe so u don't pay labour again down the road.
If the op had all wheels worked on he needs to change all 20. The shop may have a torque wrench that maybe set to 85-90lbs but could be out of calibration. My buddy had his wrench set to 100 and ripped a stud right off his Corvette Z06. The calibration was way out and that was because he didn't put it away set at zero. He was forced to replace them all because he couldn't be confident out on the track. Be safe OP, you don't want to catch a hard corner and off goes your wheel.


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