[soop7]

Friend of mine has a 99 v6 and caught a flat on the way to work... when he was pulling off his tire he broke one of the lugs so now it only has 4. he put his spare on anyway and has been driving fine like this. is it safe? and how/where can he get it fixed? since it was made with 5 i would assume it isn't that safe to ride with 4.

[coolhandluke]

Originally Posted by soop7 Friend of mine has a 99 v6 and caught a flat on the way to work... when he was pulling off his tire he broke one of the lugs so now it only has 4. he put his spare on anyway and has been driving fine like this. is it safe? and how/where can he get it fixed? since it was made with 5 i would assume it isn't that safe to ride with 4.

It is fine...I had to drive around for a week on 3 in my '03 Mach 1 after a tire shop broke one lug with an impact and snapped off another along with a stud.

Probably not the smartest to try 3 but 4 will be fine. Just get it fixed when he mounts the new tire.

[GreenFaleen]

did he just break the nut or did he damage the stud?

he will be ok for a little but he need to get it fixed or the tire will wobble

[soop7]

the actual stud that the tire sits on is broken... about how much does it cost to get this fixed?

[GreenFaleen]

buy a new stud at autozone, drill the old one out and remove it screw in the new one

[stephen]

The stud isn't threaded in, it's pressed in. Take the hub off and have a machine shop press in a new one. Or you might be able to do it yourself with a vise and some sockets.

[GreenFaleen]

you sure on that?? I could have sworn the 99-04 had threaded studs

[coolhandluke]

Originally Posted by GreenFaleen you sure on that?? I could have sworn the 99-04 had threaded studs

Pretty sure that they are pressed in as well. If you're going to do it yourself, you might need to heat them up or it will be a pita pressing it in.

[GreenFaleen]

oh my bad, then yeah if you want to do it your self buy the stud, take off the wheel hub put the stud in and place a brick or something hard and flat on top of the stud your pressing in then lower a car down on the brick and that will press it in, or have a shop do it

[soop7]

don't plan on doing it cuz its not my car and he's too lazy to do it himself... what kind of shop should he go to? rim shop? or jus a mechanic?

[GreenFaleen]

machine shop anywhere that has a press most mechanics should have a way to get it done

[AtlanticBlue99]

you can actually hammer it out and hammer the new one in a tad then put the nut on, tighten, and you have installed your new stud

if not, a shop shouldnt charge but a few bucks to do it. takes all of 5 minutes to fix

[Hourofpain]

its easy and its a threaded stud im almost sure. mine was
heres what you need to do (i had to do it on the gt i bought broken stud)


jack her up (i had the luxury of a lift)
remove the caliper and the bracket
next youll need to remove the rotor
the rotor has these thin metal lock rings on each stud
cut them and toss em, ya dont need them anymore and dont even worry about it
take a hammer preferably a heavy flat one
hit it real hard and it will pop out
next sit the new stud in where the old one was it wont go in youll need to pull it in
an impact wrench works the best by far but if you want to do it by hand or you have an electric one itll just be harder
anyways slide the lug nut on the new stud and hand turn it till its snug
now use whatever wrench your using and just keep twisting it and eventually it will pull the stud through and sit it in


notes:
dont go to napa.
i made that msitake and got a stud that destoyed two lug nuts and itself
go to advance
buy an extra lug nut just in case
nows a great time to change brake pads
you can get a cheap impact wrench at walmart
buy some brake parts cleaner and make sure you clean off the calipers and the hole for the stud
you dont need any sealant
itll take a bit especially by hand and it wont look like its going in but it is
just keep working at it
the stud isnt even 2 bucks
its not worth it going to a shop

any questions just pm me

[stephen]

The shop manual for a 99 says it's pressed in. For the front it recommends removing the hub and using a hydraulic press. For the rear it recommends using a ball joint press. Either front or rear it can be pulled back in with a lug nut and some washers.

I would think the ball joint press would be a good tool for removal if you want to do it yourself.

[soop7]

thanks for the info guys