Snapped a stud using ONE hand last night.
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Still haven't gotten this fixed, brought it to a tire place who didn't touch the car all day. Was a pain to get it there and a pain to go back and get it, pretty much not going back there ever for anything after having the car sit all day when I called ahead and asked them if it was a good time to bring it down! Really have to get it fixed this week..
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This happened to me. Caused by my least favorite local dealership. I used a ball joint separator to push the old stud out. Then I went to advance auto parts and bought a new one and used the same tool to push a new one in. All of 15 minutes later I was back in business.
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You could also use a hammer and punch to get the broken piece out (and even the punch isn't necessary).
And use a steel wheel acorn nut, installed backwards, to draw the new stud in.
Once the splines of the stud engage, even if you can't get it all the way in with the acorn nut, once you put everything back together and tighten down your regular wheel, it will draw it in the rest of the way.
You could use the ball joint separator tool...but it's a tad overkill.
Like slicing cheese with a scalpel...you could do it, but a regular knife would be just as good.
And use a steel wheel acorn nut, installed backwards, to draw the new stud in.
Once the splines of the stud engage, even if you can't get it all the way in with the acorn nut, once you put everything back together and tighten down your regular wheel, it will draw it in the rest of the way.
You could use the ball joint separator tool...but it's a tad overkill.
Like slicing cheese with a scalpel...you could do it, but a regular knife would be just as good.
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