Broken wheel stud! (1 Viewer)
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Im not the expert on this one but can only use my own experience. I broke one as well because I think they were over tightened when I had my new tires installed. I happened to have a set as spares. I had to take off the tire and the hub so that I could use hammer out the broken stud (I don't have a press) so I used a spare wheel to place the hub and use it as a safe place to hold the hub. I hammered out the remaining and then pounded in the new ones. Good as new and torqued to spec. Never checked to see if its the right way to do it, just seemed obvious at the time 
Yep pretty much the way to do it. You're supposed to press them in, but hammering them in has worked for every other hub stud for years so I am sure it will be fine.
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Im not the expert on this one but can only use my own experience. I broke one as well because I think they were over tightened when I had my new tires installed. I happened to have a set as spares. I had to take off the tire and the hub so that I could use hammer out the broken stud (I don't have a press) so I used a spare wheel to place the hub and use it as a safe place to hold the hub. I hammered out the remaining and then pounded in the new ones. Good as new and torqued to spec. Never checked to see if its the right way to do it, just seemed obvious at the time
I was hoping that was the process. Do you remember the torque setting for the lug nuts? Thanks for the reply!
76ft/lbs
When I had a broken rear wheel stud I only took off the wheel and rotor. Once the rotor is off a tap of hammer got the old one off then pop in the new one with the wheel and lug nut. Didn't take more than half an hour.
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